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Okinawa Expressway

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Existed:
  
1975 – present

Constructed
  
1975

Length
  
57.3 km

Okinawa Expressway

From:
  
Naha Interchange in Naha, Okinawa Prefectural Route 82

To:
  
Kyoda Interchange in Nago, Okinawa National Route 58

Major cities
  
Okinawa, Uruma, Ginowan, Urasoe

The Okinawa Expressway (沖縄自動車道, Okinawa Jidōsha-dō) is an expressway on Okinawa Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The expressway has a length of 57.3 km. West Nippon Expressway Company operates this expressway.

Contents

Map of Okinawa Expressway, Okinawa-ken, Japan

The toll from end to end is 1000 yen. For comparison, the Tomei and Tohoku Expressways radiating from Tokyo have tolls of 1650 yen for similar distances.

Utilization

In 2002, an average of 23,910 vehicles per day used the expressway. This was a 5.6% increase from the previous year. This is the only expressway in Japan having more than 20% Keicar traffic; the national average is 7.3%.

Interchanges

  • 10. Kyoda (Nago, Okinawa), with Route 58
  • 9. Ginoza with Route 329
  • 8. Kin with Route 329
  • x. Igei Service Area
  • 7. Yaka (Kin, Okinawa), with Prefectural Route 88
  • 6. Ishikawa (Uruma, Okinawa), with Prefectural Route 73
  • 5. Okinawa North (Okinawa, Okinawa), with Route 329
  • 4. Okinawa South (Okinawa, Okinawa), with Prefectural Route 23
  • 3. Kitanakagusuku (Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa), with Prefectural Route 29
  • x. Nakagusuku Parking Area
  • 2. Nishihara (Nishihara, Okinawa), with Route 330
  • 1-1. Nishihara Junction with Naha Airport Expressway
  • 1. Naha (Haebaru, Okinawa), with Prefectural Route 82

    • References

    Okinawa Expressway Wikipedia
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