thumb|300px|The northeastern section of the 6th Ring Road
thumb|300px|Baige Junction with the [[G6 Beijing–Lhasa Expressway in Changping District in 2022]]
The 6th Ring Road () is an expressway ring road in Beijing, China, which runs around the city approximately from the center of the city. The 6th Ring Road is approximately long.
The road is numbered G45<small>01</small> and is considered a peripheral segment of the G45 Daqing-Guangzhou Expressway. The Sixth Ring Road was opened for regular traffic on 12 September 2009. After renovation, the on-ground sections will be re-constructed as a high line park. In September 2020, the biggest tunnel boring machine in China was built in Changsha to join the renovation works.
Road conditions
Speed limit
The speed limit is set between a minimum of 50 kilometers per hour (km/h) and a maximum of 100 km/h. Potential speed checks at Zhangjiawan and 500 metres to the east of Yongdingmen/Langfang exit; otherwise, none. Some drivers may exceed the speed limit, while others may travel below it.
Southwestern 6th Ring Road: carriageway-separated; note: there are no "overtaking lanes" on this part of the ring road; left lane, maximum speed limit 100 km/h, minimum 80 km/h, designated "car only"; right lane, maximum speed limit 100 km/h, minimum 60 km/h, designated "carriageway".
Tolls
CNY 0.5/km, minimum charge of CNY 5, based on price for a small passenger vehicle. There have been (a few) calls to eradicate all toll gates within the confines of, and including, the 6th Ring Road. However, little to no action has been taken on this matter.<br/>
The 6th Ring Road is linked with Jingshi, Jingcheng, and Jingkai Expressways toll systems.
Lanes
Most sections are having 4 lanes (2 in each direction). There are some sections that were later widened to be 6 lanes (3 in each direction).
Traffic & Surface Conditions
The traffic is usually very smooth; however, on weekends, tourists flock to suburban districts causing occasional traffic jams. The exit at Baige Bridge is also usually jammed due to heavy police presence at the exit. Car crashes also cause rare traffic jams. Surface conditions are generally excellent.
Major exits
Xishatun, Gaoliying, Sanhui Bridge, Zhangjiawan, Majuqiao, Huangcun/Shuanghui Bridge, Liuyuan Bridge
Service areas
None; Beihuofa Service Area is projected (E. 6th Ring Road), as a gas station on the Southwestern 6th Ring Road.
Connections
- S32 Jingping Expressway: Liqiaozhen.
- China National Highway 102 (Tongyan Expressway): Sanhui Bridge.
- G1 Beijing–Harbin Expressway: Zhangjiawan.
- Jingjintang Expressway: Majuqiao.
- G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway: Huangcun, Shuangyuan Bridge, Gaoliying.
- G4 Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway: Liyuan Bridge.
- Badaling Expressway: Xishatun.
Vast distances
At a distance of 20 kilometres from the centre of town, the expressway covers a much larger distance than the inner ring roads. Equally large is the distance between two points.
For example, the distance between Jingtong Expressway to Jingshen Expressway is approximately 2 kilometres on the 4th Ring Road. It expands to nearly 4 kilometres on the 5th Ring Road. On the 6th Ring Road, 10 kilometres elapse from one expressway to the other—and the Jingtong to Jingshen Expressway (on the 6th Ring Road, the Jingha to Jingshen Expressway) is one of the shortest distances between expressways in Beijing.
Anything up to 30 - 35 kilometres can lapse between the Jingcheng Expressway and the Jingha Expressway.
For most people, travel on the 6th Ring Road is extremely rare. Although, strictly speaking, it is still on the perimeters of city limits, this is one massive ring road for a motorist to travel around.
