The Beijing–Lhasa Expressway (), commonly abbreviated to Jingzang Expressway (), 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.

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.

Passage

Beginning from Beijing and driving southwest to Lhasa, the expressway runs approximately through Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu and Qinghai, for a total of seven provincial-level divisions. Excluding the two terminal points, it passes through the major cities of Zhangjiakou, Jining District, Hohhot, Bayannur, Wuhai, Yinchuan, Wuzhong, Baiyin, Lanzhou, Xining and Golmud.

As of August 2010, just over fifty percent of the expressway is open to traffic, which mainly comprises the stretch between Beijing and Xining. Like China National Highway 109 and the Qingzang railway, it is expected to pass west through Golmud before heading southwest into Tibet and Lhasa. Because of climatic conditions, this stretch of the expressway does not yet have a construction timetable.

As of 2019 the expressway is completed between Beijing and Golmud, and the section between Nagqu and Lhasa was completed in August 2021. The mountainous section between Golmud and Nagqu is not yet shown on maps, and reserved for future plans.

The G6 merges with the G7 in Huhhot and does not split until Linhe (now Baynnur).

Ningxia The expressway is of particular importance in Ningxia, where 86.7% of the urban population lives in cities along the expressway, and over 90% of the provincial GDP is generated in these cities. In 2020, a 2x4 lane bypass around Ningxia's capital Yinchuan was opened, and another in Ningxia will be widened to 2x3 lanes.

