China National Highway 109 Explained
| Country: | CHN |
| Type: | G |
| Route: | 109 |
| Map: | G109-路线图.svg |
| Length Km: | 3901 |
| Terminus A: | Beijing |
| Terminus B: | Lhasa |
| Previous Type: | G |
| Previous Route: | 108 |
| Next Type: | G |
| Next Route: | 110 |
China National Highway 109 connects Beijing with Lhasa. It runs westwards from Beijing via Datong, Yinchuan and Xining to Golmud before turning southwest to Lhasa. The portion of the highway from Xining to Lhasa is known as the Qinghai-Tibet Highway.[1] The total length of the route is 3,901 km.
Fushi Road or Jinglan Road forms the stretch of G109 in Beijing, as it begins from Fuchengmen and traverses through Shijingshan. The majority of the Beijing section is in Mentougou District.
The section of the highway within western Qinghai and Tibet, from Golmud to Lhasa, is paralleled by the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. The highway reaches its highest elevation of 5231m (17,162feet) at Tanggula Pass. Construction of this section started on 11 May 1954.[2]
"Tasked with carrying upwards of 85 per cent of goods in and out of Tibet, the Qinghai-Tibet Highway has been dubbed the "Lifeline of Tibet." ... Since it was opened to traffic in 1954, the central government has spent nearly 3 billion yuan (US$362 million) on three major overhauls. It was asphalted in 1985."[3]
The route also holds importance as one of the main coal transport routes in southern
Inner Mongolia.
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Route and distance
| Route and distance |
| City | Distance (km) | Elevation(m) |
|---|
| Beijing | | 0 | 100 | | Yangyuan, Hebei | 292 | 900 | | Datong, Shanxi | 375 | 1100 | | Zuoyun, Shanxi | 432 | 1200 | | Youyu, Shanxi | 456 | 1300 | | Qingshuihe, Inner Mongolia | 567 | 1100 | | Dongsheng, Inner Mongolia | 794 | 1300 | | Shizuishan, Ningxia | 1142 | 1100 | | Huinong, Ningxia | 1157 | 1100 | | Pingluo, Ningxia | 1187 | 1100 | | Helan County, Ningxia | 1235 | 1100 | | Yinchuan, Ningxia | 1249 | 1100 | | Yongning County, Ningxia | 1269 | 1100 | | Qingtongxia, Ningxia | 1303 | 1100 | | Zhongning, Ningxia | 1382 | 1100 | | Jingyuan County, Gansu | 1597 | 1300 | | Baiyin, Gansu | 1663 | 1700 | | Gaolan, Gansu | 1706 | 1600 | | Lanzhou, Gansu | 1753 | 1500 | | Xigu District, Gansu | 1782 | 1500 | | Minhe, Qinghai | 1873 | 1700 | | Ledu District, Haidong, Qinghai | 1920 | 1900 | | Ping'an District, Haidong, Qinghai | 1948 | 2100 | | Xining, Qinghai | 1984 | 2200 | | Huangyuan, Qinghai | 2033 | 2600 | | Dulan, Qinghai | 2407 | 3100 | | Golmud, Qinghai | 2739 | 2600 | | Tanggula Pass, Tibet | | 5231 | | Amdo, Tibet | 3435 | 4600 | | Nagqu, Tibet | 3575 | 4400 | | Damxung, Tibet | 3739 | 4200 | | Doilungdêqên District, Lhasa, Tibet | 3889 | 3600 | | Chengguan District, Lhasa, Tibet | 3901 | 3600 | |
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See also
Notes and References
- Book: Caidan. Ann. Jun. Liu. Jinhui. Li. Tao. Xie. Tibet China: travel guide. 2003. China Intercontinental Press. 9787508503745. 160–161.
- Book: 王宗仁. 苍茫青藏. 2001-10-01. Beijing Book Co. Inc.. 978-7-5065-4113-8. zh.
- News: Gyaco. Former director of the Communications Commission of the Tibet Autonomous Region. Roads of change revitalize Tibet. Asia Africa Intelligence Wire, Business Daily Update. 2012-04-07. 2005-01-05.
- Web site: 保证司乘安全 国道109线4座大型桥梁定期检测-内蒙古新闻-中国新闻网. 2021-06-04. www.nmg.chinanews.com.