List of exits
{| class="plainrowheaders wikitable"
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!scope=col|District
!scope=col|Location
!scope=col|km
!scope=col|Junction
!scope=col|Destinations
!scope=col|Notes
|-
|Changping / Shunyi
|Suanzaoling Bridge
|0.0
| bgcolor="ddffdd"|1
| bgcolor="ddffdd"|North: – Chengde<br>South: Jingcheng Expwy – Northern 5th Ring Road
| bgcolor="ddffdd"|Start of G45 concurrency
|-
|rowspan="6"|Shunyi
|Zhangxizhuang
|
|2
| Huosi Road – Huoshenying, Sishang
|
|-
|Liuyuanqiao
|
|3
| – Eastern 5th Ring Road, Wuyuan bridge, Huairou, Miyun
|
|-
|Shunyicheng
|
|5
|Airport East Road – Nanfaxin, Shunyi Urban Area, Pinggu
|
|-
|Shunyi South Ring
|
|6
|Outer Ring Road/Shunxi South Road
|
|-
|Liqiao
|
|—
|filling station
|
|-
|Litian Bridge
|
|7
| Jingping Expwy – PEK, Pinggu
|
|-
|rowspan="15"|Tongzhou
|Tongshun Road
|
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|8
| bgcolor="ffdddd"| Tongshun Road – Liqiao, Tongzhou Beiguan
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|Outer-ring entrance and inter-ring exit only
|-
|Xiaoyingcun Bridge
|
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|—
| bgcolor="ffdddd"| – Sanhe
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|Western traffic is under planning
|-
|Xuxinzhuang
|
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|10
| bgcolor="ffdddd"| Xuyin Road – Xuxinzhuang, Gaogezhuang
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|Outer-ring exit and inter-ring entrance only
|-
|Luyuan North Street
|
|11
|Luyuan North Street – Tuanli, Songzhuang
|
|-
|Changtun Bridge
|
|12
| (Tongyan Expwy) – Tongzhou Beiguan, Eastern 5th Ring Road, Sanhe
|
|-
|Xiaoshengmiao
|
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|14
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|Binhe South Road – Tongzhou Urban Area, Dongfang Industry
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|Outer-ring exit and inter-ring entrance only
|-
|Tuqiao
|
| bgcolor="d3d3d3"|15
| bgcolor="d3d3d3"| (Jiukeshu East Road) – Tianjin
| bgcolor="d3d3d3"|No south-to-west ramp<br>Near of <br>Currently closed due to renovation
|-
|Zhangjiawan North
|
|—
|Huanqiu Avenue
|Near and stations of and
|-
|Shiyuan Bridge/Zhangjiawan
|
|17
| – Eastern 5th Ring Road, Wufang bridge, Shenyang<br> Zhangtai Road (entrance only)
|
|-
|Beihuofa
|
|—
|filling station
|
|-
|Ciqu
|
|20
|North: Puda Road – Ciqu<br>South: Puyao Road – Fatou
|
|-
|Xuzhuang Bridge
|
|21
| Jingjin Expwy – 5th Ring Road, Huagong bridge, Tianjin
|
|-
|Majuqiao East
|
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|22
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|North: Xingmao South Street/Chushang 6th Road – Chujucheng<br>South: Sizhi Road (N)/Mada Road
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|Outer-ring entrance and inter-ring exit only
|-
|Maju bridge
|
|22
| (via side road)
|
|-
|Majuqiao West
|
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|22
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|Kuoma Road (old route)<br>South: Xinsang Road<br>(both via Huangma Road) – Majuqiao
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|Outer-ring exit and inter-ring entrance only
|-
|rowspan="10"|Daxing
|Taihe
|
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|25
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|Taihe East bridge (via Huangma Road) – CNBG
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|Outer-ring entrance and inter-ring exit only
|-
|Taihe
|
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|25
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|North: Boxing Road – Yizhuang<br>South: Ruihe Road – Ruihezhuang<br>(both via Huangma Road)
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|Outer-ring exit and inter-ring entrance only<br>Near and stations of
|-
|Nandahongmen
|
|26
| (via Huangma Road) – Yinghai, Langfang
|
|-
|Beiyechang Bridge
|