Detailed itinerary

From Beijing Continues as Deshengmen Outer Street G110 Road N 3rd Ring Road Concurrent with G110 Road 1 A Beitucheng W Rd Jiandemen station 1 B Minzuyuan W Rd Olympic Sports Centre 2 A-B N 4th Ring Road Asian Games VillageZhongguancun 3 A Zhixin RoadAnxiang Road 3 B Qinghua RoadDatun Road Beishatan station Tsinghua University 4 Kehui Road Qinghe Toll Station 6 A-B N S50 5th Ring Road 8 S216 RoadXiaoying Road 10 S216 RoadAnningzhuang RoadJiancaicheng Road Service Area Beijing Metropolitan Area 12 A S216 RoadHuangtudian RdHuilongguan 12 B S216 RoadHuilongguan RdHuilongguan Longze station 16 S216 Road X023 RoadHuilongguan Life Science Park station 20 S216 Road Shayang HighwayShahe 22 S216 RoadBaisha RoadShaheTowards Baishan-Xiaotangshan 25 A-B North G4501 6th Ring Road Baige Service Area 28 S216 RoadBaifuquan RoadChangping Concurrent with G110 Road 32 A S216 Road G110 RoadXiguan RoadTowards S212 RoadChangping Ming tombs Ming Tombs station 32 B G7 Jingxin Expressway 36 S216 RoadChenzhuang 40 S216 Road S218 RoadTowards Nankou-Wenquan Nankou station 46 S216 Road Great Wall-Juyong Pass Juyongguan station 53 S216 Road Great Wall-Shuiguan Section Turn from "Departing Beijing" towards "Beijing" 58 Badaling Great Wall-Badaling Badaling station 62 S216 Road S220 RoadTowards Kangzhuang-Yanqing 65 S216 Road S217 RoadKangzhuang Kangzhuang Toll Station Kangzhuang Service Area Beijing City Hebei Province Donghuayuan Toll Station 76 X415 RoadDonghuayuan 96 G7 Jingxin Expressway G110 RoadTumu-Huailai 106 S241 RoadTowards G110 RoadHuailai 121 S346 RoadOld G110 RoadTowards G110 RoadXibali 128 G110 RoadXiahuayuan G95 Capital Ring Expressway Concurrent with G95 Capital Ring Expressway S32 Xuanda Expressway G110 RoadGujiaying Xuanhua Urban Area 154 G112 RoadTowards G110 RoadXuanhua-Centre Xuanhua Urban Area Concurrent with G95 Capital Ring Expressway 161 G95 Capital Ring Expressway (Zhangcheng Expressway) G110 RoadZhangjiakou Binhe S RoadZhangjiakou 172 S010 Zhangshi Expressway(North of G6 Expressway to be renamed G1013 Haizhang Expressway) Zhangjiakou Service Area 188 G207 RoadTowards G110 RoadWanquan Yujialiang Service Area 205 X401 RoadTowards G110 RoadGuoleizhuang 218 G110 Road S247 RoadHuai'an Huai'an Toll Station Huai'an Service Area S45 Tianli Expressway Hebei Province Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 273 X565 RoadTowards G110 RoadXinghe Xinghe Toll Station G110 RoadXinghe S24 Xinba Expressway X201 RoadTowards G110 RoadE'erdong G110 RoadXiaonao'er S54 Jining City Ring Expressway Jining Service Area Jining Urban Area 338 G208 RoadJining Jining Urban Area G55 Erguang Expressway 360 X552 RoadTowards G110 RoadMeiligaitu Zhuozishan Service Area 389 G110 RoadZhuozi G110 RoadTowards Qixiaying Hohhot Metropolitan Area Yulin Service Area (1 A-B) G7 Jingxin Expressway G0601 Hohhot Ring Expressway Concurrent with G7 Jingxin Expressway Concurrent with G0601 Hohhot Ring Expressway S101 RoadTowards G110 RoadHohhot-Centre 480 S104 RoadHohhot-CentreTowards Wuchuan Hohhot Metropolitan Area 489 G110 RoadHohhot-WestTaigemu Concurrent with G0601 Hohhot Ring Expressway (61) G0601 Hohhot Ring Expressway Service Area 509 G110 RoadBikeqi 521 G110 RoadChasuqi Hasuhai Service Area 543 G110 RoadTaosihao G110 RoadMeidaizhao 579 G110 RoadTumed Youqi Baotou Metropolitan Area G65 Baomao Expressway G110 Road X606 RoadBaotou-Centre 629 G210 RoadBaotou-Centre 645 G110 RoadBaotou-Centre 655 G110 RoadBaotou-Centre 663 G110 RoadBaotou-West Baotou Metropolitan Area Baiyanhua Service Area G110 RoadBaiyanhua G110 RoadGongmiaozi Wulashan (Mt Urad) Service Area G110 RoadUrad Qianqi Xixiaozhao Service Area X708 RoadXixiaozhao 807 S211 RoadWuyuan G110 RoadBayannur Concurrent with G7 Jingxin Expressway G7 Jingxin Expressway Shuofang RdBayannur 868 S312 RoadBayannur Linhe-Xinqu (Bayannur) Service Area X713 