Ise Expressway

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Ise Expressway (伊勢自動車道)
Length:	68.8 km[1]
Formed:	1975[2]
From:	Seki Junction in Kameyama, Mie Meihan Highway
To:	Ise Interchange in Ise, Mie Ise Futami Toba Toll Road National Route 23
Major cities:	Tsu, Matsusaka

The Ise Expressway (伊勢自動車道, Ise Jidōshadō^?) is a national expressway in Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company.

[edit] Overview

Officially, the route is designated as the Kinki Expressway Ise Route, however this designation does not appear on any signage.^[3]

The expressway runs from north to south through central Mie Prefecture, beginning at a junction with the Meihan Highway. It passes to the west of the cities of Tsu and Matsusaka before coming to a junction with the Kisei Expressway. Here the Ise Expressway turns east and eventually terminates in the city of Ise. From the terminus the Ise Futami Toba Toll Road continues east on the same roadway.

The first section was opened to traffic in 1975. Direct access to the Higashi-Meihan Expressway was established in 2005.^[2] Prior to the completion of this junction users could only travel between the two expressways via the Meihan Highway.

The exit numbering system is continuous with the Higashi-Meihan. The entire route is 4 lanes with the exception of the short (1.8 km) section between Ise-nishi Interchange and Ise Interchange.

[edit] List of interchanges and features

• IC - interchange, JCT - junction, PA - parking area, SA - service area, TB - toll gate, TN - tunnel, BR - bridge

No.	Name	Connections	Dist. from Origin	Dist. from Terminus	Notes	Location (all in Mie)
-	Seki JCT	Meihan Highway	0.0	68.8		Kameyama
34	Ise-Seki IC	Higashi-Meihan Expressway	1.1	67.7	Seki JCT ←→ Higashi-Meihan: No Access
35	Geinō IC	Pref. Route 10 (Tsu Seki Route)	6.3	62.5		Tsu
SA	Anō SA		9.8	59.0
36	Tsu IC	Pref. Route 42 (Tsu Geinō Ōyamada Route)	14.8	54.0
BR	Anōgawa Overpass		↓	↑
BR	Iwatagawa Overpass		↓	↑
37	Hisai IC	National Route 165	21.1	47.7
BR	Kumozugawa Bridge		↓	↑
37-1	Ichishi-Ureshino IC	Pref. Route 67 (Ichishi-Ureshino Route)	26.9	41.9		Matsusaka
PA	Ureshino PA		29.4	39.4
38	Matsusaka IC	Pref. Route 58 (Matsusaka Ichishi Route) Pref. Route 59 (Matsusaka Daini Kanjō Route)	33.3	35.5
TN	Matsusaka Tunnel		↓	↑	Length - 919 m
BR	Kushidagawa Bridge		↓	↑
TN	Taki Tunnel		↓	↑	Length - 700 m	Taki
39-1	Seiwa-Taki JCT	Kisei Expressway	47.2	21.6
39	Seiwa-Taki IC	National Route 42
PA	Taki PA		53.1 (53.4)	(15.7) 15.4
40	Tamaki IC	Pref. Route 65 (Watarai Tamaki Route)	57.5	11.3		Tamaki
BR	Miyagawa Bridge		↓	↑
						Ise
TB	Ise Toll Gate		↓	↑
41	Ise-nishi IC	Pref. Route 32 (Ise Isobe Route)	67.0	1.8	Ise-bound exit, Tsu-bound entrance only
TN	Ise Tunnel		↓	↑	Length - 70 m
42	Ise IC	National Route 23	68.8	0.0
Through to Ise Futami Toba Toll Road

[edit] References

1. ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Road Timetable. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
2. ^ ^{a b} Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. History of the Expressway Network in the Greater Nagoya Area. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
3. ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. High Standard Trunk Road Map (pdf). Retrieved on 2008-04-13.

[edit] External links

• Central Nippon Expressway Company

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