Hanshin Expressway
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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, Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3, and Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3 DX.
[edit] Routes
- 1 - Loop Route (central Osaka)
- 2 - Yodogawa Sagan Route (Hokko-kita - Universal Studios Japan)
- 3 - Kobe Route (Nishi-nagahori - Amagasaki - Nishinomiya - Kobe)
- 4 - Wangan Route (Osakako - Rinku Town, Kansai Airport)
- 5 - Wangan 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)
[edit] References
- ^ Fallen over Expressway
- ^ [http://regisworld.wordpress.com/page/2/ Structure of Expressway and failure}
- ^ Pictures of fallen over expressway
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