Japan National Route 2

Updated on Dec 01, 2023

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Length 533.2 km

East end: National Route 1 / National Route 25 / National Route 176 in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka West end: National Route 3 / National Route 10 in Moji-ku, Kitakyushu Highway system National highways of Japan Major cities Kobe, Hiroshima, Himeji, Akashi, Okayama, Fukuyama

National Route 2 is a major highway on the islands of Honshū and Kyūshū in Japan. It follows the old Sanyōdo westward from the city of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture in the Kansai region to the city of Kitakyūshū in Fukuoka Prefecture, passing through the San'yō region en route. Between Hyōgo Prefecture and Yamaguchi Prefecture it parallels the Sanyō Expressway; it crosses the Kanmon Straits through the Kanmon Roadway Tunnel. Its total length is 533.2 km. At its Osaka terminus, it meets Route 1; at its western terminus, it links with Routes 3 and 10.

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Route Data

Length: 533.2 km (331.4 mi)

Origin: Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka (originates at the terminus of Routes 1, 25 and 176 and the origins of Routes 26, 163 and 165)

Terminus: Moji-ku, Kitakyushu (ends at the origins of Routes 3 and 10)

Major cities: Kobe, Himeji, Himeji, Okayama, Kurashiki, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Iwakuni, Shimonoseki

History

1952-12-04 - First Class National Highway 2 (from Osaka to Kitakyushu)

1965-04-01 - General National Highway 2 (from Osaka to Kitakyushu)

Overlapping sections

From Nishinomiya (Fudabasuji intersection) to Kobe (San'nomiya-East intersection): Route 171

From Kobe (Higashi-Shiriike intersection) to Akashi (Kariguchi intersection): Route 28

From Kobe (Higashi-Shiriike intersection) to Akashi (Kokubo intersection): Route 250

From Himeji to Taishi Town (Taishi-Kamiota IC): Route 29

References

Japan National Route 2 Wikipedia

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Route Data

History

Overlapping sections

References