Okinawa Expressway

Okinawa Expressway
沖縄自動車道
Route information
Length:	57.3 km (35.6 mi)
Existed:	1975 – present
Major junctions
From:	Naha Interchange in Naha, Okinawa
To:	Kyoda Interchange in Nago, Okinawa
Location
Major cities:	Urasoe, Ginowan, Okinawa, Uruma
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

The Okinawa Expressway (沖縄自動車道, Okinawa Jidōsha-dō^?) is an expressway on Okinawa Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The expressway has a length of 57.3 km. West Nippon Expressway Company operates this expressway.

The toll from end to end is 1000 yen. For comparison, the Tomei and Tohoku Expressways radiating from Tokyo have tolls of 1650 yen for similar distances.

Utilization

In 2002, an average of 23,910 vehicles per day used the expressway. This was a 5.6% increase from the previous year. This is the only expressway in Japan having more than 20% Keicar traffic; the national average is 7.3%.

Interchanges

• 10. Kyoda (Nago, Okinawa), with Route 58
• 9. Ginoza with Route 329
• 8. Kin with Route 329
• x. Igei Service Area
• 7. Yaka (Kin, Okinawa), with Prefectural Route 88
• 6. Ishikawa (Uruma, Okinawa), with Prefectural Route 73
• 5. Okinawa North (Okinawa, Okinawa), with Route 329
• 4. Okinawa South (Okinawa, Okinawa), with Prefectural Route 23
• 3. Kitanakagusuku (Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa), with Prefectural Route 29
• x. Nakagusuku Parking Area
• 2. Nishihara (Nishihara, Okinawa), with Route 330
• 1-1. Nishihara Junction with Naha Airport Expressway
• 1. Naha (Haebaru, Okinawa), with Prefectural Route 82