Hanshin Expressway

The Nihongo|Hanshin Expressway|阪神高速道路|Hanshin Kōsoku-dōro is a network (239.3 km) of expressways surrounding Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto, Japan. Operated by Nihongo|Hanshin Expressway Company, Limited|阪神高速道路株式会社|Hanshin Kōsoku-dōro Kabushiki-gaisha, it opened in 1962.

Portions of the Hanshin Expressway collapsed during the Kobe earthquake on January 17, 1995. These sections were rebuilt by 1996. The freeway was designed to be earthquake proof, so it did not break up, but toppled onto its side.

Routes

*1 - Loop Route (central Osaka)
*2 - Yodogawa Sagan Route (Hokko-kita - Universal Studios Japan)
*3 - Kobe Route (Nishi-nagahori - Amagasaki - Nishinomiya - Kobe)
*4 - Wangan Route (Osakako - Rinku Town, Kansai Airport)
*5 - Wangan Route (Osakako - Rokko Island)
*7 - Kita Kobe Route (Igawa - Shirakawa - Arima - Nishinomiya-yamaguchi)
*8 - Kyoto Route (Fushimi-ku, Kyoto)
*11 - Ikeda Route (Umeda - Toyonaka - Osaka Airport - Kawanishi - Ikeda)
*12 - Moriguchi Route (Kitahama - Moriguchi)
*13 - Higashi Osaka Route (central Osaka - Higashi-osaka)
*14 - Matsubara Route (Namba - Hirano - Matsubara)
*15 - Sakai Route (Sumiyoshi - Suminoe - Sakai)
*16 - Osakako Route (Nishi-nagahori - Osakako)
*17 - Nishi Osaka Route (Bentencho - Sumiyoshi)
*31 - Kobe Yamate Route (Kobe - Shirakawa)

External links

* [http://www.hanshin-exp.co.jp/ Official website]