Nishi-Meihan Expressway

Nishi-Meihan Expressway
西名阪自動車道
Route information
Length	27.2 km (16.9 mi)
Existed	1969–present
Major junctions
From	Matsubara Junction
To	Tenri Interchange
Location
Country	Japan
Major cities	Fujiidera, Kashiwara, Kashiba, Yamatokōriyama
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

Nishi-Meihan Expressway (西名阪自動車道, Nishimeihan Jidōshadō) is a national expressway in the Kinki region of Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company.

Naming

Meihan is a kanji acronym of two characters. The first character represents Nagoya (名古屋) and the second character represents Osaka (大阪). Nishi (西) means west; together with the Meihan Highway and Higashi-Meihan Expressway, it forms a corridor linking the greater Nagoya and Osaka areas.

Passage cities

• Osaka Prefecture

Matsubara - Fujiidera - Habikino - Kashiwara

• Nara Prefecture

Kashiba - Kanmaki - Kawai - Ando - Yamatokōriyama - Ando - Yamatokōriyama - Tenri

Interchanges and Junctions

• (10) Matsubara Junction
• TB Matsubara Toll Gate
• 1 Fujiidera Interchange
• TB Kashiwara Toll Gate
• 2 Kashiwara Interchange
• SA Kashiba Service Area
• 3 Kashiba Interchange
• 4 Hōryūji Interchange
• 5 kōriyama Interchange
• TB/PA Tenri Toll Gate/Tenri Parking Area
• 6 Tenri Interchange

External links

• Template:Ja icon West Nippon Expressway Company