G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway

Beijing–Shanghai Expressway
北京-上海高速公路
Jinghu Expressway
京沪高速
Route information
Part of AH3
Length1,262 km (784 mi)
Existed18 December 2000 –present
Major junctions
North end3rd Ring Road in Chaoyang, BJ
Major intersections
South endMiddle Ring Road in Putuo, SH
Location
CountryChina
Highway system
G0122 G0211

The Beijing–Shanghai Expressway designated as G2 and commonly abbreviated as the Jinghu Expressway is a major expressway of China, linking the capital Beijing in the north to Shanghai on the central coast. It extends 1262 kilometres in length, and was finished in 2006.

The expressway's name, Jinghu, is a combination of the two cities' one-character Chinese abbreviations: Jing stands for Beijing, while Hu stands for Shanghai. The trip from Beijing to Shanghai by automobile takes about ten hours with multiple drivers taking shifts and under good road conditions.