Nishi-Meihan Expressway (西名阪自動車道, Nishimeihan Jidōshadō) is a national expressway in the Kinki region of Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company.
Nishi-Meihan Expressway | |
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西名阪自動車道 | |
Route information | |
Length | 27.2 km (16.9 mi) |
Existed | 1969–present |
Major junctions | |
From | Matsubara Junction |
To | Tenri Interchange |
Location | |
Country | Japan |
Major cities | Fujiidera, Kashiwara, Kashiba, Yamatokōriyama |
Highway system | |
Naming edit
Meihan is a kanji acronym of two characters. The first character represents Nagoya (名古屋) and the second character represents Osaka (大阪). Nishi (西) means west; together with the Meihan Expressway and Higashi-Meihan Expressway, it forms a corridor linking the greater Nagoya and Osaka areas.
Passage cities edit
Interchange list edit
Prefecture | Location | km | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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Osaka | Matsubara | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | Matsubara | Hanwa Expressway / Kinki Expressway – Wakayama, Suita, Sakai, Higashiosaka Matsubara Route – Osaka City | Expressway continues as the Matsubara Route |
Fujiidera | Matsubara Toll Gate (western terminus of ticketed system only for outbound (eastbound)) | ||||||
3.1 | 1.9 | 1 | Fujiidera | Osaka Prefecture Route 12 – Fujiidera, Kashiwaraseibu (Izumisano, Kashiwara, Matsubara) | Toll entrance only. | ||
Kashiwara | Kashiwara Toll Gate (western terminus of ticketed system only for inbound (westbound)) | ||||||
8.1 | 5.0 | 2 | Kashiwara | National Route 165 – Kashiwara, Yamatotakada (Sakurai, Kashihara, Yao, Osaka) | Outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance. | ||
Kashiwara Tunnel | |||||||
Nara | Kashiba | Tajiri Tunnel | |||||
11.5 | 7.1 | Kashiba Service Area | |||||
12.6 | 7.8 | 3 | Kashiba | Nara Prefecture Route 54 to National Route 168 – Kashiba, Oji, Shigisan | |||
Kawai | 18.0 | 11.2 | 4 | Horyuji | Nara Prefecture Route 5 – Horyuji, Yamatotakada, Shigisan | Toll outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance only. | |
Ando | 21.2 | 13.2 | 4-1 | Yamato-Mahoroba | Nara Prefecture Route 108 – National Route 25 (Ando, Kawanishi, Ikoma) | Toll outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance only; ETC only (Smart interchange) | |
Yamatokōriyama | 23.4 | 14.5 | 4-2 | Koriyama-shimotsumichi | Keinawa Expressway – Nara City, Kashihara | Toll outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance. | |
24.3 | 15.1 | 5 | Koriyama | National Route 24 (Wakayama, Kashihara, Kyoto, Nara) | Toll outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance only. | ||
Tenri Parking Area (outbound (eastbound)) | |||||||
25.3 | 15.7 | Tenri Toll Gate (eastern terminus of ticketed system) | |||||
Tenri Parking Area (inbound (westbound)) | |||||||
Tenri | 27.2 | 16.9 | 6 | Tenri | National Route 169 – Tenri, Nara, Sakurai Meihan Expressway | Expressway continues as the Meihan Expressway. Signed as exit 29 for westbound exit and eastbound entrance. | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
External links edit
- (in Japanese) West Nippon Expressway Company
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