Sanyō Expressway

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Sanyō Expressway
Sanyō Expressway (山陽自動車道)
Length: 446.7 km (278 mi)
405.6 km (main line)
9.6 km (Miki branch line)
3.4 km (Hanshin branch line)
28.1 km (Ube branch line)
Formed: 1982-1997
From: Kobe JCT(Kobe 神戸, Hyōgo)
To: Yamaguchi JCT(Yamaguchi 山口, Yamaguchi
Shimonoseki JCT(Shimonoseki 下関, Yamaguchi
Major cities: Kobe, Himeji, Okayama, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi

The Sanyō Expressway (山陽自動車道 San'yō Jidōshadō?) is an expressway in Japan, running from Kobe through Hiroshima along the Inland Sea and terminating in Yamaguchi Prefecture. It was founded in 1997, and its main line has a total length of 405.6 kilometers.


[edit] Exit list

Interchanges located along the Ogōri Highway route connecting the two designated expressway sections are shown with a blue background, and those along the Yamaguchi-Ube Toll Road with a green background. Note that the Yamaguchi-Ube Toll Road uses a separate exit numbering system.

Number km Name Intersecting routes Opened Notes
Kōbe Junction (神戸) Chūgoku Expressway Nov. 14, 1996
1 3 Kōbe North (神戸北) Rokkō Tollway Nov. 14, 1996
2 15 Miki Junction (三木) Nov. 14, 1996
2-1 25 Kōbe West (神戸西) Kōbe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway April 5, 1998 Along Kōbe-Awaji-Naruto route
3 18 Miki East (三木東) Hyōgo Prefectural Route 85 Nov. 14, 1996
4 28 Miki-Ono (三木小野) Route 175 Nov. 14, 1996
5 42 Kakogawa North (加古川北) Hyōgo Prefectural Route 43 Dec. 10, 1997
6 50 Sanyō Himeji East (山陽姫路東) Bantan-Renraku Expressway, Route 372 Mar. 28, 1991
7 63 Sanyō Himeji West (山陽姫路西) Route 29 Himeji Bypass July 31, 1990
8 69 Tatsuno (龍野) Hyōgo Prefectural Route 29 July 31, 1990
9 74 Tatsuno West (龍野西) Route 2, Hyōgo Prefectural Route 93 Mar. 30, 1982
9-1 Harima Junction (播磨) Harima Expressway Mar. 29, 2003
10 88 Akō (赤穂) Okayama/Hyōgo Prefectural Route 96 Mar. 30, 1982
11 99 Bizen (備前) Route 2 Mar. 30, 1982
12 109 Wake (和気) Route 374, Route 484 Dec. 16, 1993
13 123 San’yō (山陽) Okayama Prefectural Route 37 Dec. 16, 1993
14 137 Okayama (岡山) Route 53 Okayama North Bypass Mar. 31, 1993
15 144 Okayama Junction (岡山) Okayama Expressway Mar. 16, 1991
16 150 Kurashiki Junction (倉敷) Seto-Chuo Expressway Mar. 1, 1988
16-1 154 Hayashima (早島) Route 2 Mar. 1, 1988 Along Seto-Chuo route
17 152 Kurashiki (倉敷) Route 429 Mar. 1, 1988
18 162 Tamashima (玉島) Okayama Prefectural Route 54, Okayama Prefectural Route 60 Mar. 1, 1988
19 172 Kamogata (鴨方) Okayama Prefectural Route 155 Mar. 1, 1988
20 180 Kasaoka (笠岡) Okayama Prefectural Route 34 Mar. 1, 1988
21 192 Fukuyama East (福山東) Route 182, Route 314 Mar. 1, 1988
22 209 Fukuyama West (福山西) Onomichi Fukuyama Expressway, Route 2 Matsunaga Bypass Mar. 20, 1991
23 214 Onomichi (尾道) Route 184 Oct. 26, 1993
24 227 Mihara-Kui (三原久井) Route 486, Hiroshima Prefectural Route 25 Oct. 26, 1993
24-1 238 Honkō (本郷) Hiroshima Prefectural Highway 82 Oct. 26, 1993
25 247 Kōchi (河内) Route 432, Hiroshima Prefectural Route 73 Nov. 30, 1990
26 258 Saijō (西条) Route 375, Route 486, Hiroshima Prefectural Route 59 July 27, 1988
27 269 Shiwa (志和) Hiroshima Prefectural Route 83 Mar. 24, 1987
28 279 Hiroshima East (広島東) Hiroshima Highway 1, Hiroshima Prefectural Route 70 Mar. 24, 1987
29 286 Hiroshima (広島) Route 54 Mar. 25, 1988
30 293 Hiroshima Junction (広島) Hiroshima Expressway Mar. 20, 1985
31 296 Itsukaichi (五日市) Hiroshima Prefectural Highway 71, Hiroshima Prefectural Highway 265 Mar. 20, 1985
32 310 Hatsukaichi Junction (廿日市) Hiroshima-Iwakuni Highway Feb. 26, 1987
32-1 313 Hatsukaichi (廿日市) Route 2 Feb. 26, 1987 Hiroshima-Iwakuni Highway
32-2 315 Ōno (大野) Dec. 10, 1987 Hiroshima-Iwakuni Highway
32-3 323 Ōtake (大竹) Route 2 Mar. 29, 1988
33 324 Ōtake Junction (大竹) Hiroshima-Iwakuni Highway Mar. 29, 1988
34 333 Iwakuni (岩国) Route 2, Route 187, Hiroshima-Yamaguchi Prefectural Highway 1 June 25, 1992
35 347 Kuga (玖珂) Yamaguchi Prefectural Highway 70 June 25, 1992
36 359 Kumage (熊毛) Yamaguchi Prefectural Highway 8 Nov. 30, 1990
37 371 Tokuyama East (徳山東) Route 2 Mar. 30, 1990
38 389 Tokuyama West (徳山西) Route 2 Mar. 27, 1986
39 403 Hōfu East (防府東) Route 2 Mar. 27, 1986
40 407 Hōfu West (防府西) Route 2 Dec. 4, 1987
41 413 Yamaguchi South (山口南) Ogōri Highway, Route 2 Dec. 4, 1987 Continuation through Ogōri Highway
419 Yamaguchi Junction (山口) Chūgoku Expressway Dec. 4, 1987
Sue (陶) Route 2, Yamaguchi Prefectural Route 335 Connects via Yamaguchi South Interchange
Natajima (名田島) Yamaguchi Prefectural Highway 61
Ogōri (小郡) Route 9, Yamaguchi Prefectural Highway 212
Ōbara (大原)
Okaya (岡屋) Route 190, Yamaguchi Prefectural Route 230
Harajō (原条)
4 Kagawa (嘉川) Route 2, Route 9, Yamaguchi Prefectural Route 335
5 Yura (由良) Yamaguchi Prefectural Route 25
6 Ajisu (阿知須)
42 0 Ube Junction (宇部) Yamaguchi-Ube Toll Road Mar. 11, 2001
43 3 Ube (宇部) Route 490 Mar. 11, 2001
44 13 Onoda (小野田) Yamaguchi Prefectural Route 71 Mar. 11, 2001
45 23 Habu (埴生) Route 2, Route 9 Mar. 11, 2001
28 Shimonoseki Junction (下関) Chūgoku Expressway Mar. 11, 2001


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