Guangshen Expressway

Guangshen Expressway
广深高速公路
Route information
Length122.80 km (76.30 mi)
Existed1997–present
Major junctions
North end Guangdong S81 in Tianhe District, Guangzhou
Major intersections G4W in Guangzhou, Guangdong
G9411 in Dongguan, Guangdong
G15 in Shenzhen, Guangdong
South endHuanggang Road, Huanggang Port Control Point, Shenzhen, Guangdong
Location
CountryChina
Major citiesGuangzhou, 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.

  1. ^ Miranda (16 November 2009). "New Guangzhou-Shenzhen freeway to open in 2012". Szdaily web edition. Retrieved 4 April 2013.