- Yamagata Expressway
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highway_name = Yamagata Expressway (山形自動車道)
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length = 136.6 km [cite web| url= http://www.e-nexco.co.jp/more_expressway/data/ | title= E-NEXCO Expressway Data | accessdate= 2008-04-13 ]
established = 1981 [cite web| url= http://www2.tokai.or.jp/stt/road/expwyopn.html | title= Expressway Opening Dates | accessdate= 2008-04-16 ]
first_open =
starting_terminus =Murata Junction inMurata, Miyagi
cities = Yamagata, Sagae, Tsuruoka
ending_terminus =Sakata-Minato Interchange inSakata, Yamagata
Yamagata Prefectural Route 59The nihongo|Yamagata Expressway|山形自動車道|Yamagata Jidōsha-dō is a national expressway in theTōhoku region ofJapan . It is owned and operated byEast Nippon Expressway Company .Naming
The expressway is officially referred to as the Tōhoku Ōdan Expressway Sakata Route. From
Tsuruoka Junction to Sakata-Minato Interchange the expressway is concurrent with theNihonkai Engan Tōhoku Expressway , which is planned to extend further north toAkita Prefecture andAomori Prefecture . [cite web| url= http://www.mlit.go.jp/road/ir/ir-yosan/h20/s07.pdf | title= High Standard Trunk Road Map |author= Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | accessdate= 2008-04-13 | format=pdf]Overview
The expressway begins in southern
Miyagi Prefecture at a junction with theTōhoku Expressway and heads west, crossing over into Yamagata Prefecture. The route passes to the north of the Yamagata city area and subsequently meets theTōhoku-Chūō Expressway . From here the expressway crosses mountainous areas of western Yamagata Prefecture before reaching the city of Tsuruoka near theJapan Sea coastline. The remainder of the expressway follows a northerly course paralleling the coastline to the terminus in the city of Sakata.The route is incomplete between
Gassan Interchange andYudonosan Interchange which cuts the route into two physically separate sections. Travellers must use National Route 112 to travel between the two interchanges. As of March 2008 there are no plans to make the Yamagata Expressway a single contiguous expressway. [cite web| url= http://www.e-nexco.co.jp/open_schedule/tohoku/ | title= E-NEXCO Opening Schedule | accessdate= 2008-04-15 ]The expressway is 4 lanes from Murata Junction to
Yamagata Junction and 2 lanes for all other sections. The speed limit is 80 km/h for the 4-laned section and 70 km/h for the 2-laned sections.List of interchanges and features
* IC - interchange, SIC -
smart interchange , JCT - junction, SA -service area , PA -parking area , BS -bus stop , TN -tunnel , BR -bridge , TB -toll gate References
External links
*ja icon [http://www.e-nexco.co.jp/ East Nippon Expressway Company]
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