The Shanghai–Kunming Expressway (), designated as G60 and commonly referred to as the Hukun Expressway () is an expressway that connects the cities of
Shanghai
Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...
,
China
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, and
Kunming
Kunming is the capital and largest city of the province of Yunnan in China. The political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province, Kunming is also the seat of the provincial government. During World War II, Kunming was a Ch ...
,
Yunnan
Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...
. It is in length. The entire route forms part of
Asian Highway 3.
Route
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The Shanghai portion of the Shanghai–Kunming Expressway was originally designated ''A8'' by the municipal government and was also known as the Shanghai–Hangzhou Expressway. In Shanghai, the Shanghai–Kunming Expressway is a
concurrency for its entire length with
G92 Hangzhou Bay Ring Expressway.
The Zhejiang portion of the expressway runs from the Shanghai border to the Jiangxi border, passing through the cities of
Hangzhou
Hangzhou, , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ; formerly romanized as Hangchow is a sub-provincial city in East China and the capital of Zhejiang province. With a population of 13 million, the municipality comprises ten districts, two counti ...
,
Jinhua
Jinhua is a prefecture-level city in central Zhejiang province in eastern China. It borders the provincial capital of Hangzhou to the northwest, Quzhou to the southwest, Lishui to the south, Taizhou, Zhejiang, Taizhou to the east, and Shaoxin ...
, and
Quzhou.
The Jiangxi portion of the expressway passes through the cities of
Shangrao,
Nanchang
Nanchang is the capital of Jiangxi, China. Located in the north-central part of the province and in the hinterland of Poyang Lake Plain, it is bounded on the west by the Jiuling Mountains, and on the east by Poyang Lake. Because of its strate ...
,
Yichun, and
Pingxiang.
The Hunan section of the expressway passes through the cities of
Zhuzhou
Zhuzhou ( zh, c=株洲, p=Zhūzhōu, ), formerly Jianning (建宁), is a prefecture-level city of Hunan Province, China, straddling the Xiang River southeast of the provincial capital, Changsha, and bordering Jiangxi province to the east. It is ...
,
Shaoyang, and
Huaihua
Huaihua () is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Hunan province, China. It is known as the "Western Gate" of Hunan and is the largest prefecture-level city in the province.It covers and is bordered by Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous P ...
.
The portion of the expressway connecting
Sansui County and
Kaili City
Kaili (, Hmu language, Hmu: ) is a county-level city and the prefecture seat of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, in southeastern Guizhou province, China. It is the center of Miao people, Miao culture, hosting more than 120 festiva ...
is known as the Sankai Expressway. The Kaima Expressway connects Kaili City to
Majiang County
Majiang County () is a county of southeast-central Guizhou province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division
The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since 1412, due to mainland China's large populat ...
.
The portion of the expressway connecting
Guiyang
Guiyang; Mandarin pronunciation: ; Chinese postal romanization, alternatively as Kweiyang is the capital of Guizhou, Guizhou province in China. It is centrally located within the province, on the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, eastern part of the Yun ...
City and
Zhenning County is known as the Qingzhen Expressway.
In Yunnan Province, the expressway passes through the city of
Qujing before terminating in
Kunming
Kunming is the capital and largest city of the province of Yunnan in China. The political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province, Kunming is also the seat of the provincial government. During World War II, Kunming was a Ch ...
.
Gallery
File:Balinghe Bridge-1.jpg, Baling River Bridge in Guanling Buyei and Miao Autonomous County
File:Beipanjiang Highway Suspension Bridge-3.jpg, Beipan River Hukun Expressway Bridge on the border of Guanling County and Anshun Prefecture
File:Hutiaohe Bridge, Guizhou, China-1.JPG, Hutiaohe Bridge on the border of Pan and Pu'an County
File:Zhuchanghe Bridge, Guizhou, China-1.JPG, Zhuchanghe River Bridge in Pan County
References
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Chinese national-level expressways
Expressways in Shanghai
Expressways in Zhejiang
Expressways in Jiangxi
Expressways in Hunan
Expressways in Guizhou
Expressways in Yunnan