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The Metropolitan Expressway Public Corporation (responsible for the Shuto Expressway) was established in 1959, and the Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation (responsible for the Hanshin Expressway) was established in 1962. By 2004 the lengths of their networks had extended to 283 kilometres (175.8 mi) and 234 kilometres (145.4 mi) respectively.
An expressway in Japan is a highway built to freeway standards. They are typically also toll roads , but there are a growing number of toll-free expressways. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Expressways in Japan .
Number Origin Terminus Length (km) Vehicles only (popular name) National Route 1: Chūō, Tokyo [1]: Kita-ku, Osaka: 566.4: National Route 2: Kita-ku, Osaka: Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū
Japan has a nationwide system of national highways (一般国道, Ippan Kokudō) distinct from the expressways. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and other government agencies administer the national highways. Beginning in 1952, Japan classified these as Class 1 or Class 2.
It is paralleled by the Tōhoku Expressway, [9] so it was numbered E4. The Hachinohe Expressway is a spur route of the Tōhoku Expressway, so it was numbered E4A alongside several other routes, due to their relation to the Tōhoku Expressway. [10] As of September 2020, there are no expressways designated with numerical values greater than 98.
The Tokyo Expressway (東京高速道路, Tōkyō Kōsoku Dōro), also known as the KK Route, is a 2.0-kilometer-long (1.2 mi) untolled expressway in central Tokyo owned and maintained by the Tokyo Expressway Company (Tōkyō Kōsoku Dōro K.K.). It is signed as D8. [1] It runs in a semicircular loop around the Ginza district of Chūō-ku.
Pages in category "Expressway companies of Japan" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
The Tokyo Gaikan Expressway (東京外環自動車道, Tōkyō Gaikan Jidōshadō) is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company . Overview