Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway

Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway
東海環状自動車道
Route information
Length:	73 km[2] (45 mi)
Existed:	2005[1] – present
Major junctions
From:	Toyota-higashi Junction in Toyota, Aichi New Tōmei Expressway Isewangan Expressway
To:	Yokkaichi-kita Junction' in Yokkaichi, Mie Isewangan Expressway Shinmeishin Expressway
Location
Major cities:	Seto, Toki, Minokamo
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

The Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway (東海環状自動車道, Tōkaikanjō Jidōsha-dō^?) (lit. Tōkai Ring Expressway) is a toll road in the Tōkai region of Japan. It is owned and managed by Central Nippon Expressway Company.

Naming

Officially, the route is designated as National Route 475.^[2] On some signs, the expressway is represented in Japanese as 東海環状道; this is done to prevent confusion with the Tōkai-Hokuriku Expressway.

Although the road is named as an expressway, it is not recognized as a national expressway. Officially it is a national highway for motor vehicles only (一般国道の自動車専用道路, Ippan Kokudō no Jidōsha Senyō Dōro^?)^[3] (motor vehicles must have a displacement of at least 125 cc). However, the design standard of the Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway is similar to most national expressways.

Overview

Once completed, the expressway will form a 160 km ring road for the Tōkai Region.^[4] It is hoped that the expressway will reduce traffic congestion, link important industrial and manufacturing centers in the region, and facilitate access to Chubu International Airport and tourist areas in rural Gifu Prefecture.

Currently 73 km of the route has been opened to traffic. This section was opened in 2005 to coincide with the opening of Expo 2005 in Aichi Prefecture. There are 4 lanes of traffic from Toyota-higashi Junction to Toki Junction, and 2 lanes from Toki Junction to Mino-Seki Junction.

List of interchanges and features

• IC - interchange, JCT - junction, SA - service area, PA - parking area

No.	Name	Connections	Dist. from Origin	Notes	Location
1	Toyota-higashi JCT	New Tōmei Expressway (Planned) Isewangan Expressway	0.0		Toyota	Aichi
2	Toyota-Matsudaira IC	National Route 301	3.4
PA	Kuragaike PA		6.3	Highway Oasis
3	Toyota-Kanpachi IC		9.7
4	Toyota-Fujioka IC	Pref. Route 13 (Toyota Tajimi Route)	15.4
5 PA	Seto-Akazu IC/PA	National Route 248 Pref. Route 22 (Seto Kanjō Route) Pref. Route 33 (Seto Shitara Route)	23.2		Seto
6	Seto-Shinano IC	National Route 363	26.0
7	Toki-minami Tajimi IC	Pref. Route 382 (Toki-minami Inter Route)	36.9		Toki	Gifu
30-1	Toki JCT	Chūō Expressway	39.8
PA	Gotomaki PA		41.5
8	Kani-Mitake IC	National Route 21 (Kani-Mitake Bypass)	50.3		Kani
					Mitake
9 SA	Minokamo IC/SA	National Route 41 (Minokamo Bypass) Pref. Route 342 (Heisei Kinen Kōen Route)	59.7	Highway Oasis	Minokamo
10	Tomika-Seki IC	Pref. Route 58 (Seki Kanayama Route) Pref. Route 343 (Tomika Mino Route)	66.0		Tomika
5-1	Mino-Seki JCT	Tōkai-Hokuriku Expressway	73.0
					Mino
11	Seki-Hiromi IC	National Route 418	75.9	Opens in 2008	Seki
<12>	Takatomi IC	National Route 256 (Takatomi Bypass)	-	Planned	Yamagata
<13>	Gifu-Yamagata IC		-	Planned	Gifu
<14>	Motosu IC	National Route 157	-	Planned	Motosu
<15>	Ōno-Gōdo IC	Pref. Route 92 (Gifu Sunami Ōno Route)	-	Planned	Ōno
<16>	Ōgaki-nishi IC	National Route 21	-	Planned	Ōgaki
<26-1>	Yōrō JCT	Meishin Expressway	-	Planned	Yōrō
<17>	Yōrō IC	Pref. Route 30 (Hashima Yōrō Route)	-	Planned
<18>	Kisei IC	National Route 365	-	Planned	Inabe	Mie
<19>	Daian IC	National Route 365	-	Planned
<20>	Tōin IC	Pref. Route 3 (Kuwana Daian Route)	-	Planned	Tōin
<17>	Yokkaichi-kita JCT	Isewangan Expressway (Planned) Shinmeishin Expressway (Planned)	-	Planned	Yokkaichi

References

1. ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "History of the Expressway Network in the Greater Nagoya Area". http://www.tokai-kansen.go.jp/naruhodo/jisendo/2006_07/p03_04.html. Retrieved 2008-04-17. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "Road Timetable". http://www.cbr.mlit.go.jp/time_road/hw_toukai_kanjou.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-18. 
3. ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "High Standard Trunk Road Map" (pdf). http://www.mlit.go.jp/road/ir/ir-yosan/h20/s07.pdf. Retrieved 2008-04-13. 
4. ^ "Nagoya Urban Institute Project Page". http://www.nui.or.jp/project/tokaikan.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-18. 

External links

• Central Nippon Expressway Company