Why is National Highway 109 called the road to death?

National Highway 109 is called the road of death because of its high altitude, bad weather, frequent road surface undulation and inclination.

National Highway 109 is located in Xizang Autonomous Region, China, and it passes through Hoh Xil Nature Reserve, which has certain risks. Hoh Xil is one of the nature reserves with the highest altitude and the most fragile ecological environment in the world, with complex geographical conditions, harsh climate, lack of infrastructure and rescue resources and difficult road conditions.

On this national highway, you may encounter the risk of natural disasters such as plateau hypoxia, extremely cold weather, mudslides and earthquakes. At the same time, the road conditions are poor, there are problems such as rugged, steep slopes and many bends, and the driving risk is great. Therefore, for ordinary vehicles and inexperienced drivers, the Hoh Xil 109 National Highway is dangerous.

National Highway 109 starts from Fuchengmen Bridge in Beijing's West Second Ring Road in the northeast and ends in Lhasa, Tibet in the southwest, with a total length of 3,922 kilometers. It was opened to traffic in 2009. It passes through Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai and Tibet.

Route route:

1, Beijing: National Highway 109 runs from Fuchengmen to the west, passing through Shijingshan District and Mentougou District. In Mentougou District, it passes through Junzhuang, Xiaweidian, Yanchi, Zhaitang and Qingshui, and enters Hebei Province to the west of Xiaolongmen Forest Farm. Most of them belong to mountain roads.

2. Hebei: from east to west, it crosses the southern part of Zhangjiakou City, passing through Kongjian Village, Baojiakou Village, Wofo Temple Township, Chadao Village and Dabao Town of Zhuolu County from the Beijing-Hebei border; Yuxian Taohua Town, Changning Township, Jijiazhuang Town, Xiyouying Town, Huangmei Township and Beishuiquan Town.

Yangshaoying Town, Sanmafang Township, Dongcheng Town, Jingergou Township, Dongbao Township, Xicheng Town, Yaojiazhuang Township and Dongjing Town of Yangyuan County entered Shanxi Province. Among them, the section from the junction of Beijing and Hebei to Baojiakou Village is a mountain road, and the rest are roads in plain and hilly areas, with good road conditions.

3. Shanxi: Jingsuo mileage in Shanxi Province is 220.539 kilometers, with the starting pile number of 3 16.336 and the ending pile number of 536.875. The Shanxi-Hebei border is located in Sunqizhuang Village, Dong Xiao Village, Yanggao County, Datong City, and the Shanxi-Mongolia border is located in Erdaoliang Village, Zuhu Township, Pinglu District, Shuozhou City, passing through Datong and Shuozhou from east to west.

4. Qinghai-Tibet Qinghai-Tibet Line refers to the section of National Highway 109 from Xining to Lhasa, in which Xining to Golmud is 794 kilometers and Golmud to Lhasa 12 15 kilometers. This is the best and safest road to Tibet, the first choice for most people to enter Tibet, and the only one of the four roads in China with passenger buses and plateau trains. The Qinghai-Tibet line is completely different from the mountains, valleys and rivers on the Sichuan-Tibet line and the Yunnan-Tibet line. Except for a few sections, the Qinghai-Tibet line is a straight line reaching the horizon.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Beijing-Lhasa Highway.