G56 Hangzhou–Ruili Expressway

Hangzhou–Ruili Expressway
杭州－瑞丽高速公路
Hangrui Expressway 杭瑞高速公路
Route information
Part of
Length:	2,935 km[1] (1,824 mi)
Major junctions
East end:	G25 Changchun–Shenzhen Expressway and G2501 Hangzhou Ring Expressway, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
West end:	Ruili, Yunnan (when complete) Baoshan, Yunnan (current)
Highway system
Expressways National Highways Transport in China ← G5513 G5611 →

The Hangzhou–Ruili Expressway (Chinese: 杭州—瑞丽高速公路), commonly referred to as the Hangrui Expressway (Chinese: 杭瑞高速公路) is an expressway in China that connects the cities of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, and Ruili, Yunnan, a city on the border with Burma. When complete, it will be 2,935 km (1,824 mi) in length.

The expressway is complete in the provinces of Zhejiang, Anhui, and Jiangxi. The entire expressway in the provinces of Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, and Yunnan is under construction except for sections from Changde to Jishou in Hunan and from the Guizhou border to Baoshan in Yunnan.^[1]

At Ruili, there will be a border crossing to Muse, Burma and National Highway 3.

Route

Hangzhou, Huangshan, Jingdezhen, Jiujiang, Xianning, Yueyang, Changde, Jishou, Zunyi, Bijie, Liupanshui, Qujing, Kunming, Chuxiong, Dali, Ruili

Spurs

• G5611 Dali–Lijiang Expressway: connecting to Lijiang

See also

• Burma Road, whose path the G56 often follows

References

1. G56 杭瑞高速 (Chinese)