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[[File:Beijing Expressway Network.svg|thumb|300px|Map of Expressways in Beijing]]
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==History
When the [[Airport Expressway (Beijing)|Airport Expressway]] and the [[Jingjintang Expressway]] opened, Beijing was already being gripped by "expressway fever".{{citation needed|date=October 2012}} Out in the far eastern part of town lay an unpopular [[Jingha Expressway]]; only with the construction of the [[Jingtong Expressway]] in the mid-1990s did the Jingha Expressway get more recognition. It is still too far out of central Beijing to be recognized as an important express roadway.▼
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By the [[People's Republic of China]]'s 50th anniversary, however, more expressways were being built in Beijing. The [[Badaling Expressway]], [[Jingshen Expressway]] and (in 2000) the [[Jingkai Expressway]] were built. Beijing now had eight expressways.▼
▲When the [[Airport Expressway (Beijing)|Airport Expressway]] and the [[Jingjintang Expressway]] opened, Beijing was already
In 2001 the [[Jingcheng Expressway]] was built. The northeastern and southeastern parts are ready to accommodate two more expressways (the Jingping/Jingji and Northern Jingji Expressways, respectively).▼
▲By the [[People's Republic of China]]'s 50th anniversary
In 2004, the municipal government made a plan public complete up to {{convert|890|km|abbr=on}} of expressways ({{convert|277|km|abbr=on}} in 2006). By 2006, the [[6th Ring Road (Beijing)|6th Ring Road]] would be completed. Also in that year, a major batch of expressways would be completed.▼
▲In 2001, the [[Jingcheng Expressway]] was built. The northeastern and southeastern parts
▲In 2004, the municipal government
Currently, there are a total of 15 main expressways around Beijing including the Jingping/Jingji, Northern Jingjin, Southern Jingjin, 2nd Airport Expressway, Northern Airport Expressway, Litian Expressway, and the nine existing expressways. Out of these, 11 radiate from the city centre of Beijing, as the majority of residents tend to live farther away from the city centre.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-05-22 |title=More Than Half of Beijing Residents Live Far From City Center |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-CJB-26909 |access-date=2022-08-30 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref>
===2005 plan===
In early January 2005, mainland authorities revealed a plan for seven national expressways originating from Beijing.
The expressways include:
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* [[Beijing]] - [[Harbin]]
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