China National Highway 110 (G110) runs from Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

 to Yinchuan, via Hohhot

Hohhot

Hohhot , is a city in north-central China and the capital of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, serving as the region's administrative, economic, and cultural centre....

 and Baotou

Baotou

Baotou is a mid-sized industrial city in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Governed as a prefecture-level city, its urban areas are home to a population of approximately 1.78 million, with a total population of over 2.65 million accounting for counties under...

, in Inner Mongolia

Inner Mongolia

Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...

. It heads northwest from Beijing to Zhangjiakou

Zhangjiakou

Zhangjiakou, also known also by several other names, is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hebei province of North China, adjacent to Beijing to the southeast. Its administrative area has a population of 4.35 million, and covers...

 then heads straight west, and runs to approximately 1,100 kilometres.

In October 2004 and November 2004, it was overwhelmed with traffic diverted from the Jingzhang Expressway

Jingzhang Expressway

The Jingzhang Expressway is an expressway in China which links Beijing to Zhangjiakou. It forms part of the Jingda Expressway from central Beijing through to Datong in Shanxi province....

, occurring as a result of a massive traffic jam on the expressway. In a related incident in August 2010, a 60-mile traffic jam occurred on this route (See 2010 China National Highway 110 traffic jam).

Traffic jams

Slow moving traffic and recurrent traffic jams on Highway 110 between Beijing and Inner Mongolia result from an overload of coal trucks transporting coal from newly opened mines in Inner Mongolia to sea ports on the coast of China. Rail lines are under construction which would relieve the bottleneck but will not be competed until 2012 at the earliest.

Route and distance

Route and distance

EWLINE City Distance (km) Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... 0 Changping District Changping District Changping District , formerly Changping County , is situated in the suburbs of northwest Beijing.Changping District, covering an area of 1,430 square kilometers, has 2 subdistricts of the city of Changping and 15 towns with total population of 614,821... , Beijing 32 Yanqing Yanqing County Yanqing County is a subdivision of the municipality of Beijing located northwest of the city proper of Beijing... , Beijing 75 Huailai, Hebei Hebei ' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei... 131 Xiahuayuan, Hebei 156 Xuanhua Xuanhua District Xuanhua is a district in Zhangjiakou prefecture-level city in Hebei Province, China.Xuanhua is 180 km North-West of Beijing. It has a population of 274,000 people. Xuanhua is a very old city with a rich military and agricultural history... , Hebei 183 Zhangjiakou Zhangjiakou Zhangjiakou, also known also by several other names, is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hebei province of North China, adjacent to Beijing to the southeast. Its administrative area has a population of 4.35 million, and covers... , Hebei 218 Wanquan Wanquan County Wanquan County is a county of Hebei, China. It is under the administration of Zhangjiakou City. It was the site of the Battle of the Badger's Mouth Pass, one of the major campaigns in the Mongol-Jin War-Administrative Divisions:Towns:... , Hebei 238 Huai'an County Huai'an County, Hebei Huai'an County is a county of Hebei, China. It is under the administration of Zhangjiakou City.-Administrative Divisions:Towns:*Chaigoubao , Zuowei , Toubaihu , Huai'ancheng Townships:... , Hebei 269 Xinghe, Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation... 335 Jining, Inner Mongolia 410 Huhhot, Inner Mongolia 564 Tumd Zuoqi, Inner Mongolia 616 Tumd Youqi, Inner Mongolia 675 Donghe District Donghe District Donghe District is a district of Baotou, the largest city of Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China.-References:*... , Inner Mongolia 721 Baotou Baotou Baotou is a mid-sized industrial city in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Governed as a prefecture-level city, its urban areas are home to a population of approximately 1.78 million, with a total population of over 2.65 million accounting for counties under... , Inner Mongolia 747 Urad Qianqi, Inner Mongolia 858 Wuyuan Wuyuan County, Inner Mongolia Wuyuan County , is a county with 280,000 inhabitants under the administration of Baynnur, Inner Mongolia. The total area of the county is 2,493 km² with the administrative center in Longxingchang .... , Inner Mongolia 922 Linhe, Inner Mongolia 1010 Dengkou, Inner Mongolia 1077 Wuhai Wuhai Wuhai is a prefecture-level city and regional center in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It is located on the Huang He between the Gobi and Ordos deserts... , Inner Mongolia 1164 Hainan District Hainan District Hainan District is a district of the city of Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, bordering Ningxia to the southwest.-References:*... , Inner Mongolia 1191 Huinong District, Ningxia Ningxia Ningxia, formerly transliterated as Ningsia, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Located in Northwest China, on the Loess Plateau, the Yellow River flows through this vast area of land. The Great Wall of China runs along its northeastern boundary... 1216 Shizuishan, Ningxia 1266 Yinchuan, Ningxia 1357