The Hangzhou–Ruili Expressway (Chinese: 杭州—瑞丽高速公路), designated as G56 and commonly referred to as the Hangrui Expressway (Chinese: 杭瑞高速公路) is an expressway in China that connects the cities of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, and Ruili, Yunnan, a city on the border with Burma. When complete, it will be 2,935 km (1,824 mi) in length. Running through mountainous terrain, it is notable for its several tunnels and bridges, including the very high Duge Bridge, Puli Bridge and Dimuhe River Bridge.
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| 杭州－瑞丽高速公路 | ||||
| Hangrui Expressway 杭瑞高速公路 | ||||
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Part of  AH14 | ||||
| Length | 2,935 km[1] (1,824 mi) | |||
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| East end |  G25 Changchun–Shenzhen Expressway and G2504 Hangzhou Ring Expressway, Hangzhou, Zhejiang | |||
| West end | Ruili, Yunnan | |||
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| Country | China | |||
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The expressway is complete in the provinces of Zhejiang, Anhui, and Jiangxi. The entire expressway in the provinces of Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, and Yunnan is under construction except for sections from Changde to Jishou in Hunan and from the Guizhou border to Baoshan in Yunnan.[1]
At Ruili, there will be a border crossing to Muse, Myanmar and National Highway 3.
Route
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Hangzhou, Huangshan, Jingdezhen, Jiujiang, Xianning, Yueyang, Changde, Jishou, Zunyi, Bijie, Liupanshui, Qujing, Kunming, Chuxiong, Dali, Ruili
Spurs
edit- G5611 Dali–Lijiang Expressway: connecting to Lijiang
See also
edit- Burma Road, whose path the G56 often follows