G6 Beijing–Lhasa Expressway

The Beijing–Lhasa Expressway (simplified Chinese: 北京-拉萨高速公路; traditional Chinese: 北京-拉薩高速公路; pinyin: Běijīng-Lāsà gāosù gōnglù), commonly abbreviated to Jingzang Expressway (Chinese: 京藏高速), is part of the Chinese national expressway network and is planned to connect the nation's capital, Beijing, to the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa.

Beijing–Lhasa Expressway
北京-拉萨高速公路
Jingzang Expressway
京藏高速
The Beijing–Lhasa Expressway, including planned/under construction sections, is highlighted in red.
G6 and the Juyong Pass
Route information
Part of AH3 AH42
Length3,710 km (2,310 mi)
Length when complete.
Major junctions
East end3rd Ring Road at Madian Bridge, Xicheng, BJ
Major intersections
West endXiongka IC at Doilungdêqên District, Lhasa, XZ
Location
CountryChina
Highway system
  • Primary
  • Auxiliary
G0513 G0601

It passes through seven of China's administrative regions, including the Beijing municipality, the province of Hebei, the autonomous regions of Inner Mongolia and Ningxia, the provinces of Gansu and Qinghai, and finally the Tibet Autonomous Region.

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