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| 312国道 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 5,000 km (3,100 mi) | |||
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| From | Shanghai | |||
| To | Khorgas, Xinjiang | |||
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| Country | China | |||
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China National Highway 312 (312国道), also referred to asRoute 312, is a key east-west route beginning inShanghai and ending atKhorgas,Xinjiang in theIli River valley, on the border withKazakhstan. In total it spans 5,000 km (3,100 mi), passing throughJiangsu,Anhui,Henan,Shaanxi,Gansu before ending in Xinjiang. Besides Shanghai, cities of note on the route includeSuzhou,Wuxi,Nanjing,Hefei,Xinyang,Nanyang,Xi'an,Lanzhou,Jiayuguan andÜrümqi.
The road was the subject ofRob Gifford's 2007 bookChina Road, in which he describes traveling the entire length of Route 312 from theEast China Sea toCentral Asia.[1]
TheG40 Shanghai–Xi'an Expressway has replaced National Highway 312 as the main route between those two cities.
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| City | Distance (km) |
|---|---|
| Shanghai, Shanghai | 0 |
| Kunshan,Jiangsu | 84 |
| Suzhou, Jiangsu | 124 |
| Wuxi, Jiangsu | 185 |
| Changzhou, Jiangsu | 230 |
| Danyang, Jiangsu | 279 |
| Zhenjiang, Jiangsu | 305 |
| Nanjing, Jiangsu | 380 |
| Quanjiao,Anhui | 453 |
| Feidong, Anhui | 554 |
| Hefei, Anhui | 570 |
| Lu'an, Anhui | 649 |
| Gushi,Henan | 768 |
| Huangchuan, Henan | 831 |
| Shihe District, Henan | 887 |
| Xinyang, Henan | 909 |
| Tongbai, Henan | 987 |
| Tanghe, Henan | 1057 |
| Nanyang, Henan | 1109 |
| Zhenping, Henan | 1139 |
| Neixiang, Henan | 1177 |
| Xixia, Henan | 1227 |
| Shangnan,Shaanxi | 1300 |
| Danfeng, Shaanxi | 1366 |
| Shangluo, Shaanxi | 1419 |
| Lantian, Shaanxi | 1507 |
| Xi'an, Shaanxi | 1572 |
| Xianyang, Shaanxi | 1592 |
| Liquan, Shaanxi | 1624 |
| Qian County, Shaanxi | 1642 |
| Yongshou, Shaanxi | 1666 |
| Bin County, Shaanxi | 1721 |
| Changwu, Shaanxi | 1761 |
| Jingchuan,Gansu | 1809 |
| Pingliang, Gansu | 1879 |
| Longde,Ningxia | 1941 |
| Jingning, Gansu | 1982 |
| Huining, Gansu | 2088 |
| Dingxi, Gansu | 2167 |
| Yuzhong, Gansu | 2245 |
| Lanzhou, Gansu | 2291 |
| Yongdeng, Gansu | 2390 |
| Tianzhu, Gansu | 2422 |
| Gulang, Gansu | 2495 |
| Wuwei, Gansu | 2554 |
| Yongchang, Gansu | 2624 |
| Shandan, Gansu | 2730 |
| Zhangye, Gansu | 2796 |
| Linze, Gansu | 2836 |
| Jiuquan, Gansu | 3017 |
| Jiayuguan, Gansu | 3039 |
| Hongliuyuan, Gansu | 3370 |
| Kumul,Xinjiang | 3679 |
| Piqan, Xinjiang | 3995 |
| Turpan, Xinjiang | 4089 |
| Urumqi, Xinjiang | 4271 |
| Changji, Xinjiang | 4309 |
| Hutubi, Xinjiang | 4342 |
| Manas County, Xinjiang | 4402 |
| Shihezi, Xinjiang | 4418 |
| Shawan County, Xinjiang | 4452 |
| Wusu, Xinjiang | 4522 |
| Jinghe County, Xinjiang | 4681 |
| Huocheng County, Xinjiang | 4924 |
| Yining, Xinjiang | 5000 |
On October 10 2019, a bridge of G312 crossing Xigang Road in Wuxi collapsed under the weight of several overloaded trucks, killing 3 people and injuring 2 others.[2]
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| Extended plan in 2013 under construction/renovation |
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| Extended in 2022 under planning |
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| Major routes (abolished and absorbed intoNTHS) | |
| Note | China National Highway 112 runs around Beijing |
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