Meishin Expressway
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| 名神高速道路 | |
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| Maintained by the Central Nippon Expressway Company and the West Nippon Expressway Company | |
| Length: | 193.9 km (120.5 mi) |
| Existed: | July 16, 1963 – present |
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| From: | Komaki, Aichi ((24) Komaki IC) |
| To: | Nishinomiya, Hyōgo((38) Nishinomiya IC) |
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The Meishin Expressway (名神高速道路 Meishin Kōsoku-dōro) (=193.9 km) is a toll expressway in Japan. It runs from a junction with the Tomei Expressway in Nagakute, Aichi (outside Nagoya) west to Nishinomiya, Hyōgo (between Osaka and Kobe). It is the main road link between Osaka and Nagoya, and, along with the Tōmei Expressway, forms the main road link between Osaka and Tokyo. East of the Chūgoku Expressway near Osaka, it is part of Asian Highway Network (AH1 AH1).
The part east of interchange 29 (Yōkaichi) is owned by the Central Nippon Expressway Company; the rest is owned by the West Nippon Expressway Company.
The Meishin Expressway was the first expressway in Japan, with a section near Osaka and Kyoto opening July 16, 1963.
The Meishin Expressway parallels the old Nakasendō between Kyoto and Nagoya, now Route 8 and Route 21. The Meihan National Highway is a mostly non-tolled freeway between Osaka and Nagoya, lying further south and built to lower standards. The Shin-Meishin Expressway is an under-construction route between Osaka and Nagoya, lying between the two other high-speed roads, that will connect to the Second Tomei Expressway (via the Isewangan Expressway) and the Sanyō Expressway. It roughly parallels the old Tōkaidō (Route 1).
During the Great Hanshin Earthquake of January 17, 1995, the Meishin Expressway was lightly damaged but could only be used by emergency vehicles for weeks after the earthquake. It was the only remaining link between Osaka and Kobe for some time after the quake.
[edit] Exit list
Interchanges not yet opened are shown with a red background. Exit numbers continue from the sequence of the Tomei Expressway.
| Number | km | Name | Intersecting routes | Opened | Notes |
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| Tomei Expressway for Shizuoka and Tokyo | |||||
| 24 | Komaki IC (小牧) | Nagoya Expressway Route 11 (Komaki Route) Route 41 |
April 25, 1968 | ||
| 25 | Ichinomiya IC (一宮) | Nagoya Expressway Route 16 (Ichinomiya Route) Route 22 |
September 6, 1964 | ||
| 25-1 | Ichinomiya JCT (一宮) | Tōkai-Hokuriku Expressway | December 13, 1998 | ||
| 25-2 | Gifu Hashima IC (岐阜羽島) | March 24, 1983 | |||
| 26 | Ōgaki IC (大垣) | Route 258 | September 6, 1964 | ||
| Yōrō JCT (養老) | Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway (planned) | ||||
| 27 | Sekigahara IC (関ヶ原) | Route 365 | April 12, 1964 | ||
| 27-1 | Maihara JCT (米原) | Hokuriku Expressway | April 7, 1980 | ||
| 28 | Hikone IC (彦根) | Route 306 | April 12, 1964 | ||
| 29 | Yōkaichi IC (八日市) | Route 421 | April 12, 1964 | ||
| 29-1 | Ryūō IC (竜王) | Route 477 | August 28, 1981 | ||
| Rittō-higashi (栗東東) | Koka Konan Road (planned for FY 2013) | ||||
| 30 | Rittō IC (栗東) | Route 1/Route 8 | July 16, 1963 | Japan's first Expressway opened From here to Nishinomiya(I.C.). | |
| 30-1 | Kusatsu JCT (草津) | Shin-Meishin Expressway connection | March 19, 2005 | ||
| 30-2 | Seta-higashi IC (瀬田東 Seta East) | Keiji Bypass Route 1 (Keiji Bypass) |
August 29, 1988 | westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
| 30-2 | Seta-nishi IC (瀬田西 Seta West) | Shiga Prefectural Route 57 (Seta-nishi Interchange Route) | January 8, 1980 | eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |
| 31 | Ōtsu IC/SA (大津) | Shiga Prefectural Route 56 (Otsu Interchange Route) | July 16, 1963 | ||
| 32 | Kyoto Higashi IC (京都東 Kyoto East) | Kyoto Prefectural Route 143 (Shinomiya-Yotsuzuka Route, Sanjo Street) Route 1 (Gojo Bypass) Route 161(Nishi-Otsu bypass) |
July 16, 1963 | ||
| Kyoto Minami JCT (京都南 Kyoto South) | Hanshin Expressway Route 8 Kyoto Line (planned for FY 2021) | ||||
| 33, 33-1 (First Exit), 33-2 (Second Exit) |
Kyoto Minami IC (京都南 Kyoto South) | Route 1 (Keihan Road) | July 16, 1963 | split into 33-1 and 33-2 eastbound | |
| 33-3 | Ōyamazaki JCT/IC (大山崎) | Keiji Bypass Kyoto-Jūkan Expressway (planned) Route 171 |
August 10, 2003 (local access December 24, 2003) | Left route | |
| Takatsuki Second JCT (高槻第二) | Shin-Meishin Expressway connection (planned for FY 2016) | ||||
| 34 | Ibaraki IC (茨木) | Route 171 | July 16, 1963 | ||
| 35 | Suita JCT/IC (吹田) | Chūgoku Expressway Kinki Expressway Osaka Prefectural Route 2 |
March 1, 1970 | ||
| 36 | Toyonaka IC (豊中) | Hanshin Expressway Route 11 Ikeda Line Osaka Prefectural Route 10 (Osaka-Ikeda Route) |
July 16, 1963 | ||
| 37 | Amagasaki IC (尼崎) | Hyogo Prefectural Route 13 (Amagasaki-Ikeda Route) | July 16, 1963 | ||
| 38 | Nishinomiya IC (西宮) | Hanshin Expressway Route 3 Kobe Line Route 43 |
September 6, 1964 | westbound exit and eastbound entrance; Japan's first Expressway opened From here to Ritto(I.C.). | |
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