Middle Ring Road () is a ring expressway in

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. It is the second smallest in a series of four ring expressways around the city of Shanghai. Construction began in April 2003 on the first section of the Middle Ring Road in

Yangpu District Yangpu () is one of the 16 districts of Shanghai. It is located in the northeastern part of downtown Shanghai, bordering the Huangpu River on the east and south, Hongkou on the west, and Baoshan on the north. The southern part of Yangpu Dist ...

. The Middle Ring Road crosses the

Huangpu River The Huangpu (), formerly romanized as Whangpoo, is a river flowing north through Shanghai. The Bund and Lujiazui are located along the Huangpu River. The Huangpu is the biggest river in central Shanghai, with the Suzhou Creek being its ...

twice through the Jungong Road Tunnel and the Shangzhong Road Tunnel. On the

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side, the southern section from the Shangzhong Road Tunnel to Shenjiang Road opened on 25 December 2009.中环路浦东段今晚10点通车
Most sections of the ring road are elevated. However, some sections passing through the Changning, Minhang, and Yangpu districts run at-grade and utilize Texas U-turn interchanges with the expressway running in a trenched underpass.

Exits

* Yaolong Rd (CW exit and CCW entrance) * Shangzhong W Rd, Hongmei S Rd (CW entrance and CCW exit) * Humin Elevated Rd * Gudai Rd, Jiang'an Rd (CW entrance and CCW exit) * Caobao Rd * Wuzhong Rd * Xianxia Rd (No CW entrance) * Beidi Rd * Tianshan Rd (CW entrance and CCW exit) * Jinshajiang Rd (CW entrance and CCW exit) * G2, G42 * Tongchuan Rd Exit ( Outer Ring) * Zhennan Rd Entrance (Outer Ring) * Taopu Rd Exit & Entrance ( Inner Ring)

References

{{Highway System of Shanghai Ring roads in China Road transport in Shanghai