Middle Ring Road is a partially completed ring road

Ring road

A ring road, orbital motorway, beltway, circumferential highway, or loop highway is a road that encircles a town or city...

 in the city 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...

. It is the second in a series of four ring expressways around the city of Shanghai.

Construction began in April 2003 on the first section of the Middle Ring Road in Yangpu District

Yangpu District

Yangpu District , meaning "Poplar Bank", is one of the 19 districts in Shanghai. It is located in the northeast of Shanghai, bordering the Huangpu River on the east and south, Hongkou District on the west and Baoshan District in the north. The southern part of Yangpu District is only away from the...

.

The Middle Ring Road is now complete on the Puxi

Puxi

Puxi is the historic center of Shanghai, China, and remains the home of approximately 48% of Shanghai's residents in an area of 288 km². Puxi is distinguished from Pudong to its east, which is separated from it by the Huangpu River...

 side, and crosses the Huangpu River

Huangpu River

The Huangpu River is a -long river in China flowing through Shanghai...

 twice, using the Jungong Road Tunnel and the Shangzhong Road Tunnel. On the Pudong

Pudong

Pudong |Bank]]") is an area of Shanghai, China, located along the east side of the Huangpu River, across from the historic city center of Shanghai in Puxi. Formerly a little-developed agricultural area linked only by ferries, Pudong has grown rapidly since the 1990s and emerged as China's financial...

 side, the southern section from the Shangzhong Road Tunnel to Shenjiang Road opened on 25 December 2009. The only section which is incomplete is the eastern section in Pudong

Pudong

Pudong |Bank]]") is an area of Shanghai, China, located along the east side of the Huangpu River, across from the historic city center of Shanghai in Puxi. Formerly a little-developed agricultural area linked only by ferries, Pudong has grown rapidly since the 1990s and emerged as China's financial...

, from Shenjiang Road and Middle Huaxia Road to the Jinqiao Road and the Jungong Road Tunnel.