China National Highway 209
Highway 209 climbing from the Liangtai River valley (Gaoqiao town) toward Wanchaoshan Mt (Wujiaping), in
Xingshan County,
Hubei
China National Highway 209 (G209) runs from Hohhot, Inner Mongolia to Beihai, Guangxi province. It is
3,435 kilometres in length and runs south from Huhhot towards Shanxi province, Henan province, Hubei province, Hunan province, and ends in Guangxi province.
Despite the "National Highway" designation, G209 is not of uniform quality throughout its length.[1] For example, as of 2009, the 20-kilometer section north of Badong is nothing but a very poor dirt road. Nonetheless, even that section is of importance for the national highway system: it is used e.g. by long-distance buses plying the route between Badong and points east. Many parts of the Muyu to Hongping section (in Hubei's Shennongjia Forestry District) are not much better. On the other hand, the section from the Shennongjia National Park entry to Muyu to Baishahe Village (in Nanyang Town, Xingshan County) is part of a recently upgraded Yichang-Shennongjia Highway.
Route and distance
Near Wenshui village (Hongping Town, Shennongjia)
Junction with a Hubei provincial highway in Baishahe Village, Nanyang Town,
Xingshan County, Hubei. For the next 52 km to the north (to Muyu) G209 will follow the Xiangping River, doubling as part of the
Yichang-
Shennongjia Highway; for the 72 km to the southwest, it will be crossing two mountain ranges to get to Badong
A not-yet-improved section of G209 just north of
Badong
Route and distance |
City | Distance (km) |
Huhhot, Inner Mongolia | 0 |
Horinger, Inner Mongolia | 57 |
Qingshuihe, Inner Mongolia | 136 |
Pianguan, Shanxi | 231 |
Wuzhai, Shanxi | 312 |
Kelan, Shanxi | 351 |
Lanxian, Shanxi | 419 |
Fangshan, Shanxi | 485 |
Lishi, Shanxi | 531 |
Zhongyang, Shanxi | 558 |
Jiaokou, Shanxi | 605 |
Xixian, Shanxi | 652 |
Daning, Shanxi | 692 |
Jixian, Shanxi | 744 |
Xiangning, Shanxi | 774 |
Hejin, Shanxi | 836 |
Linyi County, Shanxi | 891 |
Yuncheng, Shanxi | 911 |
Pinglu, Shanxi | 960 |
Sanmenxia, Henan | 968 |
Lingbao, Henan | 1028 |
Lushi, Henan | 1109 |
Xixia, Henan | 1230 |
Xixian, Henan | 1304 |
Yunxian, Hubei | 1366 |
Shiyan, Hubei | 1398 |
Fangxian, Hubei | 1501 |
Muyu, Hubei | |
Nanyang Town, Hubei | |
Badong, Hubei | 1775 |
Jianshi, Hubei | 1923 |
Enshi, Hubei | 1978 |
Xuan'en, Hubei | 2068 |
Laifeng, Hubei | 2158 |
Longshan, Hunan | 2167 |
Yongshun, Hunan | 2224 |
Baojing, Hunan | 2281 |
Huayuan, Hunan | 2307 |
Jishou, Hunan | 2377 |
Fenghuang, Hunan | 2431 |
Mayang, Hunan | 2466 |
Huaihua, Hunan | 2525 |
Zhongfang, Hunan | 2544 |
Hongjiang, Hunan | 2575 |
Huitong, Hunan | 2627 |
Jingzhou, Hunan | 2667 |
Tongdao, Hunan | 2748 |
Sanjiang, Guangxi | 2826 |
Rong'an, Guangxi | 2909 |
Liuzhou, Guangxi | 3028 |
Wuxuan, Guangxi | 3123 |
Lingshan, Guangxi | 3286 |
Hepu, Guangxi | 3407 |
Beihai, Guangxi | 3435 |
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Image gallery
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Victory Bridge (built 1970, on the Yema He River, south of Hongping Town, Shennongjia) glorifies the victory of the Cultural Revolution
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Improvements in progress... (Wenshui Village)
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Hairpin turns are equipped with mirrors on the well-maintained section south of Yazikou Junction (main access to Shennongjia National Nature Reserve)
See also
References
External links
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Major Routes (Abolished and absorbed into Expressway system) |
- 010
- 020
- 030
- G4(Beijing-Zhuhai Section)
- 040
- G55(Erenhot-Taiyuan Section)
- G5
- G80(Kunming-Kaiyuan Section)
- G8011
- 050
- 015
- 025
- 035
- 045
- 055
- 065
- G60
- G56(Hangzhou-Ruili Section)
- 075
- G72(Hengyang-Nanjing Section)
- G80(Nanning-Baise Section)
- G78(Baise-Kunming Section)
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Note |
China National Highway 112 runs around Beijing
Before 2013, Mainland China observed National Highway 228 as Taiwan Ring, composed of several National Expressway (Republic of China) and Taiwan provincial highways, this designation is not recognized by Republic of China (Taiwan). This observation was eventually dropped in new National Highway plans, replaced by Dandong-Dongxing Highway.
A extension plan of the highway system was announced in 2013, including extension of existing highways(101-112, 201-227, 301-330) and new highways (North-South 228-248, East-West 331-361, Connections 501-581). Only small portions of them needs to be constructed from scratch; most of the new highways would be upgraded provincial/county highways.
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