Bayshore Route

Bayshore Route
Bayshore route colored as orange
Bayshore Line under the JR Keiyō Line Bridge, Shin-Kiba
Yokohama Bay Bridge
Bayshore route at night
Haneda North Tunnel

The Bayshore Route of Shuto Expressway (首都高速道路湾岸線, Shuto Kōsokudōro Wangan-sen or simply Wangan-sen for short) is a stretch of toll highway in Greater Tokyo, 70 km, that runs from Yokohama city, Kanazawa ward, to Ichikawa city of Chiba Prefecture. It is an important route that runs between artificial islands of Tokyo Bay by way of bridges and sub-sea tunnels, bypassing Tokyo entirely.

Specific route

It runs from Yokohama through the Yokohama Bay Bridge and Tsurumi Tsubasa Bridge, the Kawasaki Subsea Tunnel, the Tama Subriver Tunnel, Haneda Airport North tunnel, Tokyo Bay Subsea Tunnel, which connects it to the popular tourist spot of Odaiba, and then on to Urayasu (near Tokyo Disneyland) in Chiba Prefecture. It is designated National Route 357 (国道357号). It facilitates road travel between Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures.

Interchanges

No.
 Name Connections Notes Location
Yokohama Yokosuka Road bound for Yokosuka and Kōnandai
B01 Sachiura IC For Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise and Umi no Kōen. Inbound entrance/outbound exit Kanagawa Yokohama
- Torihamachō TB - Inbound only
B02 Sugita IC For Torihamachō and Sugita Outbound entrance/inbound exit
B03 Inbound entrance/outbound exit
B05 Isogo IC Yokohama city roop route 2 (Byōbugaura bypass) Inbound entrance/outbound exit
B06 Sankeien IC For Yamashita Park and Honmoku futō Outbound entrance/inbound exit
(TBD) IC (TBD)[1] South Honmoku futō contact harbor road (Under construction) Inbound entrance/outbound exit, Under construction
- Honmoku JCT (Inbound) Kariba Route
B07 Honmoku futō IC For A, B, C and D wharf Inbound entrance/outbound exit
- Honmoku JCT (Outbound) Kariba Route
- Daikoku JCT (Inbound) Daikoku Route
- Daikoku PA -
B08 Daikoku futō IC Inbound exit/entrance
B09 Outbound exit/entrance
- Daikoku JCT (Outbound) Daikoku Route
B10 Higashi-ōgishima IC National Route 132 (Indirectly) Outbound entrance/Inbound exit Kawasaki
B11 Inbound entrance/outbound exit
- Port of Kawasaki Tunnel (Kawasaki Kōro Tunnel in Japanese) - Hazmat vehicles prohibited
- Kawasaki-Ukishima JCT (Inbound) Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line and Kawasaki Route
B12 Ukishima IC (Inbound) National Route 409
- Wangan-Ukishima TB - Outbound only, Was removed on March 1, 2013
B13 Ukishima IC (Outbound) National Route 409
- Kawasaki-Ukishima JCT (Outbound) Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line and Kawasaki Route
- Tama River Tunnel (Tamagawa Tunnel in Japanese) - Hazmat vehicles prohibited
Tokyo Ōta
B14 Wangan Kanpachi IC Kanpachi dori and Haneda Airport Terminal 1 Yokohama-bound entrance/Urayasu-bound exit
B16 Haneda Airport (Kūkō-chuō in Japanese) Haneda Airport Terminal 2 and Intl Terminal Yokohama-bound entrance/Urayasu-bound exit
B17 Haneda Airport Urayasu-bound entrance/Yokohama-bound exit
- Airport North Tunnel (Kūkō-kita Tunnel in Japanese) - Hazmat vehicles prohibited
- Tōkai JCT Haneda Route (indirectly) Yokohama-bound only
- Ōi PA - Yokohama-bound only Shinagawa
002 Ōi-minami IC For Katsushima (indirectly) Yokohama-bound entrance/Urayasu-bound exit
003A Urayasu-bound entrance/Yokohama-bound exit
- Ōi TB - Urayasu-bound only
- Ōi JCT Central Circular Route
Haneda Route bound for Shinjuku and Ueno
- Ōi PA - Urayasu-bound only
003B Ōi IC For Shinagawa and Ōimachi (indirectly) Urayasu-bound entrance/Yokohama-bound exit
- Port of Tokyo Tunnel (Tōkyō-kō Tunnel in Japanese) - Hazmat vehicles prohibited
004 Rinkai-fukutoshin IC For Tokyo Big Sight and Ferry futō Yokohama-bound entrance/Urayasu-bound exit Minato
- Ariake JCT Daiba Route Kōtō
- Shinonome JCT Harumi Route
005 Ariake IC For Tokyo Big Sight and Ferry futō Urayasu-bound entrance/Yokohama-bound exit
- Tatsumi JCT Fukagawa Route bound for Komatsugawa and Hakozaki JCT
006 Shinkiba IC Inbound entrance/outbound exit
007 Outbound entrance/inbound exit
- Kasai JCT Central Circular Route bound for Tōhoku Expressway and Jōban Expressway Edogawa
008 Kasai IC Kannana dori (Indirectly) Inbound entrance/outbound exit
009 Outbound entrance/inbound exit
010A Maihama IC Entrance from Tokyo Disney Resort Inbound entrance only/no exit Chiba Urayasu
010B Urayasu IC For Tokyo Disney Resort (indirectly) Inbound entrance/outbound exit
011 Outbound entrance/inbound exit
012 Chidori-chō IC For Funabashi and Ichikawa Inbound entrance/outbound exit Ichikawa
- Ichikawa PA - Inbound only
- Ichikawa TB - Inbound only
- Ichikawa JCT (Tentative name) Tokyo Outer Ring Road Under construction
Higashi-Kantō Expressway bound for Chiba and Narita

Traffic

Much cargo from Narita International Airport in Chiba destined for southern areas travels by way of large diesel trucks on Wangan-sen. The opening of Chubu International Airport has helped ease heavy truck congestion somewhat. It's notable as Tokyo's first offshore highway, has spectacular urban views including Minato Mirai 21, Odaiba and Rainbow Bridge, downtown Yokohama, and Yokohama Bridge, and is frequented by street racing during late night hours, although heavily congested in the day.

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See also

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References

  1. ↑ City of Yokohama Port Authority. "南本牧ふ頭連絡臨港道路整備事業". Retrieved 2016-03-28.
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