China National Highway 315 Explained

Country:	CHN
Type:	G
Route:	315
Map:	G315-路线图.svg
Length Km:	3063
Terminus A:	Xining, Qinghai
Terminus B:	Kashi, Xinjiang
Previous Type:	G
Previous Route:	314
Next Type:	G
Next Route:	316

Constructed in 1954, the Qinghai-Xinjiang Highway, also known as the China National Highway 315 (G315) runs west from Xining, Qinghai towards Kashgar, Xinjiang. It is in length. In 1994 the departments of communication and transportation in Qinghai and Xinjiang began the process of updating the highway.^{[1] [2]} In the west it follows the desert Qaidam Basin south of the traditional Silk Road, crosses the Altyn-Tagh into Xinjiang, and then follows the south side of the Tarim Basin to Kashgar.

Route and distance

Route and distance

City Distance (km) 0 Huangyuan, Qinghai 49 Haiyan, Qinghai 88 Gangca, Qinghai 199 Tianjun, Qinghai 315 Ulan, Qinghai 398 Delingha, Qinghai 548 1555 Qiemo, Xinjiang 1926 Niya County (Minfeng), Xinjiang 2241 Keriya County (Yutian), Xinjiang 2357 Qira County, Xinjiang 2440 Lop County, Xinjiang 2509 Hotan, Xinjiang 2528 Karakax County (Moyu), Xinjiang 2554 Pishan County, Xinjiang 2719 Kargilik Town (Yecheng), Xinjiang 2807 Poskam (Zepu), Xinjiang 2844 Shache, Xinjiang 2871 Yengisar, Xinjiang 2994 Shule County, Xinjiang 3053 Kashgar (Kashi), Xinjiang 3063

Gallery

Kashgar Prefecture (Yarkand-Yengisar-Kashgar), Xinjiang

See also

• China National Highways

Notes and References

1. News: United States; Foreign Broadcast Information Service. Beijing To Update Qinghai-Xinjiang Highway. The Daily Report: China. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 68. National Technical Information Service. 8 April 1994. 49–50. Microfiche. Built in 1954, the 2,728-kilometer highway starts from Xining City, capital of the Qinghai Province, and runs to Shache [as received] in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region..
2. http://news.51auto.com/200701/st824.htm 国家干线公路查询表