Tōmei Expressway
東名高速道路
Route information
Part of
Length:
346.8 km[3]
Existed:
1968[1] [2]
Major junctions
From:
Tokyo Interchange in Setagaya, Tokyo Shuto Expressway Shibuya Route
To:
Komaki Interchange in Komaki, Aichi Meishin Expressway Nagoya Expressway Komaki Route National Route 41
Location
Major cities:
Kawasaki , Yokohama , Atsugi , Fuji , Shizuoka , Hamamatsu , Toyokawa , Toyota , Nagoya , Kasugai
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan
The Tōmei Expressway (東名高速道路 , Tōmei Kōsoku Dōro ? is a national expressway on the island of Honshū in Japan . It is operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company . It is a part of Asian Highway Network
The word Tōmei is an acronym consisting of two kanji characters. The first character refers to Tokyo (東 京? and the second refers to Nagoya (名 古屋? , which are the two major urban areas linked by the expressway.
Officially the expressway is designated as the First Tōkai Expressway.[4] New Tōmei Expressway ) is under construction parallel to the existing route which will alleviate congestion problems [5]
The expressway is also a part of Route AH1 of the Asian Highway Network .[6] [7]
Overview [ edit ] The Tōmei Expressway is an important roadway linking Tokyo and Nagoya. It is the most heavily travelled roadway operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company, with some sections used by more than 100,000 vehicles a day.[5]
The first sections were opened to traffic in 1968 and the entire route was completed in 1969.[1]
From the origin in western Tokyo the expressway follows a westerly route through Kanagawa Prefecture , paralleling National Route 246 and passing to the north of Yokohama . The route continues west into Shizuoka Prefecture , passing to the south of Mount Fuji and along the coastline of Suruga Bay , paralleling National Route 1 and the historic Tōkaidō highway before reaching the city of Shizuoka . The expressway continues west, passing Lake Hamana in western Shizuoka Prefecture, and crosses into Aichi Prefecture . The expressway then heads northwest, passing to the east of the city of Nagoya and meeting the terminus of the Chūō Expressway before terminating at an interchange in the city of Komaki to the north of Nagoya. Although the Tōmei Expressway ends at this point, the roadway continues as the Meishin Expressway towards Kyoto , Osaka , and Kobe .
List of interchanges and features [ edit ]
No.
Name
Connections
Dist. from
Bus Stop
Notes
Location
Through to Shuto Expressway Shibuya Route
1
Tokyo IC Met. Route 311 (Kampachi Dori)
0.0
Setagaya Tokyo
-
Tōmei JCT Tokyo Gaikan Expressway ↓
Planned
BR
Tamagawa Bridge ↓
Tama River crossing
Tama-ku, Kawasaki Kanagawa
-
Shukugawara JCT Shuto Expressway Kawasaki Route ↓
Planned
TB
Tokyo Toll Gate /Mukaigaoka Bus Stop 6.7
○
Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki
3
Tōmei-Kawasaki IC 7.6
BS
Eda Bus Stop 10.5
○
Aoba-ku, Yokohama
3-1
Yokohama-Aoba IC National Route 246 Yokohama Kanjō Expressway North Route (Planned)13.3
PA
Kōhoku PA 14.2
Midori-ku, Yokohama
4
Yokohama-Machida IC /Yokohama Bus Stop National Route 16 (Yamato Bypass )National Route 246 Hodogaya Bypass 19.7
X
Bus Stop closed
BS
Yamato Bus Stop 24.0
○
Yamato
TN
Yamato Tunnel ↓
BS
Ayase Bus Stop 28.8
○
Ayase
-
