China National Highway 312

National Highway 312
312国道
Route information
Length	5,000 km (3,100 mi)
Major junctions
From	Shanghai
To	Khorgas
Location
Country	China
Highway system
National Trunk Highway System Primary Auxiliary
← G311 → G314

China National Highway 312 (312国道), also referred to as Route 312, is a key east-west route beginning in Shanghai and ending at Khorgas, Xinjiang in the Ili River valley, on the border with Kazakhstan. In total it spans 5,000 km (3,100 mi), passing through Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu before ending in Xinjiang. Besides Shanghai, cities of note on the route include Suzhou, Wuxi, Nanjing, Hefei, Xinyang, Nanyang, Xi'an, Lanzhou, Jiayuguan and Ürümqi.

The road was the subject of Rob Gifford's 2007 book China Road, in which he describes traveling the entire length of Route 312 from the East China Sea to Central Asia.^[1]

The G40 Shanghai–Xi'an Expressway has replaced National Highway 312 as the main route between those two cities.

Route and distance

G312 in Kumul, Xinjiang

G312 near Urumqi

Route and distance

City	Distance (km)
Shanghai, Shanghai	0
Kunshan, Jiangsu	84
Suzhou, Jiangsu	124
Wuxi, Jiangsu	185
Changzhou, Jiangsu	230
Danyang, Jiangsu	279
Zhenjiang, Jiangsu	305
Nanjing, Jiangsu	380
Quanjiao, Anhui	453
Feidong, Anhui	554
Hefei, Anhui	570
Lu'an, Anhui	649
Gushi, Henan	768
Huangchuan, Henan	831
Shihe District, Henan	887
Xinyang, Henan	909
Tongbai, Henan	987
Tanghe, Henan	1057
Nanyang, Henan	1109
Zhenping, Henan	1139
Neixiang, Henan	1177
Xixia, Henan	1227
Shangnan, Shaanxi	1300
Danfeng, Shaanxi	1366
Shangluo, Shaanxi	1419
Lantian, Shaanxi	1507
Xi'an, Shaanxi	1572
Xianyang, Shaanxi	1592
Liquan, Shaanxi	1624
Qian County, Shaanxi	1642
Yongshou, Shaanxi	1666
Bin County, Shaanxi	1721
Changwu, Shaanxi	1761
Jingchuan, Gansu	1809
Pingliang, Gansu	1879
Longde, Ningxia	1941
Jingning, Gansu	1982
Huining, Gansu	2088
Dingxi, Gansu	2167
Yuzhong, Gansu	2245
Lanzhou, Gansu	2291
Yongdeng, Gansu	2390
Tianzhu, Gansu	2422
Gulang, Gansu	2495
Wuwei, Gansu	2554
Yongchang, Gansu	2624
Shandan, Gansu	2730
Zhangye, Gansu	2796
Linze, Gansu	2836
Jiuquan, Gansu	3017
Jiayuguan, Gansu	3039
Hongliuyuan, Gansu	3370
Kumul, Xinjiang	3679
Piqan, Xinjiang	3995
Turpan, Xinjiang	4089
Urumqi, Xinjiang	4271
Changji, Xinjiang	4309
Hutubi, Xinjiang	4342
Manas County, Xinjiang	4402
Shihezi, Xinjiang	4418
Shawan County, Xinjiang	4452
Wusu, Xinjiang	4522
Jinghe County, Xinjiang	4681
Huocheng County, Xinjiang	4924
Yining, Xinjiang	5000

Accidents

On October 10 2019, a bridge of G312 crossing Xigang Road in Wuxi was collapsed by several overloaded trucks, killing 3 people and injuring 2 others.^[2]

See also

• China National Highways
• U.S. Route 66

References

1. Gifford, Rob (2008). China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power. ISBN 978-0812975246.
2. 智慧无锡. "312国道锡港路上跨桥"10.10"较大道路交通事故调查工作全面展开". 明珠新闻 (in Chinese (China)). Wuxi. Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2019-10-21.

External links

• Official website of Ministry of Transport of PRC