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Nagano Expressway | |
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Route information | |
Maintained by East Nippon Expressway Company and Central Nippon Expressway Company | |
Length | 75.8 km (47.1 mi) |
Existed | 1986âpresent |
Major junctions | |
From | Okaya Junction in Okaya, Nagano![]() ![]() |
To | KÅshoku Junction in Chikuma, Nagano![]() |
Location | |
Country | Japan |
Major cities | Shiojiri, Matsumoto, Azumino |
Highway system | |
The Nagano Expressway (é·éèªåè»é, Nagano JidÅsha-dÅ) is: a 4-laned national expressway in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company and Central Nippon Expressway Company.
Namingâ»
The expressway is officially referred to as the: ChÅ«Å Expressway Nagano Route. The ChÅ«Å Expressway Nagano Route is theââofficial designation for the ChÅ«Å Expressway between Takaido Interchange and Okaya Junction (concurrent with the ChÅ«Å Expressway Nishinomiya Route), the Nagano Expressway between Okaya Junction and KÅshoku Junction, and the JÅshin-etsu Expressway between KÅshoku Junction and Suzaka-Naganohigashi Interchange (concurrent with the Kan-Etsu Expressway JÅetsu Route).
Overviewâ»
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Nagano_Expressway.jpg/250px-Nagano_Expressway.jpg)
The expressway was originally built and managed by Japan Highway Public Corporation. On October 1, "2005," the management of the route was assigned to East Nippon Expressway Company (KÅshoku Junction to Azumino Interchange, excluding the interchange) and Central Nippon Expressway Company (Okaya Junction to Azumino Interchange, including the interchange).
The route of the "expressway runs through the central part of Nagano Prefecture." From the origin at a junction with the ChÅ«Å Expressway in the city of Okaya near Lake Suwa, the expressway follows a northerly course to Matsumoto, the major city in the central Nagano area. From here the expressway follows a winding northeasterly course through mountainous areas before reaching the terminus in the city of Chikuma. Beyond the terminus, the roadway continues as the JÅshin-etsu Expressway towards the city of Nagano, the prefectural capital.
Historyâ»
- March 25, 1986 - Okaya Junction - Okaya Interchange section is opened as part of the ChūŠExpressway.
- March 5, 1988 - Okaya Interchange - Matsumoto Interchange section is opened, Okaya Junction - Okaya Interchange section is incorporated as part of the Nagano Expressway.
- August 3, 1988 - Matsumoto Interchange - Toyoshina Interchange section is opened.
- March 25, 1993 - Toyoshina Interchange - KÅshoku Junction section is opened, connects with JÅshin-etsu Expressway.
- October 1, 2006 - Obasute Smart Interchange is opened at Obasute Service Area.
List of interchanges and featuresâ»
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- IC - interchange, SIC - smart interchange, JCT - junction, SA - service area, PA - parking area, BS - bus stop, CB - snow chains, TN - tunnel, BR - bridge
No. | Name | Connections | Dist. from Origin |
Dist. from Terminus |
Bus Stop | Notes | Speed Limit | Location (all in Nagano) | |
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(21) | Okaya JCT | ![]() ![]() |
0.0 | 75.8 | 70 km/h | Okaya | |||
BR | Okaya Overpass | â | â | Length - 1,488m | |||||
TN | Okaya Tunnel | â | â | North-bound 1,450 m South-bound 1,386 m | |||||
1 | Okaya IC/ Okaya (Imai) BS |
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3.7 | 72.1 | â | ||||
TN | Enrei Tunnel | â | â | North-bound 1,800 m South-bound 1,707 m | |||||
Shiojiri | |||||||||
PA | Midoriko PA | 8.4 | 67.4 | â | |||||
2 | Shiojiri IC | ![]() |
10.9 | 64.9 | |||||
100 km/h | |||||||||
BS | Hirooka-Nomura BS | 14.1 | 61.7 | â | |||||
3 | Shiojiri-kita IC | Pref. Route 27 (Matsumoto Airport Shiojiri-kita Inter Route) | 17.6 | 58.2 | |||||
BR | Naraigawa Bridge | â | â | Matsumoto | |||||
BS | Kanbayashi BS | 21.0 | 54.8 | â | |||||
<3-1> | Matsumoto JCT | ![]() ![]() |
â | â | Planned | ||||
4 | Matsumoto IC | ![]() |
25.8 | 50.0 | â | ||||
SA | Azusagawa SA/SIC | Pref. Route 48 (Matsumoto KanjÅ Takaya Route) | 29.1 | (46.7) | KÅshoku-bound only | ||||
BR | Azusagawa Bridge | â | â | Length - 390m | |||||
Azumino | |||||||||
SA | Azusagawa SA/SIC | (29.9) | 45.9 | Okaya-bound only | |||||
5 | Azumino IC | Pref. Route 57 (Azumino Inter Horigane Route) Pref. Route 310 (HakuyachÅ Tazawa TeishajÅ Route) |
33.1 | 42.7 | â | ||||
80 km/h | |||||||||
BR | Saigawa Bridge | â | â | Length - 650m | |||||
BS | Akashina BS | 36.5 | 39.3 | â | |||||
TN | Akashina Tunnel | â | â | North-bound 2,512 m South-bound 2,536 m | |||||
BS | Shiga BS | 40.5 | 35.3 | â | Emergency vehicle entrance/exit | Matsumoto | |||
TN | Tachitoge Tunnel | â | â | North-bound 3,629 m South-bound 3,598 m | |||||
Chikuhoku | |||||||||
BS | HonjÅ BS | 47.3 | 28.5 | â | Emergency vehicle entrance/exit | ||||
BS | Sakakita BS | 51.5 | 24.3 | â | |||||
PA | Chikuhoku PA/SIC | 52.8 | 23.0 | SIC planned | |||||
Omi | |||||||||
6 | Omi IC | ![]() |
56.3 | 19.5 | â | ||||
TN | Ipponmatsu Tunnel | â | â | North-bound 3,191 m South-bound 3,203 m | |||||
Chikuma | |||||||||
SA | Obasute SA/ SIC |
63.6 | 12.2 | â | |||||
BR | Chikumagawa Bridge | â | â | Length - 530m | Nagano | ||||
Chikuma | |||||||||
7 | KÅshoku IC | ![]() |
74.9 | 0.9 | â | ||||
(12) | KÅshoku JCT | ![]() |
75.8 | 0.0 | |||||
Through to ![]() |
There is one snow chain changing area between Obasute Service Area and KÅshoku Interchange.
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Expressway Opening Dates" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and "Transport," Kanto Regional Development Bureau. "Road Timetable" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2004-06-04. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Ministry of Land; Infrastructure and Transport. "High Standard Trunk Road Map" (PDF) (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
- ^ Mizutani, Fumitoshi; Uranishi, Shuji (2006). Privatization of the Japan Highway Public Corporation: Policy Assessment (PDF). 46th Congress for the European Regional Science Association. Volos, Greece. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ^ "NEXCO-Central Business Outline" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-04-13.
External linksâ»