Yan'an Elevated Road () is an elevated expressway in the city of

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, China. It runs along

Yan'an Road Yan'an Road (; Shanghainese: Yi'ue Lu) is a road in Shanghai, a major east–west thoroughfare through the centre of the city. The modern Yan'an Road is in three sections, reflecting three connected streets which existed pre-1945: Avenue Edward ...

in its entirety, continuing from the east terminus of G50 Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway at Huqingping Interchange (close to

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) to just beyond the old building of

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, at which point it ends and rejoins Yan'an Road on the surface. Traffic is then partly directed underground to the Bund Tunnel (completed 2010). Motorists continuing east can cross the Huangpu River using the East Yan'an Road Tunnel to

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. The maximum speed on the expressway is 80 km/h. Construction on the first portion of the elevated roadway, from the Inner Ring Road to

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, began on 28 November 1995 and was completed on 2 December 1996. The expressway originally stretched down the whole length of Yan'an Road, ending with a left-turning ramp onto the surface road of the Bund. In 2008, to improve cityscape in the historic area near the Bund, the easternmost section of the expressway was demolished. Part of the elevated expressway is decorated by blue neon lights, which were featured in James Bond movie

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Exit list

* Yan'an E Road Tunnel (

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bound entrance and

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bound exit) * Henan S Rd (WB entrance and EB exit) * Xizang M/S Rd (WB entrance and EB exit) * North-South Elevated Road * Shimen 1st Rd (WB exit and EB entrance) * Maoming N/S Rd (WB entrance and EB exit) * Huashan Rd (WB exit and EB entrance) * Jiangsu Rd * Kaixuan Rd (WB exit and EB entrance) * Inner Ring Road South (No EB Entrance) * Inner Ring Elevated Road North * Hongqiao Rd, Gubei Rd (WB exit and EB entrance) * Hongxu Rd, TO Middle Ring Road *

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Terminal 1 * Continues as

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References

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