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Hiroshima Expressway (West Nippon Expressway Company)

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Existed:
  
1983 – present

Constructed
  
1983

Length
  
17.2 km

Major cities
  
Hiroshima

Hiroshima Expressway (West Nippon Expressway Company)

From:
  
Hiroshima Junction in Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima Sanyō Expressway

To:
  
Hiroshima-kita Junction in Asakita-ku, Hiroshima Chūgoku Expressway

The Hiroshima Expressway (広島自動車道, Hiroshima Jidōsha-dō) is a national expressway in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company.

Contents

Map of Hiroshima Expressway, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan

Naming

The expressway is officially referred to as the Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Hiroshima Hamada Route. The Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Hiroshima Hamada Route is the official designation for the Sanyō Expressway between Hiroshima Interchange and Hiroshima Junction, the Hiroshima Expressway between Hiroshima Junction and Hiroshima-kita Junction, the Chūgoku Expressway between Hiroshima-kita Junction and Chiyoda Junction, and the Hamada Expressway between Chiyoda Junction and Hamada Interchange (concurrent with the Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Hiroshima Hamada Route).

Overview

The expressway is a short connector route linking Chūgoku Expressway with the Sanyō Expressway.

Although the route officially originates at Hiroshima Junction, the southern terminus and terminates at Hiroshima-kita Junction, the northern terminus, exit numbers and kilometer markings originate from Hiroshima-kita Junction.

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
  • References

    Hiroshima Expressway (West Nippon Expressway Company) Wikipedia