Meishin Expressway
名神高速道路 | |
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Route information | |
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Maintained by the Central Nippon Expressway Company and the West Nippon Expressway Company | |
Length: | 193.9 km (120.5 mi) |
Existed: | July 16, 1963 – present |
Major junctions | |
From: | Komaki, Aichi ((24) Komaki IC) |
To: | Nishinomiya, Hyōgo((38) Nishinomiya IC) |
Highway system | |
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan |
The Meishin Expressway (名神高速道路 Meishin Kōsoku-dōro) (=193.9 km) is a toll expressway in Japan. It runs from a junction with the Tomei Expressway in Nagakute, Aichi (outside Nagoya) west to Nishinomiya, Hyōgo (between Osaka and Kobe). It is the main road link between Osaka and Nagoya, and, along with the Tōmei Expressway, forms the main road link between Osaka and Tokyo. East of the Chūgoku Expressway near Osaka, it is part of Asian Highway Network ().
The part east of interchange 29 (Yōkaichi) is owned by the Central Nippon Expressway Company; the rest is owned by the West Nippon Expressway Company.
The Meishin Expressway was the first expressway in Japan, with a section near Osaka and Kyoto opening July 16, 1963.
The Meishin Expressway parallels the old Nakasendō between Kyoto and Nagoya, now Route 8 and Route 21. The Meihan National Highway is a mostly non-tolled freeway between Osaka and Nagoya, lying further south and built to lower standards. The Shin-Meishin Expressway is an under-construction route between Osaka and Nagoya, lying between the two other high-speed roads, that will connect to the Shin-Tōmei Expressway (via the Isewangan Expressway) and the Sanyō Expressway. It roughly parallels the old Tōkaidō (Route 1).
During the Great Hanshin earthquake of January 17, 1995, the Meishin Expressway was lightly damaged but could only be used by emergency vehicles for weeks after the earthquake. It was the only remaining link between Osaka and Kobe for some time after the quake.
List of interchanges and features
Interchanges not yet opened, closed, or abandoned are shown with a gray background. Exit numbers continue from the sequence of the Tomei Expressway.
- IC - interchange, SIC - smart interchange, JCT - junction, PA - parking area, SA - service area, TN - tunnel, BS - Bus stop (S - open, X - closed)
No. | Name | Connections | Dist. (km) from Tokyo |
Bus Stop |
Notes | Location | |
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24 | Komaki IC | ![]() ![]() |
346.7 | Komaki | Aichi | ||
BS | Iwakura Bus stop | 350.8 | X | Iwakura | |||
PA | Owari-Ichionomiya PA | 353.2 352.4 |
Ichinomiya | ||||
25 | Ichinomiya IC | ![]() ![]() |
355.0 | ||||
25-1 | Ichinomiya JCT | ![]() ![]() |
359.6 | ||||
BS | Bisai Bus stop | 363.1 | X | ||||
BR | Kisogawa Bridge | 1,014 m (3,327 ft) | |||||
Hashima | Gifu | ||||||
PA | Hashima PA | 366.1 | X | PA: westbound only | |||
25-2 | Gifu-Hashima IC | Pref. Route 46 (Gifu-Hahsima Interchange Route) | 368.1 | ||||
BR | Nagaragawa Bridge | 630 m (2,070 ft) | |||||
Anpachi | |||||||
BS | Ampachi Bus stop | 371.5 | X | ||||
BR | Kisogawa Bridge | 349 m (1,145 ft) | |||||
Ogaki | |||||||
26 | Ogaki IC | ![]() |
374.9 | S | |||
26-1 | Yoro JCT | ![]() |
378.5 | Yoro | |||
BS | Yoroguchi Bus stop | 379.6 | X | ||||
SA | Yoro SA | 381.7 | |||||
PA | Kami-Ishizu PA | 388.3 | westbound only abandoned on December 20, 2001 |
Ogaki | |||
27 | Sekigahara IC | ![]() |
389.4 | Sekigahara | |||
TN | Imasu Tunnel | eastbound: 380 m (1,250 ft) westbound: 400 m (1,300 ft) | |||||
TN | Sekigahara Tunnel | eastbound: 220 m (720 ft) westbound: 240 m (790 ft) | |||||
Maibara | Shiga | ||||||
BS | Santo Bus stop | 396.6 | X | ||||
PA | Ibuki PA | 398.6 | |||||
BS | Maihara Bus stop | 404.0 | X | ||||
27-1 | Maihara JCT | ![]() |
405.1 | ||||
TN | Maihara Tunnel | eastbound: 170 m (560 ft) westbound: 150 m (490 ft) | |||||
Hikone | |||||||
TN | Hikone Tunnel | eastbound: 430 m (1,410 ft) westbound: 427 m (1,401 ft) | |||||
