G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway

The Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway, designated as G45 and commonly referred to as the Daguang Expressway is an expressway that connects the cities of Daqing, Heilongjiang, and Guangzhou, Guangdong. When fully complete, it will be 3550 km in length.

Route
Once complete the Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway will run from Daqing, Heilongjiang to Guangzhou, Guangdong. It passes through the following major cities;
 * Daqing, Heilongjiang
 * Songyuan, Jilin
 * Shuangliao, Jilin
 * Tongliao, Inner Mongolia
 * Chifeng, Inner Mongolia
 * Chengde, Hebei
 * Beijing
 * Bazhou, Hebei
 * Hengshui, Hebei
 * Puyang, Henan
 * Kaifeng, Henan
 * Zhoukou, Henan
 * Huanggang, Hubei
 * Huangshi, Hubei
 * Xinyu, Jiangxi
 * Ji'an, Jiangxi
 * Ganzhou, Jiangxi
 * Guangzhou, Guangdong



History


The first section of the expressway opened in the north of Beijing in 2002. Northeast of Beijing the 210 kilometre section to Chengde was known as the Jingcheng expressway(Chinese: 京承高速公路; pinyin: Jīngchéng Gāosù Gōnglù) and south, the section to Kaifeng was known as the Jingkai Expressway (京开高速公路, Hanyu Pinyin: Jīngkāi Gāosù Gōnglù). Expressway naming was standardised across China in 2009 and the entire length from Daqing to Guangzhou became the G45 expressway.

Detailed Route
The following is a list of towns, cities and major interchanges along the expressway.