China National Highway 312

China National Highway 312 (312国道), also referred to as Route 312, is a key east-west route beginning in Shanghai and ending at Khorgas, Xinjiang in the Ili River valley, on the border with Kazakhstan.In total it spans 5,000 km (3,100 mi), passing through Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu before ending in Xinjiang.Besides Shanghai, cities of note on the route include Suzhou, Wuxi, Nanjing, Hefei, Xinyang, Nanyang, Xi'an, Lanzhou, Jiayuguan and Ürümqi.On October 10 2019, a bridge of G312 crossing Xigang Road in Wuxi was collapsed by several overloaded trucks, killing 3 people and injuring 2 others.Another extension plan was announced in 2022, including new small purpose connection highways (601-701).
G312 in Kumul , Xinjiang
G312 near Urumqi
ShanghaiKhorgasNational Trunk Highway SystemPrimaryAuxiliaryXinjiangIli RiverKazakhstanJiangsuShaanxiSuzhouNanjingXinyangNanyangLanzhouJiayuguanÜrümqiRob GiffordChina RoadEast China SeaCentral AsiaG40 Shanghai–Xi'an ExpresswayUrumqiKunshanChangzhouDanyangZhenjiangQuanjiaoFeidongHuangchuanShihe DistrictTongbaiTangheZhenpingNeixiangShangnanDanfengShangluoLantianXianyangLiquanQian CountyYongshouBin CountyChangwuJingchuanPingliangLongdeNingxiaJingningHuiningDingxiYuzhongYongdengTianzhuGulangYongchangShandanZhangyeJiuquanHongliuyuanTurpanChangjiHutubiManas CountyShiheziShawan CountyJinghe CountyHuocheng CountyYiningChina National HighwaysU.S. Route 66China National Highways (CNH)Extended plan in 2013