Zhongzhou Avenue

Zhongzhou Avenue
Zhongzhou Avenue
中州大道
	Zhongzhou Avenue near Zhengdong New Area CBD
Route information
Length	26.95 km (16.75 mi)
Existed	1989–present
Major junctions
North end	Huayuankou Interchange in Huiji District, Zhengzhou, Henan
	G30; North 3rd Ring Road; Nongye Expressway; Longhai Expressway; Henan S1; South 3rd Ring Road; Zhengxin Highway;
South end	South 4th Ring Road in Guancheng Hui District, Zhengzhou, Henan
Location
Country	China
Province	Henan
Major cities	Zhengzhou
Highway system
	Transport in China; Expressways of Henan;

The Zhongzhou Avenue (Chinese: 中州大道) is a 26.95-kilometre (16.75 mi) long road in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. As a boundary between old Zhengzhou urban area and Zhengdong New Area, the road is extremely important to Zhengzhou urban traffic. Part of the road (G30 Lianhuo Expressway–Zhengxin Highway section) is a limited access urban expressway and is among the busiest routes in Zhengzhou urban expressway system.

History

This road was completed in 1989 as G107 highway Zhengzhou section. When completed, the road was in the eastern suburban area of Zhengzhou. With the city development, especially after the establishment of the Zhengdong New Area in 2003, the eastern part of Zhengzhou has been growing rapidly and the road began to serve as an urban road as well. As a result, the road became very congested. To relieve traffic congestion, the Zhengzhou section of G107 highway was moved to the east in 2004. The former section was often referred to as "Old 107" and began to serve only as an urban road.

In 2006, the former G107 highway Zhengzhou section was officially renamed as Zhongzhou Avenue.

The road has undergone many widening and reformation work over its life. The elevation project of the northern and southern sections of the road was finished in 2014^[1] and the interchanges with Longhai Expressway and Nongye Expressway were completed in 2016,^[2]^[3] making the road fully connected to other expressways in Zhengzhou's double rings and "井" shaped urban expressway plan.

Exit list

From north to south:

Location	km	mi	Name	Destinations	Notes
Zhongzhou Avenue
Continues north as G107 towards Xinxiang
Huiji District	0	0	Huayuankou Interchange	Dahe Road Huayuan N. Road Zhengzhou Yellow River Highway Bridge	Northern terminus
			Yingbin Rd.	Yingbin Road	Light-controlled crossing
			Yingcai St.	Yingcai Street	Southbound exit and entrance only
Jinshui District			Shaoyuan	Y001 Road	Light-controlled crossing
			Yangjin Rd.	Yangjin Road	Light-controlled crossing
			Lianhuo Expwy	G30 – Kaifeng, Luoyang
			Sanquan Rd.	Sanquan Road
			Guoji Rd.	Guoji Road	Northbound exit only
			3rd Ring (N) Rd.	North 3rd Ring Road
			Longhu Middle Ring Rd.	Longhu Middle Ring Road Dongfeng Road Dongfeng E. Road Chenxu Road
			Nongye Expwy	Nongye Expressway Nongye E. Road
			Huanghe Interchange	Huanghe Road Huanghe E. Road Weilai Road
			Weisi Rd.	Weisi Road	Southbound exit and entrance only
			Shangwu West 3rd St.	Shangwu West 3rd Street	Northbound exit and entrance only
			Shangwu West 5th St.	Shangwu West 5th Street	Northbound exit and entrance only
			Minhang Rd.	Minhang Road	Southbound exit and entrance only
			Shangwu West 7th St.	Shangwu West 7th Street	Northbound exit and entrance only
			Jinshui Interchange	Jinshui Road Jinshui E. Road Zhengdong New Area CBD ZZICEC
			Fuyuan Rd.	Fuyuan Road	Southbound exit and entrance only
			Shangding Rd.	Shangding Road	Northbound exit and entrance only
			Shangdu Rd.	Shangdu Road Zhengbian Road
			Longhai Expwy	Longhai Expressway Henan S1 – Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport
Guancheng Hui District			Hanghai Rd.	Hanghai E. Road	Southbound exit and entrance, northbound entrance
			Changjiang Rd.	Changjiang E. Road	Northbound exit
			3rd Ring (S) Rd.	Sorth 3rd Ring Road
			Shibalihe Interchange	Zhengxin Highway towards Xinzheng Zhengxin Road Yutong Road
			4th Rong (S) Rd.	South 4th Ring Road	Southern terminus
Closed/former Concurrency terminus HOV only Incomplete access Tolled Route transition Unopened