China National Highway 315

National Highway 315
National Highway 315
315国道
Route information
Length	3,063 km (1,903 mi)
Major junctions
From	Xining, Qinghai
To	Kashi, Xinjiang
Location
Country	China
Highway system
	National Trunk Highway System; Primary; Auxiliary;

Constructed in 1954, the Qinghai-Xinjiang Highway, also known as the China National Highway 315 (G315) runs west from Xining, Qinghai towards Kashgar, Xinjiang. It is 3,063 kilometres (1,903 mi) in length. In 1994 the departments of communication and transportation in Qinghai and Xinjiang began the process of updating the highway. In the west it follows the desert Qaidam Basin south of the traditional Silk Road, crosses the Altyn-Tagh into Xinjiang, and then follows the south side of the Tarim Basin to Kashgar.

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