Hamada Expressway

Hamada Expressway
浜田自動車道
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Route information
Length	56.6 km (35.2 mi)
Existed	1989–present
Major junctions
From	in Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima Chūgoku Expressway
To	in Hamada, Shimane National Route 9
Location
Major cities	Ōnan
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

The Hamada Expressway (浜田自動車道, Hamada Jidōsha-dō) is a national expressway in the Chūgoku region of Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company.

Overview[]

The expressway is officially referred to as the Hiroshima Hamada Route. Together with the Chūgoku Expressway and Hiroshima Expressway, the expressway forms a link connecting the greater Hiroshima area with western Shimane Prefecture.

The first section of the expressway was opened to traffic in 1989 and the entire route was completed in 1991. The entire route is 2 lanes with the exception of the short (1.3 km) section between and .

List of interchanges and features[]

• IC - interchange, SIC - smart interchange, JCT - junction, SA - service area, PA - parking area, BS - bus stop, TN - tunnel, BR - bridge

No.	Name	Connections	Dist. from Origin	Bus Stop	Notes	Location
(25)		Chūgoku Expressway	0.0			Kitahiroshima	Hiroshima
BS			2.1	○
-			4.8
1		National Route 261	12.6	○
PA			16.5
-			18.7
TN					Length - 2,595 m (8,514 ft)
						Ōnan	Shimane
-			22.3		adjacent to Inokoyama Tunnel
2			24.2	○
-					only accessible to Chiyoda JCT-bound traffic	Hamada
BS			34.9	○
-			36.0
3			39.2	○
3-1			47.0	○
3-2		San'in Expressway	55.3
TB			56.0
4		National Route 9 ()	56.6

External links[]

• (in Japanese) West Nippon Expressway Company

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