The North–South Elevated Road () is an elevated expressway in the city 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 ...

Route

It begins to the south at Jiyang Road in

Pudong New Area 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 cit ...

, 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 ...

into Puxi using the

Lupu Bridge The Lupu Bridge (), named after Luwan District, is a through arch bridge over the Huangpu River in Shanghai, People's Republic of China, China, connecting the city's Huangpu District, Shanghai, Huangpu and Pudong New Area, Pudong districts. It is L ...

, and then traverses through Puxi to the Outer Ring Expressway in Baoshan District.

Construction

Construction on the first phase of the expressway, from the

to Liuying Road started on 25 October 1993 and was completed on 10 December 1995. Construction of the second phase, from Liuying Road to Outer Ring Expressway coincided with the northern extension of

Shanghai Metro Line 1 Line 1 is a north–south line of the Shanghai Metro. It runs from in the north, via to in the south. The first line to open in the Shanghai Metro system, line 1 serves many important points in Shanghai, including and Xujiahui. Due to the lar ...

. The metro line is the first level above street level, while the expressway is the second level above street level. This phase was completed on 4 December 2002.

Exit list

* Yaohua Rd * Tongyao Rd ( southbound exit only) * Inner Ring Road * Xujiahui Rd * Huaihai M Rd (SB entrance and Northbound exit) * Yan'an Elevated Road * Weihai Rd (SB exit and NB entrance) * Beijing W Rd, Xinzha Rd * Tianmu W Rd, Tianmu M Rd * Zhongxing Rd (SB entrance and NB exit) * Inner Ring Rd CW (No SB exit) * Inner Ring Rd CCW * Yanchang Rd (SB entrance and NB exit) * Middle Ring Road * Wenshui Rd * Jiangchang W Rd(NB exit only) * Linfen Rd (SB entrance and NB exit) * Gongjiang Rd, Changjiang W Rd, Huma Rd * Lianyi Rd * S20 Outer Ring Expressway * Taihe Rd, Taihe W Rd (SB exit and NB entrance) Gonghexin Road

References

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