Higashi-Mito Road

Higashi-Mito Road
東水戸道路
Route information
Existed:	1996[1] – present
Major junctions
From:	Mito-minami Interchange in Mito, Ibaraki Kita-Kantō Expressway National Route 6
To:	Hitachinaka Interchange in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Hitachinaka Road National Route 245
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

The Higashi-Mito Road (東水戸道路, Higashimito Dōro) is a 4-laned toll road in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.

Overview

The route is officially designated as a bypass for National Route 6, however it is functionally an extension of the Kita-Kantō Expressway. As such it is classified as a national highway for motor vehicles only with national expressway concurrency (高速自動車国道に並行する一般国道自動車専用道路, Kōsoku Jidōsha Kokudō ni Heikōsuru Ippan Kokudō Jidōsha Senyō Dōro)^[2] with the same design standard as other national expressways.

The first section was opened to traffic in 1996 and a bridge crossing the Naka River was finished in 1999,^[3] completing the route. The road was expanded from 2 to 4 lanes in 2000.^[3]

List of interchanges and features

• IC - interchange, BR - bridge, TB - toll gate

No.	Name	Connections	Notes	Location (all in Ibaraki)
Through to Kita-Kantō Expressway
17	Mito-minami IC	National Route 6 (Mito Bypass)		Mito
18	Mito-Ōarai IC	National Route 51
BR		Naka River
				Hitachinaka
19/ TB	Hitachinaka IC Hitachinaka Toll Gate	National Route 245	TB collects tolls for through traffic to Hitachinaka Road
Through to Hitachinaka Road

References

1. ↑ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Kanto Bureau. "Hitachi Area Road History". Retrieved 2008-05-15. 
2. ↑ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "High Standard Trunk Road Map" (pdf). Retrieved 2008-04-13. 
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Kanto Bureau. "Hitachi Area Road History". Retrieved 2008-05-15. 

External links

• (Japanese) East Nippon Expressway Company