G5611 Dali–Lijiang Expressway

G5611 Dali–Lijiang Expressway

The Dali–Lijiang Expressway (Chinese: 大理—丽江高速公路, p Dàlǐ–Lìjiāng Gāosù Gōnglù), commonly referred to as the Dali Expressway (Chinese: 大丽高速公路, Dàlǐ Gāosù Gōnglù) and designated as the G56₁₁, is a 259-kilometer-long expressway (161 mi) Chinese expressway in that province of Yunnan that connects the tourist city of Lijiang with the Hangrui Expressway (G56) running between Kunming and the Burmese border. It officially opened on 30 December 2013. The expressway features 435 bridges, totalling a length of 98 km (61 mi), and 10 tunnels, totalling a length of 38 km (24 mi), including the 4.398-kilometer-long (2.733 mi) Huajiaoqing Tunnel, the longest tunnel in Yunnan. It takes 2 hours from Dali to Lijiang.

The Dali Expressway does not connect to Dali proper but to Xiaguan (“New Dali”), the major industrial city within Dali County. Dali is connected to both ends of the expressway via Hwy 214.

Routes of G5611 Dali–Lijiang Expressway

G5611 Dali–Lijiang Expressway is the main channel from Yunnan to enter Sichuan and Tibet. G5611 Dali–Lijiang Expressway is located in the East and west of Chinese Yunnan Province. It started Fengyi toll station in the south,  and ended Lijiang and Lashi toll Gate and Lijiang toll Gate in  the west of the city. The route passes  through the city of the Dali, Eryuan county, Jianchuan County and the Naxi Autonomous County.