Sanchakou–Yarkant Expressway Explained

Country:CHN
Province:Xinjiang
Type:S
Route:13
Sanchakou–Yarkant Expressway
三岔口–莎车高速公路
Alternate Name:S13 Expressway
Sansha Expressway
三莎高速公路
Length Km:233.6
Length Ref:[1]
Established:November 17, 2014
Direction A:North
Terminus A: in Sanchakou, Maralbexi County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang
Junction:Makit–Kashgar Expressway in Makit County, Kashgar Prefecture
Direction B:South
Terminus B: in Yarkant County, Kashgar Prefecture

The Sanchakou–Yarkant Expressway, commonly referred to as the S13 Sansha Expressway, is an expressway that connects the town of in Maralbexi County with Yarkant County. The route is entirely in the Kashgar Prefecture in the Chinese autonomous region of Xinjiang. It opened on November 17, 2014,[2] and parallels much of Xinjiang Provincial Highway 215. In some sources, the expressway is referred to as the Maralbexi–Yarkant Expressway, or Basha Expressway for short.[3]

The expressway connects with the G3012 Turpan–Hotan Expressway at both ends, serving as a bypass of the city centre of Kashgar. It was built with the help of resources from the municipality of Shanghai.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.chinahighway.org/view/220.html 三莎高速公路 (Sansha Expressway).
  2. http://news.ts.cn/content/2014-11/17/content_10721901.htm 三莎高速公路试通车 新疆南疆环状高速公路网形成 (Sansha Expressway to open for trial operation; expressway network of Southern Xinjiang takes shape).
  3. http://sh.people.com.cn/n/2015/0322/c370240-24238029.html 上海在新疆沙漠4年建成巴莎高速 (Shanghai builds Basha Expressway in Xinjiang desert in four years).