Sanchakou–Yarkant Expressway

The Sanchakou–Yarkant Expressway (Chinese: 三岔口–莎车高速公路), commonly referred to as the S13 Sansha Expressway (Chinese: 三莎高速公路), is an expressway that connects the town of Sanchakou [zh] in Maralbexi County with Yarkant County. The route is entirely in the Kashgar Prefecture in the Chinese autonomous region of Xinjiang. It opened on November 17, 2014,[2] and parallels much of Xinjiang Provincial Highway 215. In some sources, the expressway is referred to as the Maralbexi–Yarkant Expressway (Chinese: 巴楚–莎车高速公路), or Basha Expressway (Chinese: 巴莎高速公路) for short.[3]

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Sanchakou–Yarkant Expressway
三岔口–莎车高速公路
S13 Expressway
Sansha Expressway
三莎高速公路
Route information
Length233.6 km[1] (145.2 mi)
ExistedNovember 17, 2014–present
Major junctions
North end G3012 / G314 in Sanchakou, Maralbexi County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang
Major intersectionsMakit–Kashgar Expressway in Makit County, Kashgar Prefecture
South end G3012 / G315 in Yarkant County, Kashgar Prefecture
Location
CountryChina
ProvinceXinjiang
Highway system

The expressway connects with the G3012 Turpan–Hotan Expressway at both ends, serving as a bypass of the city centre of Kashgar. It was built with the help of resources from the municipality of Shanghai.[3]

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