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Japan National Route 17

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Length
  
350.3 km

Japan National Route 17

Highway system
  
National highways of Japan

Major cities
  
Saitama, Takasaki, Maebashi, Kumagaya, Nagaoka, Numata

National Route 17 (国道17号, Kokudō 17-gō) is a highway on the island of Honshu in Japan. It originates at Nihonbashi in Chūō, Tokyo, and terminates in the city of Niigata (the capital of Niigata Prefecture), where it meets Routes 7, 8, 49, 113 and 116).

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Route 17 measures 350.3 km in length. It incorporates parts of two ancient highways, the Nakasendō and Mikuni Kaidō. The newer Kan-Etsu Expressway parallels Route 17.

In addition to Chūō, Route 17 passes through Itabashi. It links the prefectural capitals of Saitama (Saitama Prefecture) and Maebashi (Gunma Prefecture).

Route data

  • Length: 351.1 km (217.7 mi)
  • Origin: Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo (originates at junction with Routes 1, 4, 6, 14, 15 and 20)
  • Terminus: Chuo-ku, Niigata (ends at Junction with Routes 7, 8, 49, 113 and 116)
  • Major cities: Saitama, Kumagaya, Takasaki, Maebashi, Shibukawa, Numata, Minami-Uonuma, Nagaoka, Sanjo

    • Other names

  • 4 December 1952: First Class National Highway 17 (Tokyo to Niigata)
  • 1 April 1965: General National Highway 17 (Tokyo to Niigata)

    • References

    Japan National Route 17 Wikipedia
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