Nihonkai-Tōhoku Expressway

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Nihonkai-Tōhoku Expressway
E7 日本海東北自動車道
Route information
Maintained by East Nippon Expressway Company
Length53.6 km[1] (33.3 mi)
Tolled sections
Existed2001–present
Major junctions
From in Niigata, Niigata
Hokuriku Expressway
E49 Ban-etsu Expressway
To in Akita, Akita
Akita Expressway
Location
Major citiesShibata, Tainai, Tsuruoka, Sakata, Nikaho, Yurihonjō
Highway system
National highways of Japan
Expressways of Japan
Kamihayashi-Iwafuneko Interchange

The Nihonkai-Tōhoku Expressway (日本海東北自動車道, Nihonkai Tōhoku Jidōsha-dō) is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.

Naming[]

The course of the expressway takes it alongside the coastline of the Sea of Japan (Nihonkai) in the Tōhoku region of Japan.

The Nihonkai-Tōhoku Expressway is the operating name for the sections of the that are operated by East Nippon Expressway Company. The Nihonkai Engan Tōhoku Expressway is an official designation consisting of several routes that link Niigata with Aomori via Yamagata and Akita,[2] reaching a total of approximately 322 km.[3]

Overview[]

The first section of the expressway was opened to traffic in 2001. As of March 2008 the expressway incomplete in many areas. The next section is scheduled to open in 2009 ( to )[4] to coincide with the National Sports Festival which is planned to be held in Niigata that year. After this, all future sections will be built according to the New Direct Control System, whereby the burden for construction costs will be shared by the national and local governments and no tolls will be collected. Currently the section between and operates according to this principle.[5]

The expressway is 4 lanes from to , and 2 lanes for all remaining sections.

The route parallels the Uetsu Main Line of East Japan Railway Company and National Route 7 for much of its length.

List of interchanges and features[]

Niigata section[]

No. Name Connections Dist. from
Origin 		Dist. from
Terminus 		Bus Stop Notes Location
(all in Niigata)
Through to Hokuriku Expressway
(42) E49 Ban-etsu Expressway 0.0 67.5 Kōnan-ku, Niigata
1[43] Japanese National Route Sign 0049.svg National Route 49 3.2 64.3
1-1/BS / Pref. Route 4 (Niigata Port Yokogo Route) 7.4 60.1 ○
2[44] Pref. Route 16 (Niigata Kameda Uchino Route) 9.2 58.3
2-1/SA Pref. Route 27 (Niigata Yasuda Route) 11.7 55.8 SIC: Nakajō-bound exit, Niigata-bound entrance only Kita-ku, Niigata
BS 16.6 50.9 ○
3 Pref. Route 46 (Niigata Chūō Kanjō Route) 18.3 49.2
4 Japanese National Route Sign 0007.svgJapan road sign 325.svg National Route 7 () 25.7 41.8 ○ Seirō
BS 31.6 35.9 ○ Shibata
Emergency Exit ↓ ↑ Access for Shibata Hospital
Authorized vehicles only
5 Pref. Route 591 (Nakajō Inter Route) 36.9 30.6 Tainai
TB 37.0 30.5
BS 41.4 26.1 ○
6 Japanese National Route Sign 0113.svg National Route 113 46.6 20.9 Murakami
PA/BS 49.1 18.4 X Bus Stop closed
7 53.7 13.8
8 Pref. Route 286 (Iwafune Port Route)
Pref. Route 531 (Murakami Kamihayashi Route) 		57.7 9.8
9 Pref. Route 207 (Ōkurida Murakami Route) 61.4 6.1 Asahi-bound exit, Murakami-bound entrance only
10 Pref. Route 349 (Tsuruoka Murakami Route) 63.7 4.2 Asahi-bound exit, Murakami-bound entrance only
11 Pref. Route 208 (Koage Sarusawa Route) 67.5 0
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former
  •       Incomplete access

Yamagata section[]

No. Name Connections Dist. from
Origin 		Dist. from
Terminus 		Bus Stop Notes Location
(all in Yamagata)
13 Pref. Route 348 (Atsumigawa Kinomata Oiwagawa Route) 104.2 Tsuruoka
14 Pref. Route 61 (Sugenodai Katanorizawa Route) 112.1 Atsumi-bound exit, Tsuruoka-bound entrance only
15 116.9 Atsumi-bound exit, Tsuruoka-bound entrance only
PA 121.5
121.6 		Tsuruoka-bound
Atsumi-bound
Ordinary cars only
16 Japanese National Route Sign 0007.svg National Route 7 125.4
17 E48 Yamagata Expressway 130.1 Atsumi ←→ Yamagata Expwy: No access
18 Pref. Route 33 (Shōnai Airport Tachikawa Route) – Shonai Airport 138.8 Sakata
19 Japanese National Route Sign 0007.svg National Route 7
Pref. Route 40 (Sakata Matsuyama Route) 		144.9
19-1 Japanese National Route Sign 0047.svg National Route 47 149.7
20 Pref. Route 59 (Sakata Yahata Route) 156.4
Japanese National Route Sign 0007.svg National Route 7 Planned Yuza
Japanese National Route Sign 0007.svg National Route 7 Planned
Japanese National Route Sign 0345.svg National Route 345 Planned
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Incomplete access
  •       Unopened

Akita section[]

No. Name Connections Dist. from
Origin 		Dist. from
Terminus 		Bus Stop Notes Location
(all in Akita)
11 Pref. Route 58 (Kisakata Yashima Route) 0.0 64.5 Nikaho
12 Japanese National Route Sign 0007.svg National Route 7 6.8 57.7
13 Japanese National Route Sign 0007.svg National Route 7 13.7 50.8
(Ryōzenji temporary IC) 15.0 49.5 Abolished on 27 October 2012
PA 20.0 44.5 Yurihonjō
14 Japanese National Route Sign 0107.svg National Route 107 26.2 38.3
14-1 Japanese National Route Sign 0105.svg National Route 105 35.4 29.1
14-2 40.3 22.2
TN ↓ ↑
15 Pref. Route 44 (Yūwa Iwaki Route) 45.8 16.7
Open in 2020 Akita
TB 59.7 2.8
16 Pref. Route 61 (Akita Goshono Yūwa Route) 60.1 2.4
5-1 Akita Expressway 64.5 0.0
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former
  •       Unopened

References[]

  1. ^ "E-NEXCO Expressway Data". Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  2. ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "High Standard Trunk Road Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on September 20, 2011. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  3. ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "Nihonkai Engan Tohoku Expressway Construction Status". Retrieved 2008-04-17.
  4. ^ "E-NEXCO Opening Schedule". Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  5. ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "Nihonkai Engan Tohoku Expressway Construction Status". Archived from the original on August 26, 2004. Retrieved 2008-04-17.

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