Japan National Route 2
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National Route 2 | ||||
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国道2号 | ||||
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Length | 533.2 km[1] (331.3 mi) | |||
Existed | 4 December 1952–present | |||
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Country | Japan | |||
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National Route 2 (国道2号, Kokudō Ni-gō) is a major highway on the islands of Honshū and Kyūshū in Japan. It follows the old Sanyōdo westward from the city of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture in the Kansai region to the city of Kitakyūshū in Fukuoka Prefecture, passing through the San'yō region en route. Between Hyōgo Prefecture and Yamaguchi Prefecture it parallels the Sanyō Expressway; it crosses the Kanmon Straits through the Kanmon Roadway Tunnel. Its total length is 533.2 km. At its Osaka terminus, it meets Route 1; at its western terminus, it links with Routes 3 and 10.[2][3]
Route data
[edit]- Length: 533.2 km (331.4 mi)
- Origin: Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka (originates at the terminus of Routes 1, 25 and 176 and the origins of Routes 26, 163 and 165)
- Terminus: Moji-ku, Kitakyushu (ends at the origins of Routes 3 and 10)
- Major cities: Kobe, Himeji, Himeji, Okayama, Kurashiki, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Iwakuni, Shimonoseki
History
[edit]- 4 December 1952 - First Class National Highway 2 (from Osaka to Kitakyushu)
- 1 April 1965 - General National Highway 2 (from Osaka to Kitakyushu)
Overlapping sections
[edit]- From Nishinomiya (Fudabasuji intersection) to Kobe (San'nomiya-East intersection): Route 171
- From Kobe (Higashi-Shiriike intersection) to Akashi (Kariguchi intersection): Route 28
- From Kobe (Higashi-Shiriike intersection) to Akashi (Kokubo intersection): Route 250
- From Himeji to Taishi Town (Taishi-Kamiota IC): Route 29
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ 一般国道2号 (in Japanese). Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ^ 一般国道2号 (in Japanese). Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
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