In China, regional expressways are a part of the countryâÂÂs national highway system.
- Numbered: All expressways are ordered by number.
- Unnumbered: All expressways are ordered by direction, starting from north or east.
Anhui
Anhui Expressway Numbering Plan 2016-2030
All routes have two digits.
- North-south routes end in odd numbers and are arranged in ascending order from east to west, numbered from 01 to 59.
- East-west routes end in even numbers and are arranged in ascending order from north to south, numbered from 02 to 58.
- Connecting routes begin with "6" and are arranged in ascending order from north to south.
- Ring roads begin with "8" and are arranged in ascending order from north to south.
- Branch lines begin with "9" and are arranged in ascending order from north to south.
- S8 was originally Mengbo Expressway (èÂÂ亳é«ÂéÂÂ)
- S22 was originally Tianqian Expressway (天æ½Âé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S24 was originally Changhe Expressway (常åÂÂé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S36 was originally Xuandong Expressway (宣ä¸Âé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S07<small>11</small> was originally Siwu Expressway (æ³ÂäºÂé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S11<small>11</small> was originally Ningjing Expressway (å®ÂæÂÂé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S22<small>12</small> was originally Ninghe Expressway (å®ÂÃ¥ÂÂé«ÂéÂÂ)
Beijing
Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei inter-provincial
All route numbers are four digits and the first digit is always 3.
- For radial routes: arranged in ascending order clockwise beginning at true north; the final digit is 1 (S3xx1).
- For northâÂÂsouth routes: arranged in ascending order from east to west; the final digit is 5 (S3xx5).
- For eastâÂÂwest routes: arranged in ascending order from north to south; the final digit is 0 (S3xx0).
- No two routes can have the same number.
Chongqing
Fujian
Fujian Expressway Numbering Plan 2009-2030 <br> Fujian Expressway Network Plan 2016-2030
- S15<small>22</small> was originally Pingtan Connecting Line (å¹³æ½Âè¿ÂæÂ¥çº¿)
- S25<small>25</small> was originally Sanming Connecting Line (ä¸ÂæÂÂè¿ÂæÂ¥çº¿)
Gansu
Gansu Provincial Road Network Planning (2013-2030)
Former numbers (before 2013):
- S1 Lanzhou-Yingpanguan / Lanying Expressway
- S2 Lanzhou-Langmusi / Lanlang Expressway
- S11 Qingcheng - Wuqi / Qingwu Expressway
- S13 Pingliang - Baoji / Pingbao Expressway
- S15 Pingliang - Wudu / Pingwu Expressway
- S10 Wuwei-Jinchang / Wujin Expressway
- S12 Baiyin-Zhongchuan Airport / Baizhong Expressway
Guangdong
Guangxi
- North-south and east-west routes have numbers of 10-69, with odd numbers for north-south routes and even numbers for east-west routes.
- City ring routes have four digits, made of the main line number, the number "0" and a sequence number.
- Parallel routes have four digits, made of the main line number, the number "2" and a sequence number.
- Connecting routes have numbers of 70-89, arranged in order from north to south and east to west. A four digit number can also be used, and it consists of the main line number, the number "1", and a sequence number.
- Regional ring routes have numbers of 90-99.
