Hiroshima Expressway (West Nippon Expressway Company)

Hiroshima Expressway
広島自動車道
Route information
Length	17.2 km (10.7 mi)
Existed	1983–present
Major junctions
From	in Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima Sanyō Expressway
To	in Asakita-ku, Hiroshima Chūgoku Expressway
Location
Major cities	Hiroshima
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

The Hiroshima Expressway (広島自動車道, Hiroshima Jidōsha-dō) is a national expressway in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company.

Naming[]

The expressway is officially referred to as the Hiroshima Hamada Route. The Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Hiroshima Hamada Route is the official designation for the Sanyō Expressway between Hiroshima Interchange and Hiroshima Junction, the Hiroshima Expressway between Hiroshima Junction and Hiroshima-kita Junction, the Chūgoku Expressway between Hiroshima-kita Junction and Chiyoda Junction, and the Hamada Expressway between Chiyoda Junction and Hamada Interchange (concurrent with the Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Hiroshima Hamada Route).

Overview[]

The expressway is a short connector route linking Chūgoku Expressway with the Sanyō Expressway.

Although the route officially originates at , the southern terminus and terminates at , the northern terminus, exit numbers and kilometer markings originate from Hiroshima-kita Junction.

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
(26)		Chūgoku Expressway	0.0			Asakita-ku, Hiroshima
1		National Route 191 National Route 261 (planning)	2.8	○
PA			10.5
BS			11.7	○
2			13.2		opened on July 6, 2001	Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima
(3)		Sanyō Expressway	17.2

External links[]

• (in Japanese) West Nippon Expressway Company

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