Japan National Route 57

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National Route 57 shield
National Route 57
国道57号
Route information
Length326.7 km[1] (203.0 mi)
Major junctions
West endJapanese National Route Sign 0034.svg Route 34 in Nagasaki, Nagasaki
East endJapanese National Route Sign 0010.svg Route 10 in Oita, Oita
Highway system
National highways of Japan
Expressways of Japan
← National Route 56→ National Route 58

National Route 57 (国道57号, Kokudō Gojūnana-gō) is a national highway of Japan connecting Ōita, Ōita and Nagasaki, Nagasaki in Japan.

Route description[]

  • Length: 326.7 km (203.0 mi)[2]
  • Origin: Oita, Oita (junction with Route 10 and terminates at Route 210)
  • Terminus: Nagasaki, Nagasaki (terminates at and Route 202)
  • Major cities: Oita, Taketa, Kumamoto, Uki, Shimabara, Isahaya, Nagasaki

A section of National Route 57 in the city of Taketa in Ōita Prefecture is a musical road.[3]

History[]

  • 1953-05-18 - Second Class National Highway 214 (from Isahaya to Shimabara), Second Class National Highway 215 (from Shimabara to Uto) and Second Class National Highway 216 (from Kumamoto to Oita)
  • 1963-04-01 - Joined Second Class National Highways 214, 215 and 216 to form First Class National Highway 57 (from Oita to Nagasaki)
  • 1965-04-01 - General National Highway 57 (from Oita to Nagasaki)

Overlapping sections[]

  • From Oita (Omichi Entrance intersection) to Bungo-ono Inukai Bypass junction: Route 10
  • From Oita (Funai Bridge North intersection) to Oita (Miyazaki intersection): Route 210
  • From Taketa (Aiai-Shichiri intersection) to Taketa (Aiai-Hira intersection): Route 442
  • From Aso Ichinomiya-machi Sakanashi (Sakanashi intersection) to Aso Kurokawa (Uchinomaki Onsen Entrance intersection): Route 265
  • From Minamiaso (Aso Bridge intersection) to Ōzu (Muro intersection): Route 325
  • From Minami-ku, Kumamoto (Chikami-machi intersection) to Uto (Matsuwara intersection): Route 3
  • From Uki Misumi-machi Misumiura (Gokyō Entrance intersection) to Uki Misumi-machi Misumiura (Misumi Port intersection): Route 266
  • From Shimabara Minato-machi (Shimabara Gaikō intersection) to Shimabara Shinwa-machi (Unzen Higashi Tozanguchi intersection): Route 251
  • From Unzen Obama-cho Obama to Unzen Obama-cho Minamikisashi: Route 389
  • From Unzen Obama-cho Marina (Unzen Nishi Tozanguchi intersection) to Unzen Aino-machi Otsu (Aino Tenbōdai-mae intersection): Route 251
  • From Unzen Aino-machi (Aino intersection) to Isahaya: Route 251
  • From Isahaya (Obunakoshi-machi intersection) to Isahaya Tarami-chō Geya (Kikitsu Station East Entrance intersection): Route 207
  • From Isahaya (Obunakoshi Tunnel intersection) to Nagasaki (Kenchōmae intersection): Route 34
  • From Nagasaki (Yagami-machi intersection) to Nagasaki (Kenchōmae intersection): Route 251

Municipalities passed through[]

  • Oita Prefecture
    • Oita - Bungo-ono - Taketa
  • Kumamoto Prefecture
    • Aso - Minamiaso - Ōzu - Kikuyo - Kumamoto - Uto - Uki
  • Nagasaki Prefecture
    • Shimabara - Minamishimabara - Unzen - Isahaya - Nagasaki

References[]

  1. ^ "一般国道の路線別、都道府県別道路現況" [Road statistics by General National Highway route and prefecture] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. ^ "一般国道の路線を指定する政令 (1965年)". Wikisource (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  3. ^ Shinopii (22 February 2017). "日本全国にメロディーロードは28箇所ある！" [The 28 Melody Roads of Japan] (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 February 2020.
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