Japan National Route 57
(Redirected from Route 57 (Japan))
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| 国道57号 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 326.7 km[1] (203.0 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1 April 1963–present | |||
| History | Was Routes 214, 215 and 216 before 1963 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  National Route 34 in Nagasaki | |||
| East end |  National Route 10 in Ōita | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Japan | |||
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National Route 57 (国道57号, Kokudō Gojūnana-gō) is a national highway of Japan connecting Ōita and Nagasaki in Japan.
Route description
[edit]- Length: 326.7 km (203.0 mi)[2]
- Origin: Ōita, Ōita (junction with Route 10 and terminates at Route 210)
- Terminus: Nagasaki, Nagasaki (terminates at Route 34 and Route 202)
- Major cities: Oita, Taketa, Kumamoto, Uki, Shimabara, Isahaya, Nagasaki
A section of National Route 57 in the city of Taketa in Ōita Prefecture is a musical road.[3]
History
[edit]- 1953-05-18 - Second Class National Highway 214 (from Isahaya to Shimabara), Second Class National Highway 215 (from Shimabara to Uto) and Second Class National Highway 216 (from Kumamoto to Oita)
- 1963-04-01 - Joined Second Class National Highways 214, 215 and 216 to form First Class National Highway 57 (from Oita to Nagasaki)
- 1965-04-01 - General National Highway 57 (from Oita to Nagasaki)
Overlapping sections
[edit]- From Oita (Omichi Entrance intersection) to Bungo-ono Inukai Bypass junction: Route 10
- From Oita (Funai Bridge North intersection) to Oita (Miyazaki intersection): Route 210
- From Taketa (Aiai-Shichiri intersection) to Taketa (Aiai-Hira intersection): Route 442
- From Aso Ichinomiya-machi Sakanashi (Sakanashi intersection) to Aso Kurokawa (Uchinomaki Onsen Entrance intersection): Route 265
- From Minamiaso (Aso Bridge intersection) to Ōzu (Muro intersection): Route 325
- From Minami-ku, Kumamoto (Chikami-machi intersection) to Uto (Matsuwara intersection): Route 3
- From Uki Misumi-machi Misumiura (Gokyō Entrance intersection) to Uki Misumi-machi Misumiura (Misumi Port intersection): Route 266
- From Shimabara Minato-machi (Shimabara Gaikō intersection) to Shimabara Shinwa-machi (Unzen Higashi Tozanguchi intersection): Route 251
- From Unzen Obama-cho Obama to Unzen Obama-cho Minamikisashi: Route 389
- From Unzen Obama-cho Marina (Unzen Nishi Tozanguchi intersection) to Unzen Aino-machi Otsu (Aino Tenbōdai-mae intersection): Route 251
- From Unzen Aino-machi (Aino intersection) to Isahaya: Route 251
- From Isahaya (Obunakoshi-machi intersection) to Isahaya Tarami-chō Geya (Kikitsu Station East Entrance intersection): Route 207
- From Isahaya (Obunakoshi Tunnel intersection) to Nagasaki (Kenchōmae intersection): Route 34
- From Nagasaki (Yagami-machi intersection) to Nagasaki (Kenchōmae intersection): Route 251
Municipalities passed through
[edit]- Oita Prefecture
- Kumamoto Prefecture
- Nagasaki Prefecture
- Shimabara - Minamishimabara - Unzen - Isahaya - Nagasaki
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Route 57 (Japan).
References
[edit]- ^ "一般国道の路線別、都道府県別道路現況" [Road statistics by General National Highway route and prefecture] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "一般国道の路線を指定する政令 (1965年)". Wikisource (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Shinopii (22 February 2017). "日本全国にメロディーロードは28箇所ある！" [The 28 Melody Roads of Japan] (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 February 2020.