Guizhou
- S04 was originally Bijie City Ring Expressway
- S30 was originally Jiangzhi Expressway
- S45 was originally Guiluo Expressway
- S50 was originally Duxing Expressway
- S55 was originally Chiwang Expressway
- S81 was originally Suiyun Expressway
- S82 was originally Qianda Expressway
- S83 was originally Zhaqian Expressway
- S84 was originally Tianweng Expressway
- S85 was originally Duzhi Expressway
- S87 was originally Daliu Expressway
Hainan
Hebei
Hebei Expressway Numbering Plan 2013-2030<br> Hebei Expressway Network Plan 2016-2030
- S30 was originally Huangxing Expressway (é»Âé¢é«ÂéÂÂ)
- S51 was originally Qiancao Expressway (è¿ÂæÂ¹é«ÂéÂÂ)
- S52 was originally Erqin Expressway (äºÂ秦é«ÂéÂÂ)
- S53 was originally Tangqian Expressway (Ã¥ÂÂè¿Âé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S54 was originally Zhangshang Expressway (å¼ å°Âé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S55 was originally Kecheng Expressway (Ã¥Â
ÂæÂ¿é«ÂéÂÂ)
- S56 was originally Xuanda Expressway (宣大é«ÂéÂÂ)
- S58 was originally Yuxian Liaison Line (èÂÂå¿èÂÂç»Â线)
- S62 was originally Beidaihe Airport Expressway (Ã¥ÂÂæÂ´æ²³æÂºåºé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S65 was originally Jingba Expressway (京é¸é«ÂéÂÂ)
- S67 was originally Gucheng Liaison Line (æÂÂ
Ã¥ÂÂèÂÂç»Â线)
- S69 was originally Zhangxin Expressway (å¼ è¾Âé«ÂéÂÂ) and later Anxin Expressway (å®Âè¾Âé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S73 was originally Shizan Expressway (ç³èµÂé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S74 was originally Jinxu Expressway (æ´¥å¾Âé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S76 was originally Dinghuang Expressway (å®Âé»Âé«ÂéÂÂ) and later Qugang Expressway (æÂ²æ¸¯é«ÂéÂÂ)
- S99<small>02</small> was originally Shijiazhuang Liaison Line (ç³家åºÂèÂÂç»Â线)
Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang Expressway Numbering Plan 2015-2030
- East-west routes have even numbers and north-south routes have odd numbers.
- S12 was originally Qianqi Expressway (Ã¥ÂÂé½Âé«ÂéÂÂ)
Henan
Henan Expressway Numbering Plan 2015-2030 <br> Henan Expressway Network Plan 2016-2030
- S26 was originally Fanhui Expressway (èÂÂè¾Âé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S49 was originally Jiaotong Expressway (ç¦æ¡Âé«ÂéÂÂ) and later Lintong Expressway (æÂÂæ¡Âé«ÂéÂÂ) and Linru Expressway (æÂÂæ±Âé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S57 was originally Mianluan Expressway (æ¸Âæ ¾é«ÂéÂÂ)
- S62 was originally Huaixin Expressway (淮信é«ÂéÂÂ) and later Guxin Expressway (åº信é«ÂéÂÂ)
- S81 was originally Shangzhou Expressway (Ã¥ÂÂå¨é«ÂéÂÂ)
- S85 was originally Zhengshaoluo Expressway (éÂÂå°Âæ´Âé«ÂéÂÂ) and later Zhenglu Expressway (éÂÂå¢é«ÂéÂÂ)
- S86 was originally Yuanjiao Expressway (Ã¥ÂÂç¦é«ÂéÂÂ) and later Lanjiao Expressway (Ã¥Â
°ç¦é«ÂéÂÂ) and Lanyuan Expressway (Ã¥Â
°åÂÂé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S88 was originally Wuxi Expressway (æÂ¦è¥¿é«ÂéÂÂ) and later Zhengxi Expressway (éÂÂ西é«ÂéÂÂ)
- S92 was originally Xinhui Expressway (æÂ°è¾Âé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S99 was originally Qukou Expressway (渠å£é«ÂéÂÂ) and later Nankou Expressway (Ã¥ÂÂå£é«ÂéÂÂ)
Hubei
- Radial routes are numbered in ascending order clockwise beginning from the north, and are numbered 1-20.
- North-south routes are numbered in ascending order from east to west, have odd numbers, the second digit is 1, 3, or 9 and are numbered 29-93.
- East-west routes are numbered in ascending order from north to south, have even numbers, the second digit is 4 or 8 and are numbered 28-88 (except 40).
- Routes 21-27 are connecting or link routes.
