- Japan National Route 2
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National Route 2 国道2号 (Kokudō Ni-gō ) Route information Length: 533.2 km (331.3 mi) Major junctions East end: Route 1 / Route 25 / Route 176 in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka
Route 43
Route 174
Route 175
Route 312
Route 179
Route 30
Route 180
Route 429
Route 182
Route 313
Nishiseto Expressway
Route 184
Route 185
Route 375
Route 486
Route 188
Route 187
Route 437
Route 376
Route 315
Route 489
Route 262
Route 190
Route 490
Route 491
Route 9
West end: Route 3 / Route 10 in Moji-ku, Kitakyushu
Highway system National Route 2 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.[1][2]
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Route Data
- 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
- 1952-12-04 - First Class National Highway 2 (from Osaka to Kitakyushu)
- 1965-04-01 - General National Highway 2 (from Osaka to Kitakyushu)
Overlapping sections
- 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
- ^ "一般国道2号". Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. http://www.kkr.mlit.go.jp/road/time/r002a.html. Retrieved 2010-11-26.(Japanese)
- ^ "一般国道2号". Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. http://www.kkr.mlit.go.jp/road/time/r002b.html. Retrieved 2010-11-26.(Japanese)
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