Route 2 (Nagoya Expressway)
Nagoya Expressway No.2 Higashiyama Route | |
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名古屋高速道路2号東山線 | |
Route information | |
Length | 10.2 km[1] (6.3 mi) |
Existed | 1988–present |
Major junctions | |
From | Shinsuzaki Junction in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya![]() |
To | Takabari Junction in Meitō-ku, Nagoya![]() |
Location | |
Country | Japan |
Highway system | |
Nagoya Expressway Route 2 Higashiyama Route (名古屋高速道路2号東山線, Nagoya Kōsokudōro Nigō Higashiyamasen) is an urban expressway in Nagoya, Japan. It is a part of the Nagoya Expressway network and is owned and operated by Nagoya Expressway Public Corporation.
Overview
[edit]The first section was opened to traffic in 1988 and the entire route was completed in 2003.[2] The expressway is 4 lanes for its entire length.
The route runs from west to east through the center of the city of Nagoya. It begins at Shinsuzaki Junction where it meets the Ring Route and Route 5. Route 2 then bisects the Ring Route, meets it once again at Marutamachi Junction, and continues eastward. The route eventually terminates at a junction with the Higashi-Meihan Expressway.
Originally it was planned that Route 2 would connect to the Higashi-Meihan at Kamiyashiro Junction which connects directly to the Tōmei Expressway. However, local opposition led to the route being moved a short distance south to Takabari Junction. This forces users to pay a relatively expensive toll to access the Tōmei by way of the Higashi-Meihan (500 yen for 2.7 km). A description of the planning of Route 2 can be found here.
In order to combat congestion on the Ring Route, a plan to divert traffic to Route 2 and local roads has been implemented. Vehicles using Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) are permitted use the exit at Fukiage-higashi Interchange and use local roads to reach the entrance of the same interchange without incurring an additional toll, provided exit and re-entry occurs within 15 minutes. Diagrams explaining how to take advantage of the plan can be found here.
Interchange list
[edit]![]() | This article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table.(November 2021) |
No. | Name | Connections | Notes | Location (all in Nagoya) |
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Through to ![]() | ||||
JCT | Shinsuzaki JCT | No Route 2 ←→ Ring Route access | Nakamura-ku | |
201 211 |
Shirakawa Interchange | ![]() |
201 - East-bound exit 211 - West-bound entrance |
Naka-ku |
- | Shirakawa-higashi Interchange | Planned | ||
JCT | Marutamachi JCT | ![]() |
Ring Route inaccessible to east-bound traffic | |
202 212 |
Fukiage-higashi Interchange | 202 - East-bound exit 212 - West-bound entrance |
Chikusa-ku | |
203 213 |
Fukiage-nishi Interchange | 203 - East-bound entrance 213 - West-bound exit | ||
204 214 |
Haruoka Interchange | 204 - East-bound entrance 214 - West-bound exit | ||
205 215 |
Yotsuya Interchange | 205 - East-bound exit 215 - West-bound entrance |
Shōwa-ku | |
TB | Takabari Toll Gate | West-bound only | Meitō-ku | |
206 216 |
Takabari Interchange | Pref. Route 59 (Nagoya Daini Kanjō Route) | 206 - East-bound exit 216 - West-bound entrance | |
(4) | Takabari Junction | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Nagoya Expressway Route Map". Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "History of the Expressway Network in the Greater Nagoya Area". Archived from the original on 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
External links
[edit]- (in Japanese) Nagoya Expressway Public Corporation