RoadTowards G110 RoadChengguan Towards G110 RoadToudaoqiao Dengkou Service Area 937 Gangtie N RdTowards G110 RoadDengkou S24 Xinba ExpresswayTowards G110 RoadBalagong-Dengkou 951 G110 RoadBalagong Wuhai Urban Area 1004 G110 RoadWuhai-North Linyin AveWuhai-Centre 1027 S215 RoadWuhai-South Wuhai Urban Area S215 RoadHainan S33 Wuyin Expressway(To be renamed G1817 Wuyin Expressway) Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Huinong Toll Station Service Area 1079 G110 RoadHuinong Huinong Service Area 1093 Towards G109 RoadTowards G110 RoadHongguozi-Xiayingzi 1123 S301 RoadShizuishan-Pingluo Shahu Service Area 1142 X207 RoadYaofu-Xidatan 1159 X207 RoadTowards G109 RoadSishilidian 1167 G0601 Yinchuan Ring Expressway G109 RoadHelan Helan Service Area Yinchuan Metropolitan Area 1177 Helanshan RoadYinchuan-Centre 1186 G20 Qingyin Expressway S102 RoadYinchuan-East 1189 G0601 Yinchuan Ring Expressway Yinchuan Metropolitan Area 1202 G109 RoadYongning Yongning Service Area 1224 G109 Road S101 RoadYesheng 1234 Hanba E RoadQingtongxia 1238 S101 RoadWuzhong S12 Guqing Expressway 1253 S101 RoadGaozha Guanmahu Service Area 1280 S19 Gunhong Expressway Mingsha Service Area 1303 S101 RoadMingsha 1317 G2012 Dingwu Expressway Concurrent with G2012 Dingwu Expressway 1323 G109 Road S101 RoadZhongning Concurrent with G2012 Dingwu Expressway 1334 G2012 Dingwu Expressway 1339 G109 Road S101 RoadChangshantou Xiaohongguo Service Area G70 Fuyin Expressway G109 RoadDatanchuan Xingren Service Area 1414 S202 RoadXingren Xingren Toll Station Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Gansu Province Liuzhaike Toll Station 1425 G109 RoadWuhe 1455 G109 RoadWangjiashan Pingchuan Xindun Service Area G109 RoadPinchuan-Shuiquan 1504 G109 Road S207 RoadLiuchuan Baiyin-East Service Area 1533 G109 RoadBaiyin-East G109 RoadBaiyin-West 1572 G109 RoadGaolan 1582 Lanqin High-speed wayShuifu G30 Lianhuo Expressway Concurrent with G30 Lianhuo Expressway G30 Lianhuo Expressway S13 Zhongchuan Airport Liaison Line(Formerly named S1 Lanying Expressway)(To be renamed G1816 Wuma Expressway) 1623 S201 RoadLanzhou-West Lanzhou Botanical Garden Lanzhou Metropolitan Area 1635 G109 Road G312 RoadHekou Lanzhou Metropolitan Area Zhangjiasi Service Area 1666 G109 RoadHuazhuang G109 RoadHaishiwan Haishiwan Toll Station Gansu Province Qinghai Province Machangyuan Toll Station Machangyuan Service Area G109 RoadMachangyuan 1709 Minhe 1750 G109 RoadLedu Ledu Service Area 1779 G109 Road S202 RoadPing'an S11 Zhanghe Expressway(To be renamed G0611 Zhangwen Expressway) Concurrent with S11 Zhanghe Expressway (To be renamed G0611 Zhangwen Expressway) 1784 Xining Caojiabao Airport Xining Metropolitan Area 1779 G109 RoadXining-East 1803 S1112 Ninghu Expressway 1814 S1113 Ninggui Expressesy S103 RoadXining-Centre Concurrent with S11 Zhanghe Expressway (To be renamed G0611 Zhangwen Expressway) 1817 S11 Zhanghe Expressway(Formerly named as S1 Ningda Expressway)(To be renamed G0611 Zhangwen Expressway) 1819 Haihu AveXining-North 1827 S103 RoadDabuzi S103 RoadXining-West Xining Metropolitan Area S103 RoadDabuzi S103 RoadDuba Doba Toll Station G109 Road G315 RoadTowards S20 Huangxi ExpresswayHuangyuan Under Construction 1911 G109 Road G214 RoadDaotanghe Daotanghe Toll Station G214 Road G214 RoadGonghe N Huanghua AvenueGonghe Gongyu Expressway(To be named G0613 Xili Expressway) X301 RoadTowards Gonghe-Nandi X301 RoadTowards Nandi G109 RoadDashuiqiao G109 RoadChaka Chaka Toll Station Chaka Service Area S2013 Chade Expressway(To be renamed G0612 Xihe Expressway) G109 RoadChaka Under Construction G3011 Liyge Expressway Qinghai Province Tibet Autonomous Region Towards Beijing

See also Badaling Expressway (part of the G6 in Beijing) Expressways of China Jingzhang Expressway (part of the G6 in Hebei)

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