The Shanghai Ring Expressway (), designated G1503, formerly designated as A30 and G1501, and also known as the Shanghai Suburb Ring Expressway (), is a that encircles

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, a

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in the

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. It is entirely in

, except for a small section in the nearby province of

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at its northwest end. It forms the final ring in a series of four orbital roads around the city of

, with the others being the Inner Ring Road, Middle Ring Road, and the

S20 Outer Ring Expressway The Shanghai Outer Ring Expressway (), designated S20, is a ring expressway that surrounds the inner districts of the city of Shanghai, China. The different sections of the road formerly had specific names in relation to the cardinal directions ...

. Part of G1503 Shanghai Ring Expressway in northern

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is concurrent with the third ring, the

, due to the nature of the coastline of Shanghai with the

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Route

The kilometre zero of the Shanghai Ring Expressway is located at an interchange with

and

Yixian Elevated Road Yixian Elevated Road () is an elevated expressway in the city of Shanghai, China. It runs from the Inner Ring Road at the Dabaishu Interchange to the S20 Outer Ring Expressway and G1503 Shanghai Ring Expressway in Baoshan District. The first ...

in Baoshan District, and increase in a clockwise fashion. Immediately to the east of the interchange, the expressway descends into the Outer Ring Tunnel, so named because this section is concurrent with

. As the tunnel ends in

, it becomes an elevated highway for a short portion, curving southeast and then south, reaching the Wuzhou Avenue Interchange. Here, the concurrency with

ends, with the Outer Ring Expressway continuing to the south, Wuzhou Avenue to the west, while the Shanghai Ring Expressway continues east. The expressway curves to the southeast, meeting the

G40 Shanghai–Xi'an Expressway The Shanghai–Xi'an Expressway (), designated as G40 and commonly referred to as the Hushaan Expressway () is an expressway that connects the cities of Shanghai and Xi'an, Shaanxi. It is in length. The expressway was completed after Chongqi B ...

at its eastern terminus. The expressway continues southward, interchanging with

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, S32 Shanghai–Jiaxing–Huzhou Expressway, and

S2 Shanghai–Luchaogang Expressway The Shanghai–Luchaogang Expressway, commonly referred to as the Hulu Expressway () and designated S2, is a in the city of Shanghai, China. The entire route runs within Pudong New Area in the city of Shanghai, and was originally designated A2. ...

as it traverses

before curving west and entering

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. Its east section, from Longdong Avenue to former

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border, was named as Yuandong Avenue before the expressway is finished and became a ring in 2008. The expressway travels west along the southern suburbs of Shanghai, passing through

, where it interchanges with S4 Shanghai–Jinshan Expressway and

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. At an interchange with S19 Xinnong–Jinshanwei Expressway to the south and S36 Tinglin–Fengjing Expressway to the west, the expressway continues north, passing through

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, where it intersects with the concurrent

G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway The Shanghai–Kunming Expressway (), designated as G60 and commonly referred to as the Hukun Expressway () is an expressway that connects the cities of Shanghai, China, and Kunming, Yunnan. It is in length. The entire route forms part of Asian ...

and G92 Hangzhou Bay Ring Expressway, and

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, where it interchanges with the

G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway The Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway (), designated as G50 and commonly referred to as the Huyu Expressway () is an east-west bound expressway that connects the cities of Shanghai, China in Yangtze River Delta, and Chongqing in western China. The e ...

. It then leaves the

for a short portion, entering the city of

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province, where it curves to the northeast and intersects with the concurrent

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and

G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway The Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway (), designated as G42 and commonly referred to as the Hurong Expressway () is an east–west bound expressway that connects the eastern metropolis of Shanghai to Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan. The expressw ...

at the Anting Interchange. The expressway turns east, back into the

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of Shanghai, where it intersects with the

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and the S5 Shanghai–Jiading Expressway. Re-entering Baoshan District, the expressway becomes an elevated road, travelling above Fujin Road. At Tongji Road, the expressway curves to the south, paralleling the elevated Line 3 of the

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. This section is also known as Tongji Elevated Road, due to the fact that it runs above Tongji Road. At the southern end of Tongji Elevated Road, the Shanghai Ring Expressway returns to its kilometre zero marker. The expressway is tolled from just before the interchange with

, clockwise to just after an exit with , in Baoshan District.

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Exit list

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