Hanshin Expressway

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Route 1 Loop Route of Hanshin Expressway at Shinanobashi, Osaka
Hanshin expressway in Osaka
Gate Tower Building, with Hanshin Expressway going through the 5th-7th floors

The Hanshin Expressway (阪神高速道路 Hanshin Kōsoku-dōro) is a network (239.3 km) of expressways surrounding Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto, Japan. Operated by Hanshin Expressway Company, Limited (阪神高速道路株式会社 Hanshin Kōsoku-dōro Kabushiki-gaisha), it opened in 1962.

Portions of the Hanshin Expressway collapsed during the Kobe earthquake on January 17, 1995. These sections were rebuilt by 1996. The expressway was designed to be earthquake proof, so it did not break up, but toppled onto its side.[1][2][3] Portions of the Osaka highway are featured in Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3, and Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3, 3 DX, and 3 DX+.

Routes

Hanshin Expressway
  • 1 - Loop Route (central Osaka)
  • 2 - Yodogawa-Sagan Route (Hokko-kita - Universal Studios Japan)
  • 3 - Kobe Route (Nishi-Nagahori - Amagasaki - Nishinomiya - Kobe)
  • 4 - Bayshore Route (Osakako - Rinku Town, Kansai Airport)
  • 5 - Bayshore Route (Osakako - Rokko Island)
  • 7 - Kita-Kobe Route (Igawa - Shirakawa - Arima - Nishinomiya-Yamaguchi)
  • 8 - Kyoto Route (Fushimi-ku, Kyoto)
  • 11 - Ikeda Route (Umeda - Toyonaka - Osaka Airport - Kawanishi - Ikeda)
  • 12 - Moriguchi Route (Kitahama - Moriguchi)
  • 13 - Higashi-Osaka Route (central Osaka - Higashi-Osaka)
  • 14 - Matsubara Route (Namba - Hirano - Matsubara)
  • 15 - Sakai Route (Sumiyoshi - Suminoe - Sakai)
  • 16 - Osakako Route (Nishi-Nagahori - Osakako)
  • 17 - Nishi-Osaka Route (Bentencho - Sumiyoshi)
  • 31 - Kobe-Yamate Route (Kobe - Shirakawa)
  • 32 - Shin-Kobe Tunnel (National Highway Route 2 - Minotani)

References

  1. ↑ Fallen over Expressway
  2. ↑ [http://regisworld.wordpress.com/page/2/ Structure of Expressway and failure}
  3. ↑ Pictures of fallen over expressway

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