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Guangshen Expressway | |
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广深高速公路 | |
Route information | |
Length | 122.80 km (76.30 mi) |
Existed | 1997–present |
Major junctions | |
North end | Guangdong S81 in Tianhe District, Guangzhou |
G4W in Guangzhou, Guangdong G9411 in Dongguan, Guangdong G15 in Shenzhen, Guangdong | |
South end | Huanggang Road, Huanggang Port Control Point, Shenzhen, Guangdong |
Location | |
Country | China |
Major cities | Guangzhou, Dongguan, Shenzhen |
Highway system | |
Guangshen Expressway (simplified Chinese: 广深高速公路; traditional Chinese: 廣深高速公路; pinyin: Guǎngshēn Gāosùgōnglù), also known as the Guangshen Coastal Expressway is an expressway that connects the cities of Guangzhou, Dongguan and Shenzhen in the Chinese province of Guangdong.
The expressway begins at Huangcun Bridge, north of Guangzhou City, and ends at the south of Shenzhen near Huanggang, where it connects with the northern section of Guangzhou City Expressway. It is a two-way six-lane highway 33.1 metres wide equipped with street lighting, with a length of 122.8 km and a speed limit of 120 km/h.[1] It was designed for traffic volume of up to 60,000 vehicles per day. In 2012, data showed that the average daily traffic volume reached 400,000 vehicles.