Shangqiu-Dengfeng Expressway starts from the west of Shangqiu City, connects with Lianyungang-Khorgos expressway, the main national highway, and connects with Zhengzhou-Shaolinsi Expressway in the east of Dengfeng City in Zhengzhou, with a total length of 223 km. The design speed is 120km/h for the eastside of Zhengzhou-Yaoshan expressway and 100km/h for the westside of Zhengzhou-Yaoshan expressway.

After the completion of Shangqiu-Dengfeng expressway, together with Zhengzhou-Shaolinsi-Luoyang expressway and Luoyang-Lushi expressway, it will form a large double track of Henan section of Lianyugang-Khorgos expressway, which will take on the role of traffic pressure diversion of trunk expressway. At the same time, the expressway network composed of Dalian-Guangzhou expressway, Lankao-Nanyang expressway, Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao expressway, Zhengzhou-Yaoshan expressway and Zhengzhou-Shaolinsi expressway will also play a positive role in improving the access and service level of trunk expressway; The Zhengzhou section of Shangqiu-Dengfeng expressway will also further expand the radiation scope of Xinzheng International Airport and strengthen the connection between the cities along the line and the airport area. It can not only realize the convenient connection between Zhengzhou, Shangqiu, Kaifeng and the counties and cities under its jurisdiction and Xinzheng International Airport through expressway, but also greatly shorten the distance between Pingdingshan, Nanyang, Luoyang, Sanmenxia and Xinzheng International Airport. The distance between expressways will play an inestimable role in promoting the economic development of the areas along the line and even the construction of the Central Plains Economic Zone.