28 | Hikone IC | ![]() |
412.9 | X | |||
SA | Taga SA | 417.6 | S | Taga | |||
PA | Kora PA | 421.3 | X | abandoned on September 29, 2005 | Kora | ||
28-1 | Koto-Sanzan PA/SIC | Pref. Route 344 (Koto-Sanzan Interchange Route) | 424.2 424.0 |
X | Aisho | ||
BS | Hyakusaiji Bus stop | 428.2 | S | Higashiomi | |||
29 | Yokaichi IC | ![]() Pref. Route 327 (Koto-Yokaichi Route) |
434.5 | S | |||
PA | Kuromaru PA | 437.6 | |||||
BS | Gamo Bus stop | X | |||||
29-1 | Gamo SIC | Pref. Route 41 (Tsuchiyama Gamo Omihachiman Route) | 440.9 | ||||
BS | Ryuo Bus stop | X | Ryuo | ||||
29-1 | Ryuo IC | ![]() |
446.9 | ||||
PA | Bodaiji PA | 451.7 451.8 |
S | Konan | |||
BR | Yasugawa Bridge | ||||||
Ritto | |||||||
- | Ritto-higashi JCT | Koka Konan Road (projected) | 456.9 | Koka Konan Road←→Nagoya: no access opening in 2015 or later | |||
30 | Ritto IC | ![]() ![]() ![]() Pref. Route 55 (Kamitoyama Kamimagari Route) |
457.9 | X | Japan's first expressway route (to Nishinomiya): opened on September 6, 1964 | ||
BS | Kusatsu Bus stop | 461.4 | X | Kusatsu | |||
30-1 | Kusatsu JCT | ![]() |
464.0 | ||||
PA | Kusatsu PA | 465.3 | |||||
Otsu | |||||||
30-2 | Seta-higashi JCT/IC | ![]() ![]() |
467.7 | westbound exit, eastbound entrance | |||
Seta-nishi IC/Bus stop | Pref. Route 57 (Seta-nishi Interchange Route) | 469.0 | X | eastbound exit, westbound entrance | |||
BR | Setagawa Bridge | 500 m (1,600 ft) | |||||
31 | Otsu IC/SA | Pref. Route 56 (Otsu Interchange Route) | 474.7 | X | |||
TN | Otsu Tunnel | eastbound: 430 m (1,410 ft) westbound: 418 m (1,371 ft) | |||||
BR | Semimaru Bridge | 62 m (203 ft) | |||||
TN | Semimaru Tunnel | eastbound: 387 m (1,270 ft) westbound: 376 m (1,234 ft) | |||||
32 | Kyoto-higashi IC | Pref. Route 143 (Shinomiya Yotsuzuka Route, Sanjo Street)![]() ![]() |
477.6 | Yamashina-ku, Kyoto | Kyoto | ||
BS | Yamashina Bus stop | X | |||||
BS | Fukakusa Bus stop | 486.0 | S | Fushimi-ku, Kyoto | |||
- | Kyoto-minami JCT | ![]() |
planned for 2021 | ||||
33 | Kyoto-minami IC | ![]() |
487.5 | entrances, westbound exit | |||
33-1 | eastbound 1st exit | ||||||
33-2 | eastbound 2nd exit | ||||||
BR | Katsuragawa Bridge | ||||||
PA | Katsuragawa PA | 490.0 | |||||
33-3 | Oyamazaki JCT/IC | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
495.3 | S | Left Route | Oyamazaki | |
TN | Tennozan Tunnel | eastbound Right Route: 1,720 m (5,640 ft) eastbound Left Route: 2,010 m (6,590 ft) westbound Right Route: 1,490 m (4,890 ft) westbound Left Route: 1,440 m (4,720 ft) | |||||
Shimamoto | Osaka | ||||||
TN | Kajiwara Tunnel | Kajiwara Daini Tunnel eastbound Right Route: 180 m (590 ft) Kajiwara Daini Tunnel eastbound Left Route: 180 m (590 ft) Kajiwara Daini Tunnel westbound Right Route: 150 m (490 ft) Kajiwara Tunnel westbound Left Route: 870 m (2,850 ft) Kajiwara Daiichi Tunnel eastbound Right Route: 740 m (2,430 ft) Kajiwara Daiichi Tunnel eastbound Left Route: 700 m (2,300 ft) Kajiwara Daiichi Tunnel westbound Right Route: 820 m (2,690 ft) | |||||
Takatsuki | |||||||
PA | Sakurai PA | 503.5 | Abandoned in March 1998 | ||||
- | Takatsuki Daini JCT | ![]() |
505.0 | opening in 2016 | |||
BS | Takatsuki Bus stop | 506.1 | S | ||||
34 | Ibaraki IC | ![]() |
511.4 | S | Ibaraki | ||
35 | Suita JCT/IC | ![]() ![]() Pref. Route 2 (Osaka Chuo Kanjosen) |
514.7 | Chugoku Expwy←→Nishinomiya: no access | Suita | ||
SA | Suita SA | 517.8 | |||||
TN | Senriyama Tunnel | 510 m (1,670 ft) | |||||
Toyonaka | |||||||
36 | Toyonaka IC | ![]() Pref. Route 10 (Osaka Ikeda Route) |
524.2 | ||||
BR | Inagawa Bridge | Amagasaki | Hyogo | ||||
37 | Amagasaki IC | Pref. Route 13 (Amagasaki Ikeda Route) | 529.0 | ||||
BR | Mukogawa Bridge | ||||||
Nishinomiya | |||||||
38 | Nishinomiya IC | ![]() ![]() |
536.0 | Japan's first expressway route (to Ritto): opened on September 6, 1964 | |||
Meishin-Wangan Connection Route (planned) |
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