Sanchakou–Yarkant Expressway
Road in Xinjiang, China
 三岔口–莎车高速公路 | |
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| S13 Expressway Sansha Expressway 三莎高速公路 | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 233.6 km[1] (145.2 mi) |
| Existed | November 17, 2014–present |
| Major junctions | |
| North end |   G3012 / G314 in Sanchakou, Maralbexi County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang |
| Major intersections | Makit–Kashgar Expressway in Makit County, Kashgar Prefecture |
| South end |  G3012 / G315 in Yarkant County, Kashgar Prefecture |
| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Highway system | |
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The Sanchakou–Yarkant Expressway (Chinese: 三岔口–莎车高速公路), commonly referred to as the S13 Sansha Expressway (Chinese: 三莎高速公路), is an expressway that connects the town of Sanchakou [zh] in Maralbexi County with Yarkant County. The route is entirely in the Kashgar Prefecture in the Chinese autonomous region of Xinjiang. It opened on November 17, 2014,[2] and parallels much of Xinjiang Provincial Highway 215. In some sources, the expressway is referred to as the Maralbexi–Yarkant Expressway (Chinese: 巴楚–莎车高速公路), or Basha Expressway (Chinese: 巴莎高速公路) for short.[3]
The expressway connects with the G3012 Turpan–Hotan Expressway at both ends, serving as a bypass of the city centre of Kashgar. It was built with the help of resources from the municipality of Shanghai.[3]
