Xuanda Expressway

The Xuanda Expressway (宣大高速公路, Hanyu Pinyin: Xuāndà Gāosù Gōnglù; Approximate Pronunciation: "Shuen-Da Expressway"), is an expressway in China which links Xuanhua in Hebei province with Datong in Shanxi province.

The Xuanda Expressway gets its name by the combination of two one-character Chinese abbreviations of both Xuanhua and Datong (Xuanhua -- Xuan, Datong -- Da).

Route

Basic Route: Jingzhang Expressway - Xuanhua - Yangyuan - Dayun Expressway

Status: The entire expressway is complete and open to traffic.

The eastern end of the expressway links with the Jingzhang Expressway to Beijing and Zhangjiakou near Xuanhua, while the western end continues as the Dayun Expressway, which runs through Taiyuan (the provincial capital of Shanxi) down to Yuncheng, the at the southwestern tip of Shanxi province.

The expressway's route runs slightly southwest, passing through Yangyuan in Hebei before entering Shanxi, continuing west, and reaching Datong.

History

Little is known about the history of the Xuanda Expressway (It is shrouded in mystery). However, it was opened in December 2002, as part of China's 9th Five-Year Plan's major construction works. The expressway is often used for coal transport.

Its total length is around 126 kilometres. It forms part of the Jingda Expressway, which is a unified term for the Xuanda Expressway and the Jingzhang Expressway.

Road Conditions

peed Limit

Variable speed limits are generally 90 - 110 km/h. Speed checks are rare.

Tolls

Entire stretch charges tolls. Toll system not networked. Central toll gate at jurisdictional change (Hebei/Shanxi province).

Lanes

4 lanes (2 up, 2 down) throughout.

urface Conditions

Relatively good.

Traffic

Sparse to uncongested.

Major Exits

Xuanhua, Huashaoying, Yangyuan, Datong.

ervice Areas

Xuanhua, Huashaoying, Yangyuan

Connections

Dayun Expressway: Becomes the Dayun Expressway at the Donghehe Exit..

Jingzhang Expressway: Becomes the Jingzhang Expressway after exit No. 1 heading for Beijing.

List of Exits

Symbols: ↗ = exit, ⇆ = main interchange; ¥ = central toll gate; S = service area

Listed are exits heading west and southwest as of Xuanda/Jingzhang Expwy interchange

: Continues from Jingzhang Expressway
* ⇆ 2: "(Interchange with Jingzhang Expressway)" Zhangjiakou, Xuanhua
* S Xuanhua
* ¥ Toll Gate
* ↗ 3: Shenjing, Huaian
* S Huashaoying
* ↗ 4: Huashaoying
* ↗ Dongcheng
* ↗ Jing'ergou
* ↗ Yangyuan
* S Yangquan
* ¥ Sunqizhuang
* ↗ Shenquanpu
* ↗ Datong (Xiping)
* ↗ Malianzhuang
* ↗ Donghehe / Datong: Continues as Dayun Expressway