Tōhoku-Chūō Expressway
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| 東北中央自動車道 | |
| Route information | |
| Length: |
27.1 km[1] 8.8 km (Yonezawa Nan-yō Road)[1] (16.8 mi) Main Route |
| Existed: | 1997[2] – present |
| Major junctions | |
| From: |
Fukushima Junction in Fukushima, Fukushima Tōhoku Expressway |
| To: |
Obanazawa-Ōishida Interchange in Obanazawa, Yamagata Obanazawa Shinjō Road National Route 347 |
| Location | |
| Major cities: | Yonezawa, Yamagata |
| Highway system | |
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National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan | |
The Tōhoku-Chūō Expressway (東北中央自動車道 Tōhoku-Chūō Jidōsha-dō) (lit. Central Tōhoku Expressway) is a 2-laned national expressway in the Tōhoku region of Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.
Overview
The expressway is incomplete in many areas, however it is planned to eventually connect Fukushima Prefecture with Akita Prefecture via Yamagata Prefecture.[3] From Fukushima to Yonezawa the route is incomplete; this section is to be built according to the New Direct Control System and will operate toll-free upon completion. From Yonezawa, a short toll road signed as the Yonezawa Nan-yō Road is designed to become part of the expressway route in the future. As of April 2008 the current Tōhoku-Chūō Expressway extends from Yamagata-Kaminoyama Interchange to Higashine Interchange, with a future extension to the city of Obanazawa planned.[4] North of Obanazawa, various expressway-standard roads (bypasses of National Route 13) make up the remaining distance to the city of Yokote in Akita Prefecture.
The route of the expressway parallels the Ōu Main Line of East Japan Railway Company for most of its length.
The speed limit is 70 km/h along the entire route.
List of interchanges and features
- IC - interchange, JCT - junction, BR - bridge, TB - toll gate
- Yonezawa-kita IC - Nan-yō Takahata IC : Yonezawa Nan-yō Road
| No. | Name | Connections | Dist. from Origin |
Dist. from Terminus |
Bus Stop | Notes | Location | |
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| <(21-1)> | Fukushima JCT | Tōhoku Expressway |
Opens in 2016 | Fukushima | Fukushima | |||
| <TB> | Fukushima Toll Gate | Opens in 2016 | ||||||
| <1> | Ōzasō IC | Pref. Route 5 (Kaminagurai Izakadate Route) | Opens in 2016 | |||||
| <2> | Yonezawa IC | National Route 13 |
Opens in 2016 | Yonezawa | Yamagata | |||
| 3 | Yonezawa-kita IC | National Route 13 (Yonezawa Bypass) National Route 121 |
0.0 | 8.8 | ||||
| BR | Mogamigawa Bridge | ↓ | ↑ | Mogami River crossing | Takahata | |||
| 4 | Nan-yō Takahata IC | National Route 13 (Nan-yō Bypass) National Route 113 (Akayu Bypass) |
8.8 | 0.0 | ||||
| <5> | Kaminoyama IC | National Route 13 National Route 458 |
Opens in 2018 | Kaminoyama | ||||
| 6 | Yamagata-Kaminoyama IC | National Route 13 (Yamagata Bypass) |
0.0 | 27.1 | ||||
| Yamagata | ||||||||
| 7 | Yamagata-chūō IC | Pref. Route 18 (Yamagata Asahi Route) | 10.4 | 16.7 | ||||
| (6) | Yamagata JCT | Yamagata Expressway |
15.5 | 11.6 | ||||
| 8 | Tendō IC | Pref. Route 23 (Tendō Ōe Route) | 22.1 | 5.0 | Tendō | |||
| <TB> | Tendō Toll Gate | ↓ | ↑ | Planned | ||||
| 9 | Higashine IC |  National Route 287 |
27.1 | 0.0 | ||||
| <10> | Murayama IC | Pref. Route 25 (Sagae Murayama Route) | Planned | Murayama | ||||
| <11> | Obanazawa-Ōishida IC | National Route 347 |
Planned | Obanazawa | ||||
| Through to Obanazawa Shinjō Road (Planned) | ||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "E-NEXCO Expressway Data". Retrieved 2008-04-13.
- ↑ "Yamagata Shimbun, November 21, 2007". Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ↑ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "High Standard Trunk Road Map" (pdf). Retrieved 2008-04-13.
- ↑ "E-NEXCO Planned Routes". Retrieved 2008-04-14.
External links
- (Japanese) East Nippon Expressway Company
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