Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway

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Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway sign
Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway
C3 東海環状自動車道
Route information
Length152.7 km[1] (94.9 mi)
Existed2005[2]–present
Component
highways		 National Route 475
Major junctions
From in Toyota, Aichi
Shin-Tōmei Expressway
Isewangan Expressway
To' in Yokkaichi, Mie
Isewangan Expressway
Shin-Meishin Expressway
Location
Major citiesSeto, Toki, Minokamo
Highway system
National highways of Japan
Expressways of Japan
← National Route 474→ National Route 476

The Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway (東海環状自動車道, Tōkaikanjō Jidōsha-dō) (lit. Tōkai Ring Expressway) is a toll road in the Tōkai region of Japan. It is owned and managed by Central Nippon Expressway Company.

Naming[]

Officially, the route is designated as National Route 475.[1] On some signs, the expressway is represented in Japanese as 東海環状道; this is done to prevent confusion with the Tōkai-Hokuriku Expressway.

Although the road is named as an expressway, it is not recognized as a national expressway. Officially it is a national highway for motor vehicles only (一般国道の自動車専用道路, Ippan Kokudō no Jidōsha Senyō Dōro)[3] (motor vehicles must have a displacement of at least 125 cc). However, the design standard of the Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway is similar to most national expressways.

Overview[]

Once completed, the expressway will form a 160 km ring road for the Tōkai Region.[4] It is hoped that the expressway will reduce traffic congestion, link important industrial and manufacturing centers in the region, and facilitate access to Chubu International Airport and tourist areas in rural Gifu Prefecture.

Currently 73 km of the route has been opened to traffic. This section was opened in 2005 to coincide with the opening of Expo 2005 in Aichi Prefecture. There are 4 lanes of traffic from Toyota-higashi Junction to , and 2 lanes from Toki Junction to .

List of interchanges and features[]

  • IC - interchange, SIC - smart interchange, JCT - junction, SA - service area, PA - parking area
No. Name Connections Dist. from
Origin 		Notes Location
1 Shin-Tōmei Expressway
Isewangan Expressway 		0.0 Toyota Aichi
2 Japanese National Route Sign 0301.svg National Route 301 3.4
2-1
PA 		Pref. Route 343 (Norisada Toyota Route) 6.3 Highway Oasis
3 Japanese National Route Sign 0153.svg National Route 153 (Toyota-kita Bypass) 9.7
4 Pref. Route 13 (Toyota Tajimi Route) 15.4
5
PA 		/ Japanese National Route Sign 0248.svg National Route 248
Pref. Route 22 (Seto Kanjō Route)
Pref. Route 33 (Seto Shitara Route) 		23.2 Seto
6 Japanese National Route Sign 0363.svg National Route 363 26.0
7 Pref. Route 382 (Toki-minami Tajimi Inter Route) 36.9 Toki Gifu
30-1 E19 Expressway (Japan).png Chūō Expressway 39.8
7-1
PA 		Pref. Route 84 (Toki Kani Route) 41.5 Smart Interchange Opened on February 28, 2013
8 Japanese National Route Sign 0021.svg National Route 21 () 50.3 Kani
Mitake
9
SA 		/ Japanese National Route Sign 0041.svg National Route 41 ()
Pref. Route 342 (Heisei Kinen Kōen Route) 		59.7 Highway Oasis Minokamo
10 Pref. Route 58 (Seki Kanayama Route)
Pref. Route 343 (Tomika Mino Route) 		66.0 Tomika
5-1 Tōkai-Hokuriku Expressway 73.0
Mino
11 Japanese National Route Sign 0418.svg National Route 418 75.9 Opened on April 18, 2009 Seki
11-1
PA 		Pref. Route 59 (Kitano Otogari Route) 79.9 Opened on March 20, 2020 Gifu
12 Japanese National Route Sign 0256.svg National Route 256 () 84.9 Opened on March 20, 2020 Yamagata
<13> 91.7 Planned Gifu
<14> Japanese National Route Sign 0157.svg National Route 157 96.8 Planned Motosu
<PA> - Planned
15 Pref. Route 53 (Gifu Sekigahara Route) 103.6 Opened on December 14, 2019 Ōno
16 Japanese National Route Sign 0021.svg National Route 21 (Gidai Bypass)
Pref. Route 50 (Ōgaki Kanjō Route) 		111.1 Opened on September 15, 2012 Ōgaki
26-1 Meishin Expressway 117.2 Opened on September 15, 2012 Yōrō
17 Pref. Route 213 (Yōrō Hirata Route) 120.3 Opened on October 22, 2017
<17-1
PA> 		- - Planned Kaizu
<17-2
PA> 		- - Planned Inabe Mie
<18> Pref. Route 5 (Hokusei Tado Route) 138.4 Planned
19 Japanese National Route Sign 0365.svg National Route 365 (Inabe Bypass) 144.9 Opened on March 17, 2019
20 Japanese National Route Sign 0365.svg National Route 365 (Inabe Bypass) 151.3 Opened on August 11, 2016 Tōin
1 Isewangan Expressway
Shinmeishin Expressway 		152.7 Opened on August 11, 2016 Yokkaichi

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "Road Timetable". Archived from the original on 2008-02-14. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  2. ^ 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. ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "High Standard Trunk Road Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  4. ^ "Nagoya Urban Institute Project Page". Retrieved 2008-04-18.

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