Country: | CHN |
Type: | Expwy |
Route: | 7 |
Map: | G7 map.svg |
Map Notes: | The expressway is highlighted in red and purple. |
Alternate Name: | Jingxin Expressway Chinese: 京新高速公路 |
Length Km: | 2540 |
Length Notes: | Completed length. |
Photo Notes: | G7 in Inner Mongolia |
Length Ref: | [1] |
Direction A: | East |
Terminus A: | S50 in Haidian, BJ |
Direction B: | West |
Terminus B: | Inner Ring Road in Ürümqi, XJ |
Previous Type: | Expwy |
Previous Route: | 0616 |
Next Type: | Expwy |
Next Route: | 0711 |
The Beijing–Ürümqi Expressway, designated as G7 and commonly referred to as the Jingxin Expressway is an expressway that connects the cities of Beijing, China, and Ürümqi, Xinjiang. It opened in July 2017[2] measuring 2540km (1,580miles) in length.[3] It is noted for being the world's longest desert highway, passing through several deserts part of the Gobi Desert, such as the Ulan Buh Desert, the Tengger Desert and the Badain Jaran Desert.[4]