China National Highway 315

National Highway 315
National Highway 315
315国道
Route information
Length	3,063 km (1,903 mi)
Major junctions
From	Xining, Qinghai
To	Kashi, Xinjiang
Location
Country	China
Highway system
	National Trunk Highway System; Primary; Auxiliary;

Constructed in 1954, the Qinghai-Xinjiang Highway, also known as the China National Highway 315 (G315) runs west from Xining, Qinghai towards Kashgar, Xinjiang. It is 3,063 kilometres (1,903 mi) in length. In 1994 the departments of communication and transportation in Qinghai and Xinjiang began the process of updating the highway.^[1]^[2] In the west it follows the desert Qaidam Basin south of the traditional Silk Road, crosses the Altyn-Tagh into Xinjiang, and then follows the south side of the Tarim Basin to Kashgar.

Route and distance

Route and distance

City	Distance (km)
Xining, Qinghai	0
Huangyuan, Qinghai	49
Haiyan, Qinghai	88
Gangca, Qinghai	199
Tianjun, Qinghai	315
Ulan, Qinghai	398
Delingha, Qinghai	548
Ruoqiang, Xinjiang	1555
Qiemo, Xinjiang	1926
Niya County (Minfeng), Xinjiang	2241
Keriya County (Yutian), Xinjiang	2357
Qira County, Xinjiang	2440
Lop County, Xinjiang	2509
Hotan, Xinjiang	2528
Karakax County (Moyu), Xinjiang	2554
Pishan County, Xinjiang	2719
Kargilik Town (Yecheng), Xinjiang	2807
Poskam (Zepu), Xinjiang	2844
Shache, Xinjiang	2871
Yengisar, Xinjiang	2994
Shule County, Xinjiang	3053
Kashgar (Kashi), Xinjiang	3063

Gallery

Hotan Prefecture (Mingfeng-Hotan-Pishan), Xinjiang

Cruising pleasantly along the tree-lined highway
After heavy rain, the highway was closed for three days (June, 2013)
Digging for jade under the G315 Highway bridge over the Hotan River

Kashgar Prefecture (Yarkand-Yengisar-Kashgar), Xinjiang

Yarkand on G315 Highway, Xinjiang
Yarkand on G315 Highway, Xinjiang
A roadside knife shop in Yengisar, Xinjiang
Knives sold on G315 Highway, Yengisar

References

^ United States; Foreign Broadcast Information Service (8 April 1994). "The Daily Report: China" (Microfiche). No. 68. National Technical Information Service. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. pp. 49–50. Built in 1954, the 2,728-kilometer highway starts from Xining City, capital of the Qinghai Province, and runs to Shache [as received] in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ 国家干线公路查询表 Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)