China National Highway 109

China National Highway 109
Route information
Length:	3,901 km (2,424 mi)
Major junctions
From:	Beijing
To:	Lhasa
Highway system
China National Highways

G109

Railroad crossing on National 109

China National Highway 109 connects Beijing with Lhasa. It runs westwards of Beijing via Datong, Yinchuan and Xining to Golmud before turning southwest to Lhasa. The total distance of the highway is 3,901 km.

In Beijing it is known as Fushi Road, as it begins from Fuchengmen and traverses through Shijingshan.

The majority of the Beijing section is in Mentougou District.

The section of the highway within western Qinghai and Tibet, from Golmud to Lhasa, is paralleled by the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.

Route and distance

Route and distance

City Distance (km) Elevation(m)| Beijing, Beijing 0 100 Yangyuan, Hebei 292 900 Datong, Shanxi 375 1100 Zuoyun, Shanxi 432 1200 Youyu, Shanxi 456 1300 Qingshuihe, Inner Mongolia 567 1100 Dongsheng, Inner Mongolia 794 1300 Shizuishan, Ningxia 1142 1100 Huinong, Ningxia 1157 1100 Pingluo, Ningxia 1187 1100 Helan County, Ningxia 1235 1100 Yinchuan, Ningxia 1249 1100 Yongning County, Ningxia 1269 1100 Qingtongxia, Ningxia 1303 1100 Zhongning, Ningxia 1382 1100 Jingyuan County, Gansu 1597 1300 Baiyin, Gansu 1663 1700 Gaolan, Gansu 1706 1600 Lanzhou, Gansu 1753 1500 Xigu District, Gansu 1782 1500 Minhe, Qinghai 1873 1700 Ledu, Qinghai 1920 1900 Ping'an County, Qinghai 1948 2100 Xining, Qinghai 1984 2200 Huangyuan, Qinghai 2033 2600 Dulan, Qinghai 2407 3100 Golmud, Qinghai 2739 2600 Amdo,[clarification needed] Tibet 3435 4600 Nagqu, Tibet 3575 4400 Damxung, Tibet 3739 4200 Doilungdêqên, Tibet 3889 3600 Lhasa, Tibet 3901 3600

See also

• China National Highways
• AH42