Inner Ring Road (), also known as ''Inner Ring Elevated Road'' (), is an
elevated expressway loop in the city of
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...
. It was the first
ring road
A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop, bypass or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city, or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist i ...
around the city of Shanghai. The
Puxi
Puxi (Chinese: , p ''Pǔxī'', Shanghainese ''Phu上-shi平'', lit "Huangpu West Bank") is the historic center of Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the P ...
section of the road was completely grade-separated and complete in 1994, while the
Pudong
Pudong is a district of Shanghai located east of the Huangpu, the river which flows through central Shanghai. The name ''Pudong'' was originally applied to the Huangpu's east bank, directly across from the west bank or Puxi, the historic city ...
section of the road was completely grade-separated in 2009.
Before the grade separation in
Pudong
Pudong is a district of Shanghai located east of the Huangpu, the river which flows through central Shanghai. The name ''Pudong'' was originally applied to the Huangpu's east bank, directly across from the west bank or Puxi, the historic city ...
, the road ran at street level, with traffic lights at intersections.
The maximum speed on the expressway is , with two lanes in each direction. The Inner Ring Road crosses the
Huangpu River
The Huangpu (), formerly romanized as Whangpoo, is a river flowing north through Shanghai. The Bund and Lujiazui are located along the Huangpu River.
The Huangpu is the biggest river in central Shanghai, with the Suzhou Creek being its maj ...
twice, using the
Yangpu and
Nanpu bridges.
Exit list
See also
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S20 Outer Ring Expressway
The Shanghai Outer Ring Expressway (), designated S20, is a ring expressway that surrounds the inner districts of the city of Shanghai, China.
The different sections of the road have specific names in relation to the cardinal directions. For ins ...
: Another ring road in Shanghai
References
{{Highway System of Shanghai
Ring roads in China
Expressways in Shanghai