Isewangan Expressway

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Isewangan Expressway
伊勢湾岸自動車道
Route information
Length56.4 km[1] (35.0 mi)
Existed1985[2]–present
Major junctions
From in Toyota, Aichi
Shin-Tōmei Expressway
Japanese National Route Sign 0475.svgC3 Expressway (Japan).png Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway
To in Yokkaichi, Mie
Shin-Meishin Expressway
Japanese National Route Sign 0475.svgC3 Expressway (Japan).png Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway
Location
Major citiesNagoya, Kuwana
Highway system
National highways of Japan
Expressways of Japan

The Isewangan Expressway (伊勢湾岸自動車道, Isewangan Jidōshadō) is a national expressway in the Tōkai region of Japan. It is owned and operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company.

Naming[]

The route primarily follows the north shore of Ise Bay (wangan means bayshore in Japanese).

Officially, the route has 3 designations. The section from Toyota-higashi Junction to is referred to as part of the Second Tōkai Expressway.[3] The section from Tōkai Junction to Tobishima Interchange is referred to as part of National Route 302.[4] This section is not classified as a national expressway but rather as a national highway for motor vehicles only with national expressway concurrency. There is no difference in the design standard of this section compared with the rest of the expressway. Finally, the section from Tobishima Interchange to Yokkaichi-kita Junction is referred to as part of the Kinki Expressway Nagoya Kobe Route.[3]

Overview[]

The Isewangan is planned to link the future Shin-Tōmei Expressway to the east and Shin-Meishin Expressway to the west. These 3 expressways will replace the Tōmei Expressway and Meishin Expressway as the primary roadway linking Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka.

The first segment ( to ) was opened in 1985 as the Isewangan Road and the most recent addition was opened in 2005.[2] The final segment ( to ) is planned to connect with extensions to the Shin-Meishin Expressway and Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway. The route is 6 lanes for its entire length.

The expressway features several impressive bridges. Three bridges span the Nagoya Port area (collectively known as the Meikō Triton) and two bridges span the Kiso River and Ibi River (collectively known as the Twinkle Bridges).

List of interchanges and features[]

No. Name Connections Dist. from
Origin 		Dist. from
Terminus 		Notes Location
Through to Shin-Tōmei Expressway
1 Japanese National Route Sign 0475.svgC3 Expressway (Japan).png Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway 0.0 56.4 Toyota Aichi
BR ↓ ↑ Yahagi River crossing
Cable-stayed bridge, Length - 820 m
2 Japanese National Route Sign 0248.svg National Route 248 3.1 53.3
(19-1) E1 Tōmei Expressway 5.0 51.4
3 Pref. Route 56 (Nagoya Okazaki Route) 12.6 43.8
PA 15.9 40.5 Highway Oasis Kariya
4 Japanese National Route Sign 0001.svg National Route 1
Japanese National Route Sign 0023.svg National Route 23 (/)
Pref. Route 57 (Seto Ōbu Tōkai Route) 		20.2 36.2 Toyoake
5 C2 Expressway (Japan).png Mei-Nikan Expressway
Japanese Urban Expwy Sign 0003.svg Nagoya Expressway Ōdaka Route 		25.5 30.9 Midori-ku, Nagoya
Japanese National Route Sign 0023.svg National Route 23 () Toyota-bound exit, Yokkaichi-bound entrance only
6 Japan road sign 325.svg Chitahantō Road ()
Japanese National Route Sign 0302.svg National Route 302 		27.0 29.4 Ōbu
Tōkai
7 Japanese National Route Sign 0302.svg National Route 302
Japanese National Route Sign 0247.svg National Route 247 		29.9 26.5
7-1 Japanese Urban Expwy Sign 0004.svg Nagoya Expressway Tōkai Route
BR ↓ ↑ Cable-stayed bridge
Length - 700 m
Minato-ku, Nagoya
8 Pref. Route 225 (Nagoya Higashi Kō Route) 32.4 24.0
BR ↓ ↑ Cable-stayed bridge
Length - 1,170 m
9 34.8 21.6
BR ↓ ↑ Cable-stayed bridge
Length - 758 m
Tobishima
10 Japanese National Route Sign 0302.svg National Route 302 37.6 18.8
10-1 C2 Expressway (Japan).png Mei-Nikan Expressway - -
11 Pref. Route 71 (Nagoya Nishi Kō Route) 40.5 15.9 Yokkaichi-bound exit, Toyota-bound entrance only Yatomi
12 Pref. Route 103　(Yokkaichi Suzuka Route) 43.3 13.1 Toyota-bound exit, Yokkaichi-bound entrance only
BR ↓ ↑ Length - 1,145m
Kuwana Mie
13/PA / Pref. Route 7 (Suigō Kōen Route) 45.9 10.5
BR ↓ ↑ Length - 1,397m
14 Pref. Route 69 (Wangan-Kuwana Inter Route) 48.4 8.0
BR ↓ ↑
Kawagoe
15 Japanese National Route Sign 0023.svg National Route 23 ()
Pref. Route 401 (Kuwana Yokkaichi Route) 		50.2 6.2
16 Pref. Route 66 (Yokkaichi Asahi Route) 54.2 2.2 Toyota-bound exit, Yokkaichi-bound entrance only Yokkaichi
(29-1) E23 Expressway (Japan).png Higashi-Meihan Expressway 56.4 0.0
Through to Shin-Meishin Expressway

Gallery[]

  • Toyota Arrows Bridge

  • Meikō Triton view from the west

  • Meikō-higashi Bridge

  • Meikō-chūō Bridge

  • Meikō-nishi Bridge

  • Twinkle Kisogawa Bridge

  • Twinkle Kisogawa Bridge

  • Twinkle Ibigawa Bridge and Nagashima Spaland

  • Twinkle Ibigawa Bridge at night

  • Furukawa Viaduct

References[]

  1. ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "Road Timetable". Archived from the original on 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "History of the Expressway Network in the Greater Nagoya Area". Archived from the original on 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "High Standard Trunk Road Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  4. ^ Aichi Prefectural Government. "Toll Road Information". Retrieved 2008-05-19.

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