|—
| – Beijing Urban Area, Tianjin
|
|-
|Cigezhuang
|
|28
| Nanzhongzhou Road (via Huangma Road) – Southern 5th Ring Road, Zhiyuan West bridge, Weishanzhuang
|
|-
|S3501 bridge
|
|—
|x24px|link=|alt= S3501 Daxing Airport Expwy – Southern 5th Ring Road, PKX
|
|-
|Shuangyuan Bridge
|
| bgcolor="ddffdd"|31
| bgcolor="ddffdd"| – Southern 5th Ring Road, Xihongmen South bridge, Gu'an, Kaifeng
| bgcolor="ddffdd"|End of G45 concurrency
|-
|Niantan
|
|32
|Tianshui Street – Huangcun
|Near of
|-
|Beijiancun
|
|33
|Chunlin Street/Tianhe West Road – Lucheng, Beijiancun
|
|-
|Xinli
|
|—
|filling station
|
|-
|rowspan="7"|Fangshan
|Changyang
|
|35
| – Changyang, Yaoshang
|
|-
|Changyang bridge
|
|35
| (was S3601 Jingxiong Expwy)
|
|-
|Liangxiang
|
|36
| Liangchang Road – Liangxiang, Guandao
|
|-
|Fangshan Liyuan Bridge
|
|38
| – Western 5th Ring Road, Liyuan bridge, Zhuozhou, Shijiazhuang
|
|-
|Yancun West
|
|40
| Dajian Road – Liangxiang, Yanshan
|Near of /, and of Yanfang line
|-
|Dayuancun
|
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|41C
| bgcolor="ffdddd"| Jingkun Connection Expwy (SW traffic)<br> Liangtuo Road – Tuoli, Liangxiang
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|Only south-to-west and west-to-south bounds ramps for S66
|-
|Dayuancun Bridge
|
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|41A-B
| bgcolor="ffdddd"| Jingkun Connection Expwy (NW/NE traffics) – Shijiazhuang, Jingliang Road
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|Outer-ring exits and inter-ring entrances only
|-
|Fangshan / Fengtai
|Qinglonghu
|
|42
|West: Quanhu West Road – Qinglonghu<br>East: Quanhu East Road – Wangzuo
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|Fengtai
|Qianlingshan
|
|43
|Shayang Road () – Yungang, Luoping
|Near
|-
|Beigong Forest Park
|
|44
|Dahuichang East Road – Changxindian, Shimenkou
|Near
|-
|Mentougou
|Shimenying
|
|45
| – Tanzhe Temple, Laiyuan, Western 5th Ring Road, Yamenkou bridge
|Proposed to be the startpoint of new route.
|-
|Mentougou / Shijingshan
|Guangning
|
|46
|Fushi Road – Mentougou, Shijingshan
|Near
|-
|rowspan="2"|Mentougou
|Junzhuang Bridge
|
|47
|x24px|link=|alt= S3701 Jingyu Expwy<br> – Miaofengshan, Zhuolu, Junzhuang
|Near
|-
|Laomiao
|
| bgcolor="d3d3d3"|48
| bgcolor="d3d3d3"| Junzhuang Road
| bgcolor="d3d3d3"|Outer-ring entrance and inter-ring exit only<br>Currently closed for renovation
|-
|rowspan="4"|Haidian
|Dajuesi
|
|49
| Junzhuang Road – Junzhuang, Dajue Temple, Wenquan
|Near
|-
|Zhoujiaxiang
|
|—
|filling station
|
|-
|Beiqing Road
|
|50
|Beiqing Road – Qinghe, Beianhe
|Near and stations of
|-
|Wenyang Road
|
|51
|West: Niegezhuang East Road – Niegezhuang<br>East: Cuihu North Road – Education Base
|
|-
|rowspan="11"|Changping
|Shayang Road
|
|52
| Shayang Road () – Shahe, Yangfang<br>Baishuiwa Road
|Near
|-
|Tuchengcun East bridge
|
|53A
|x24px|link=|alt= S3801 Jingli Expwy – Garden Expo, Yanqing
|
|-
|Shuangheng Road
|
|53B
|Baige Road – Gecun, Baishan
|
|-
|Louzizhuang bridge
|
|54
| – Northern 5th Ring Road, Badaling Great Wall, Zhangjiaklu
|
|-
|Baige bridge (W)
|
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|—
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|U-turn ramp to Shunyi, Changping
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|Private ramp
|-
|Baige bridge
|
|56
| – Northern 5th Ring Road, Shangqing bridge, Badaling
|
|-
|Higher Education Park
|
|58
|Huichang Road – Beijing Higher Education Park
|Near of
|-
|Baishan North
|
|—
|filling station
|
|-
|Baishan
|
|59
| Shunsha Road – Baishan, Shahe
|-
|Asuwei
|
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|—
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|Sichang Road
| bgcolor="ffdddd"|Private entrance, only internal vehicles of Asuwei Landfill can enter/exit
|-
|Mafang
|
|61
|Sichang Road – Beiyuan, Xiaotangshan
|
|-
|Changping / Shunyi
|Suanzaoling bridge
|0.0
|1
|(see above)
|