Kinki Expressway (近畿自動車道, Kinki Jidōshadō) is a national expressway in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company. In conjunction with the Chūgoku Expressway and the Osaka Chūō Kanjōsen of Osaka Prefectural Road 2, it will form a full outer ring road of Osaka. The expressway is designated with the number E26 under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."[1]
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Route information | |
Length | 28.4 km (17.6 mi) |
Existed | 1970–present |
Major junctions | |
From | Suita Junction |
To | Matsubara Junction |
Location | |
Country | Japan |
Major cities | Suita, Osaka, Higashiōsaka, Yao |
Highway system | |
Route description
editThe route originates from its junction with the Meishin Expressway and Chūgoku Expressway and extends east shortly, then southward. At its southern terminus it connects to the Nishi-Meihan Expressway and Hanwa Expressway. Tolls are charged at a flat rate (currently 510 yen for a regular passenger car). The speed limit is 60 km/h on the section between Suita Junction and Ibaraki Toll Gate and 80 km/h on all other sections.
History
editThe first section of the expressway was opened to traffic in 1970 to coincide with the opening of Expo 70 in Osaka. The final section of the expressway (4.8 km between Yao Interchange and Matsubara Junction) was opened on 17 March 1988.
Junction list
editThe entire expressway is in Osaka Prefecture.
Location | km | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes | |
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Suita | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | Suita | Meishin Expressway – Kyoto, Kobe, Nishinomiya Chūgoku Expressway – to San'yō Expressway, Takarazuka | Expressway continues at the Chūgoku Expressway | |
Ibaraki | 2.9 | 1.8 | TB | Ibaraki Toll Gate | Closed in 1994 | ||
Settsu | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1 | Settsu-kita | Entrance and exit for Matsubara-bound traffic. | ||
6.9 | 4.3 | 2 | Settsu-minami | Entrance and exit for Suita-bound traffic. | |||
Moriguchi | 7.9 | 4.9 | 2-1 | Moriguchi | Moriguchi Route | ||
Kadoma | 11.2 | 7.0 | 3 | Kadoma | Entrance and exit for Suita-bound traffic. | ||
12.7 | 7.9 | 3-1 | Kadoma | Daini Keihan Road | |||
Osaka | 13.7 | 8.5 | 4 | Daitō Tsurumi | Entrance and exit for Matsubara-bound traffic. | ||
Higashiōsaka | 14.7 | 9.1 | 5 | Higashiōsaka-kita | Entrance and exit for Suita-bound traffic. | ||
15.7 | 9.8 | PA | Higashiōsaka Parking Area | Access only to Matsubara-bound traffic. | |||
16.9 | 10.5 | 6 | Higashiōsaka | Higashi-Osaka Route | |||
20.4 | 12.7 | 7 | Higashiōsaka-minami | Entrance and exit for Matsubara-bound traffic. | |||
Yao | TB | Yao Toll Gate | |||||
22.3 | 13.9 | 8 | Yao | National Route 25, Osaka Prefecture Route 5 | Entrance and exit for Suita-bound traffic. | ||
22.9 | 14.2 | PA | Yao Parking Area | Access only to Suita-bound traffic. | |||
Osaka | 26.6 | 16.5 | 9 | Nagahara | Entrance and exit for Matsubara-bound traffic. | ||
Matsubara | 27.5 | 17.1 | 10 | Matsubara | Nishi-Meihan Expressway Matsubara Route | ||
28.4 | 17.6 | 11 | Matsubara | Frontage road Hanwa Expressway | Expressway continues as the Hanwa Expressway; Entrance and exit for Suita-bound traffic. | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ "Japan's Expressway Numbering System". www.mlit.go.jp.
External links
edit- (in Japanese) West Nippon Expressway Company