China National Highway 213

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National Highway 213
213国道
Route information
Part of AH3
Length2,827 km (1,757 mi)
Major junctions
FromCeke, Inner Mongolia in Inner Mongolia
ToMohan in Yunnan
Laos Route 13
Location
CountryChina
Highway system
G212 G214

China National Highway 213 (G213) runs from Ceke, Inner Mongolia, to Mohan, on the border with Laos, in Yunnan. It is 2,827 kilometres (1,757 mi) in length and runs via Chengdu, Sichuan and Kunming, Yunnan. Before the 2013 Highway Planning, the route started in Lanzhou, Gansu.

This route was a key transportation route into the disaster zone during the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, and was referred to as a "lifeline" by rescue workers.[1] On 6 July 2011, it was damaged by mudslides and collapses, including a 400-metre (1,300 ft) stretch which was damaged as a result of the nearby river being diverted by a mudslide.[1]

For the extension to Ceke, a tunnel is being constructed on the 4,000-metre (13,000 ft) pass on the Gansu-Qinghai border near Sunan County.[2]

  1. ^ a b "SW China rainstorms leave seven dead, five missing". 6 July 2011. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011.
  2. ^ 网易 (2021-03-03). "甘肃肃南:G213线东山隧道顺利贯通". www.163.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.