Yanwu Expressway
延吴高速公路
Yan'an-Wuqi Expressway, Yan'an-Zhidan-Wuqi Expressway, Shaanxi Provincial Expressway S16
Route information
Length	109.8 km (68.2 mi)
Existed	December 19, 2013–present
Major junctions
From	Ansai District
To	Wuqi County
Location
Country	China
Province	Shaanxi
Counties	Ansai District, Zhidan County, Wuqi County
Highway system
Shaanxi Provincial Expressway Network

The Yanwu Expressway (Chinese: 延吴高速公路; pinyin: Yán wú gāosù gōnglù), also known as the Yan'an-Wuqi Expressway (Chinese: 延安吴起高速公路; pinyin: Yán'ān Wúqǐ gāosù gōnglù), or the Yan'an-Zhidan-Wuqi Expressway (Chinese: 延安至志丹至吴起高速公路; pinyin: Yán'ān zhì Zhìdān zhì Wúqǐ gāosù gōnglù), or Shaanxi Provincial Expressway S16 (Chinese: 陕高速S16; pinyin: Shǎn gāosù S shí liù) is an expressway in Yan'an, Shaanxi, China.^[1] The route traverses the hills of the Loess Plateau in the Shaanbei region, beginning at an interchange with the G65 Baotou-Maoming Expressway in the town of Yanhewan in Ansai District, and travelling through Zhidan County to its terminus in Wuqi County.^[1] The expressway's total length is 109.8 kilometres (68.2 mi).^[1] Construction started in on December 14, 2008,^[2] and on December 19, 2013, construction was completed,^[1] and the expressway was opened to traffic.^[1] Upon its completion, it became Shaanxi's longest provincial highway by mileage.^[1]

Design

The highway has four lanes, a speed limit of 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph), and a roadbed width of 24.5 metres (80 ft).^[1] The expressway traverses a total of 202 bridges and 10 tunnels, accounting for 57.2% of the route's total length.^[1] Initially, the route was planned to open by the end of 2011,^[2] and cost 10.495 billion RMB.^[2] Later, its completion date was pushed back to 2012,^[3] and its projected total cost was raised to 10.785 billion RMB.^[3]

Route

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