Huaxia Elevated Road

Huaxia Elevated Road
华夏高架路

The western terminus of Huaxia Elevated Road at the Middle Ring Road.
Route information
Length:	15.6 km^[1] (9.7 mi)
Existed:	25 December 2009 – present
Major junctions
West end:	Middle Ring Road in Pudong New Area
	Shanghai S20 in Pudong New Area G1501 in Pudong New Area
East end:	Shanghai S1 in Pudong New Area
Highway system
Expressways of Shanghai

The Huaxia Elevated Road (Chinese: 华夏高架路) is a 15.6-kilometre-long elevated expressway (9.7 mi) entirely in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai, a direct-controlled municipality in the People's Republic of China. It opened to traffic on 25 December 2009, and connects the Middle Ring Road with the Yingbin Expressway. It serves as a new roadway from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to the city centre. It will make the journey from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to the city centre in 30 minutes, and to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, via the Middle Ring Road, in 60 minutes. The route is expected to take 70 percent of traffic flow to Shanghai Pudong International Airport.^[1]

References

1 2 Liang, Yiwen (26 December 2009). "Traffic flows as Pudong roads make connection". The Shanghai Daily. Retrieved 9 June 2013.

Roads and expressways of Shanghai

Elevated roads

Primary	Inner Ring Yan'an North-South Yixian Middle Ring Humin

Auxiliary	Huaxia Beidi Songze Jianhong Hongdi Hongyu Jiamin Shenjiang

Expressways

National	G2 G40 G42 G15 G50 G60 G92 G15₀₁

Provincial	S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S19 S20 S26 S32 S36

National highways

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