Hunan
Inner Mongolia
Jiangsu
Jiangsu Expressway Numbering Plan 2017-2035
- S35 was originally Taizhen Expressway (æ³°éÂÂé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S45 was originally Yihang Expressway (å®ÂæÂÂé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S75 was originally Fuxingtai Branch Line (éÂÂÃ¥Â
´æ³°æÂ¯çº¿)
- S82 was originally Zhangjiaganggang Port Expressway (张家港港çÂÂ港é«ÂéÂÂ)
- S83 was originally Wuxi Branch Line (æÂ é¡æÂ¯çº¿)
- S85 was originally Liyang Branch Line (溧é³æÂ¯çº¿)
- S92 was originally Jinhu Branch Line (éÂÂæ¹ÂæÂ¯çº¿)
Jiangxi
Jilin
Jilin Expressway Numbering Plan 2011-2030<br> Jilin Expressway Numbering Plan 2014-2030
Liaoning
- S20 was originally Dengliao Expressway (ç¯辽é«ÂéÂÂ)
Ningxia
Ningxia Expressway Numbering Plan 2015-2030
- All numbers are two digits. North-south routes end in 0 and east-west routes end in 5.
Qinghai
Shaanxi
Shandong
Shandong Expressway Numbering Plan 2009-2030 <br> Shandong Expressway Network Plan 2015-2030
- S14 was originally Gaoxing Expressway (é«Âé¢é«ÂéÂÂ)
- S21 was originally Xinwei Expressway (æÂ°æ½Âé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S27 was originally Huangzhan Expressway (é»Âæ²¾é«ÂéÂÂ)
- S29 was originally Binlai Expressway (滨è±é«ÂéÂÂ)
- S31 was originally Taixin Expressway (æ³°æÂ°é«ÂéÂÂ)
- S37 was originally Jiqi Expressway (æµÂç¥Âé«ÂéÂÂ)
Shanghai
Shanghai Expressway Numbering Plan 2009-2030
Shanxi
Shanxi Expressway Numbering Plan 2009-2030 <br> Shanxi Expressway Network Plan 2012-2030
- S50 was originally Pinglin Expressway (平临é«ÂéÂÂ)
- S60 was originally Yuqi Expressway (æ¦Âç¥Âé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S86 was originally Jinyang Expressway (æÂÂé³é«ÂéÂÂ)
Sichuan
Sichuan Expressway Numbering Plan 2017-2030
- Radial routes are single digit, numbered in ascending order clockwise beginning north.
- North-south routes are two-digit with odd numbers, numbered in ascending order from east to west.
- East-west routes are two digits with even numbers, numbered in ascending order from north to south.
- Ring roads have a letter identifying the city the route is located and a number identifying the sequence of routes from inside to outside. If there is only one ring road, the number is omitted.
- S2 was originally Chengbashaan Expressway (æÂÂå·´éÂÂé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S8 was originally Chengqiongkang Expressway (æÂÂéÂÂ康é«ÂéÂÂ)
- S41 was originally Neiyibi Expressway (Ã¥ÂÂ
å®Âæ¯Âé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S49 was originally Mianzhong Expressway (绵ä¸Âé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S53 was originally Maosui Expressway (èÂÂéÂÂé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S63 was originally Puyizhao Expressway (è²å®ÂæÂÂé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S66 was originally Longle Expressway (éÂÂä¹Âé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S67 was originally Lexi Expressway (ä¹Â西é«ÂéÂÂ) and later Lepu Expressway (ä¹ÂæÂ®é«ÂéÂÂ)
Tianjin
S51 was originally Jishan Expressway (èÂÂæ±Âé«ÂéÂÂÃ¥Â
¬è·¯)
Tibet
Xinjiang
Xinjiang Expressway Numbering Plan 2016-2030
Yunnan
North-South Lines:
East-West Lines:
Connecting Lines:
Zhejiang
Zhejiang Expressway Numbering Plan 2010-2030<br> Lishui Expressway Plan 2014-2030
- S6 was originally Daizhu Expressway (å²±æÂ±é«ÂéÂÂ)
- S9 was originally Sushao Expressway (èÂÂç»Âé«ÂéÂÂ)
- S34 was originally Liwen Expressway (丽温é«ÂéÂÂ)
Hong Kong and Macau
There are of expressways in Hong Kong. Macau has fewer than of highways, many of which are partially controlled access.
For more see Expressways in Hong Kong and Highways in Macau.
See also
References