Ayase IC Pref. Route 42 (Fujisawa Zama Atsugi Route)
33.9
Planned
SA
Ebina SA 31.3
Ebina
4-1
Ebina-kita JCT Ken-Ō Expressway 33.9
5
Atsugi IC Odawara-Atsugi Road National Route 129 National Route 246 35.0
Atsugi
BS
Atsugi Bus Stop 36.7
○
BS
Isehara Bus Stop 41.7
○
Isehara
-
Isehara JCT New Tōmei Expressway ↓
Planned
5-1
Hadano-Nakai IC /Hadano Bus Stop Pref. Route 71 (Hadano Ninomiya Route)Atsugi-Hadano Road (Planned)
50.1
○
Hadano
PA
Nakai PA 53.6
Nakai
BS
Ōi Bus Stop 57.1
○
Ōi
6
Ōi-Matsuda IC National Route 246 National Route 255 57.9
BS
Matsuda Bus Stop 60.2
○
Matsuda
BS
Yamakita Bus Stop 63.6
○
Yamakita
TN
Azumayama Tunnel ↓
TN
Shintsuburano Tunnel (Komaki-bound)Tsuburano Tunnel (Tokyo-bound)↓
TN
Torideyama Tunnel ↓
Tokyo-bound only
TN
Tarogao Tunnel ↓
TN
Kitahata Tunnel ↓
PA
Ayuzawa PA 71.9(↓)
Komaki-bound: Accessible only to Left Route
TN
Sakuradaira Tunnel ↓
Tokyo-bound only
Oyama Shizuoka
TN
Takao Tunnel ↓
BS
Oyama Bus Stop 75.5
○
Komaki-bound: Accessible only to Left Route
TN
Shoryo Tunnel ↓
Tokyo-bound only
TN
Shirahata Tunnel ↓
BR
Tomei Ashigara Bridge
BS
Ashigara Bus Stop 79.2
○
SA
Ashigara SA 80.9
Gotenba
7
Gotenba IC (No.2) National Route 138 (Gotenba Bypass )83.7
Komaki-bound exit, Tokyo-bound entrance only
Gotenba IC (No.1) /Gotenba Bus Stop Pref. Route 401 (Gotenba Hakone Route)
○
7-1
Gotenba JCT New Tōmei Expressway 88.3
Tokyo-bound only
PA
Komakado PA 89.9(↓)
X
Bus Stop closed
7-2
Susono IC National Route 246 93.8
Susono
BS
Susono Bus Stop 95.5
○
8
Numazu IC Pref. Route 83 (Numazu Inter Route)Izu Jūkan Expressway (Planned)
103.3
○
Numazu
PA
Ashitaka PA 105.9
○
BS
Hara Bus Stop ↓
X
Closed
BS
Nakazato Bus Stop 115.7
○
Fuji
9
Fuji IC Nishi-Fuji Road National Route 139 New Tōmei Expressway 121.5
○
BS
Matsuoka Bus Stop 125.0
○
9-1
Fujikawa SA/ Pref. road No. 10 (Fujikawa-Minobu Route)
127.5
○
TN
Kanbara Tunnel ↓
Length - 710 m
Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
BS
Kanbara Bus Stop 133.1
○
PA
Yui PA 138.6(↓)
TN
Satta Tunnel ↓
BS
Okitsu Bus Stop 142.5
○
TN
Okitsu Tunnel ↓
TN
Seikenji Tunnel ↓
TN
Sodeshi Tunnel ↓
9-2
Shimizu JCT New Tōmei Expressway 146.4
10
Shimizu IC National Route 1 (Seishin Bypass )147.8
○
PA
Nihondaira PA 155.8
○
Suruga-ku, Shizuoka
11
Shizuoka IC Pref. Route 84 (Nakajima Minamiabe Route)
161.8
○
TN
Nihonzaka Tunnel ↓
Tokyo-bound Left Route - 2,380 m
Yaizu
PA
Nihonzaka PA 171.5(↓)
12
Yaizu IC Pref. Route 81 (Yaizu Mori Route)
173.6
BS
Yaizu-nishi Bus Stop 176.1
○
BS
Ōigawa Bus Stop 181.0
○
13
Yoshida IC Pref. Route 34 (Shimada Yoshida Route)
185.6
○
Yoshida
SA
Makinohara SA/ 194.5
○
Makinohara
13-1
Sagara-Makinohara IC National Route 473 197.0
14
Kikugawa IC Pref. Route 37 (Kakegawa Hamaoka Route)
201.8
○
Kikugawa
14-1
Kakegawa IC 207.8
○
Kakegawa
PA
Ogasa PA 209.7
BS
Okatsu Bus Stop 212.9
○
15
Fukuroi IC Pref. Route 61 (Hamakita Fukuroi Route)
219.4
○
Fukuroi
15-1
Iwata IC Pref. Route 86 (Iwata Inter Route)
223.3
Former site of Iwatahara PA
Iwata
15-2
Enshū-Toyoda PA/ 225.2
BS
Iwata Bus Stop 226.2
○
16
Hamamatsu IC Pref. Route 65 (Hamamatsu Kanjō Route)
230.0
Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu
BS
Hamamatsu-kita Bus Stop 233.5
○
PA
Mikatagahara PA 234.9
16-1
Hamamatsu-nishi IC Pref. Route 65 (Hamamatsu Kanjō Route)
240.5
Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu
