G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway
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The Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway , commonly referred to as the Huyu Expressway is an expressway that connects the cities of Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...

, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

, and Chongqing
Chongqing
Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...

. It is fully complete and 1900 km (1,180.6 mi) in length.

Shanghai

The Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway begins at an interchange with S20 Outer Ring Expressway and Yan'an Elevated Road
Yan'an Elevated Road
Yan'an Elevated Road is an elevated expressway in the city of Shanghai, China. It runs in Puxi in its entirety, from Hongqiao International Airport to The Bund and the newly constructed Bund Tunnel...

 near Hongqiao International Airport. It runs as an elevated expressway to Jiamin Elevated Road. To the west of Jiamin Elevated Road, there is a toll booth and tolls begin.

The Shanghai portion of the expressway was originally designated A9.

Jiangsu

The expressway passes through a small portion of Jiangsu
Jiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...

, intersecting with the G15W Changshu–Taizhou Expressway
G15W Changshu–Taizhou Expressway
The Changshu–Taizhou Expressway , commonly referred to as the Changtai Expressway is an expressway that connects the cities of Changshu, a satellite city of Suzhou, in Jiangsu Province, China, and Taizhou, Zhejiang. When fully complete, it will be in length. The expressway is a spur of the G15...

.

Hubei

The expressway passes through Huangmei County in Huanggang
Huanggang
Huanggang is a city in Hubei, China.Huanggang may also refer to:* Huanggang, Shenzhen, area in Shenzhen, China* Huanggang, Funan County, town in Anhui, China...

, Huangshi
Huangshi
Huangshi is a prefecture-level city in China's Hubei province.-Geography and climate:The prefecture-level city of Huangshi is located in southeastern Hubei province, along the southwestern bank of one of the major bends in the Yangtze River. It is located 100 km south-east of Wuhan, and...

, Wuhan
Wuhan
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers...

, Jingzhou
Jingzhou
Jingzhou is a prefecture-level city in Hubei Province, People's Republic of China. The city is located on the banks of the Yangtze River.Its population is 5,691,707 at the 2010 census whom 1,154,086 in the built up area made of 3 urban districts.-Geography:Jingzhou occupies an area of...

, southern suburbs of Yichang
Yichang
Yichang is a prefecture-level city located in Hubei province of the People's Republic of China. It is the second largest city in Hubei province after the province capital, Wuhan. The Three Gorges Dam is located within its administrative area, in Yiling District.-History:In ancient times Yichang...

, and Enshi
Enshi City
- Transportation :* Yiwan Railway* China National Highway 209* G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway, which crosses the Qingjiang River near the city over the Qingjiang Bridge.-External links:*...

.

The mountainous terrain of southwestern Hubei necessitated the construction of numerous bridges and tunnels in Changyang Tujia Autonomous County
Changyang Tujia Autonomous County
Changyang Tujia Autonomous County is an autonomous county in Hubei Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yichang....

 (Yichang Prefecture-level city
Prefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...

) and Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
-Demographics:The total area is 24,000 square kilometers, and the population is 3,800,000. 52.6% of the population belong to the Tujia and Miao nations, who -while officially minority nations- are thus a majority here...

. Among the notable bridges in that area are the
Longtanhe Bridge,
Tieluoping Bridge,
Siduhe Bridge
Si Du River Bridge
The Si Du River Bridge is a long suspension bridge crossing the valley of the Si Du River near Yesanguan in Badong County of the Hubei Province of the People's Republic of China. The bridge was designed by CCSHCC Second Highway Consultants Company, Ltd. and built at a cost of 720 million yuan...

, and Qingjiang Bridge.

Chongqing

The expressway passes through Zhong County
Zhong County
Zhong County , formerly named Linjiang is a county of Chongqing Municipality in China.The Shibaozhai Temple, which is endangered by the rising waters caused by the Three Gorges Dam, is located there.-External links:*...

 and Dianjiang County
Dianjiang County
Dianjiang County is a county of Chongqing Municipality in China....

 before ending in Jiangbei District.
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