BS
Kanzanji Bus Stop 244.7
○
BR
Hamanako Bridge ↓
Length - 603 m
Kita-ku, Hamamatsu
SA
Hamanako SA 247.9
○
17
Mikkabi IC Pref. Route 85 (Mikkabi Inter Route)
251.1
TN
Mikkabi Tunnel ↓
BS
Mikkabi Bus Stop 255.0
○
17-1
Mikkabi JCT New Tōmei Expressway 255.8
TN
Uri Tunnel ↓
Shinshiro Aichi
PA
Shinshiro PA 261.1
BS
Toyohashi-kita Bus Stop 262.3
○
Toyohashi
18
Toyokawa IC National Route 151 269.0
○
Toyokawa
PA
Akatsuka PA 274.0
BS
Otowa Bus Stop 279.1
○
18-1
Otowa-Gamagōri IC National Route 1 Otowa-Gamagōri Toll Road 280.2
BS
Motojuku Bus Stop 285.4
○
Okazaki
PA
Miai PA 289.7
19
Okazaki IC National Route 1 293.4
○
BS
Iwazu Bus Stop 301.5
○
19-1
Toyota JCT Isewangan Expressway 304.1
Toyota
SA
Kamigō SA 305.8
○
20
Toyota IC National Route 155 (Toyota-minami Bypass )310.8
○
20-1
Tōmei-Miyoshi IC /Miyoshi Bus Stop Pref. Route 54 (Toyota Chiryū Route)
315.8
○
Miyoshi
PA
Tōgō PA 318.1
Nisshin
BS
Nisshin Bus Stop 319.3
○
20-2
Nisshin JCT Nagoya-Seto Road 322.3
21
Nagoya IC Higashi-Meihan Expressway 325.5
Meitō-ku, Nagoya
BS
Asahi Bus Stop 329.5
X
Closed
Owariasahi
PA
Moriyama PA 333.7
Moriyama-ku, Nagoya
22
Kasugai IC National Route 19 337.7
X
Bus Stop closed
Kasugai
23
Komaki JCT Chūō Expressway 339.9
Komaki
24
Komaki IC Nagoya Expressway Komaki Route (via Komaki-kita Interchange )National Route 41 346.8
Through to Meishin Expressway
Section
Tokyo-bound Lanes
Komaki-bound Lanes
Shuto Expressway - Tokyo IC
Two
Tokyo IC - Ōi-Matsuda IC
Three
Ōi-Matsuda IC - Ashigara BS
Three
Two (Left Route) + Two (Right Route)
Ashigara BS - Komakado PA
Three
Komakado PA - Shizuoka IC
Two
Shizuoka IC - Nihonzaka Tunnel
Three
Two
Nihonzaka Tunnel
Two (Left Route) + Two (Right Route)
Three
Nihonzaka Tunnel - Nihonzaka PA
Three
Nihonzaka PA - Yaizu IC
Two
Three
Yaizu IC - Komaki IC
Two
Sections with left and right routes formerly carried 2 lanes of traffic in each direction. An additional roadway (carrying 3 lanes of traffic in one direction only) has been constructed parallel to the existing 4 lanes to alleviate congestion. The original 4 lanes are then converted for the use of traffic in the opposite direction.
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
^ a b Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "History of Tokyo's 3 Ring Roads" . Retrieved 2008-04-17 . ^ Japan Civil Engineering Contractors' Association. "Construction History of Japan" . Retrieved 2008-05-20 . ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "Road Timetable" . Retrieved 2008-05-20 . ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "High Standard Trunk Road Map" (pdf) . Retrieved 2008-04-13 . ^ a b "C-NEXCO Business Outline" (pdf) . Retrieved 2008-05-20 . ^ Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2003 Asian Highway Handbook , 2003, page 54 shows an aerial photo of the Yokohama Aoba Interchange, placing AH1 clearly on the Tomei Expressway rather than the other Tokyo-Nagoya expressway, the Chūō Expressway . ^ UNESCAP Asian Highway Network Project. "Sectional AH Data for Japan" (excel) . Retrieved 2008-05-20 .
External links [ edit ]
National Expressways
Toll Roads
Coordinates : 35°35′40″N 139°34′24″E / 35.594315°N 139.573410°E / 35.594315; 139.573410
Shuto Expressway Shibuya Route
Meishin Expressway
Nagoya Expressway Komaki Route
National Route 41
