The Tokushima Expressway (徳島自動車道, Tokushima Jidōsha-dō) is a national expressway in the Shikoku region of Japan. The expressway is numbered E11 between Naruto and Tokushima Junctions and E32 between Tokushima and Kawanoe-Higashi Junctions under the MLIT's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering.[1]
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  徳島自動車道 | |
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| Route information | |
| Length | 105.8 km (65.7 mi) |
| Existed | 1994–present |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Naruto, Tokushima |
| To | Shikokuchūō |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Highway system | |
Overview
editThe first section of the Takamatsu Expressway to open was between Aizumi and Wakimachi interchanges on 17 March 1994. The final section of the expressway (21.5 km between Ikawa-Ikeda Interchange and Kawanoe-Higashi Junction) was opened on 11 March 2000.
The route is 2 lanes for its entire length, with some overtaking areas. The speed limit is 70 km/h.
List of interchanges and features
editThis article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table. (November 2021) |
- IC - interchange, SIC - smart interchange, JCT - junction, SA - service area, PA - parking area, BS - bus stop, TN - tunnel, TB - toll gate
Kilometer markers between Naruto Junction and Tokushima Interchange show the distance from Naruto Junction plus 300 (the marker at Naruto Junction is 300.0 while the marker at Tokushima Interchange is 310.1). Therefore, the distance numbers reset at the Tokushima Interchange, starting at 0.1 kilometres (0.062 mi).
| No. | Name | Connections | Dist. from Origin |
Bus Stop | Notes | Location | |
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| 7 | Naruto JCT |  Takamatsu Expressway
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300.0 | Naruto | Tokushima | ||
| 1-1 | Matsushige PA/SIC | Pref. Route 40 (Tokushima Airport Route) | 302.5 | Matsushige | |||
| 8 | Tokushima JCT |  Tokushima-Nanbu Expressway
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308.5 | Tokushima | |||
| 1 | Tokushima IC |  National Route 11 (Yoshinogawa Bypass)
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310.1 | ||||
| TB | Tokushima TB | 3.1 | abandoned on June 4, 2013 | ||||
| 2 | Aizumi IC | Pref. Route 1 (Tokushima Hiketa Route) | 9.1 | Aizumi | |||
| PA | Kamiita PA | 15.9 16.7 |
○ | Kawanoe-bound Naruto-bound |
Kamiita | ||
| 3 | Donari IC |  National Route 318
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22.3 | △ | Awa | ||
| PA | Awa PA/SIA | 37.1 37.4 |
○ | Naruto-bound Kawanoe-bound SIA planned | |||
| 4 | Wakimachi IC |  National Route 193
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41.2 | ○ | Mima | ||
| 5 | Mima IC |  National Route 438
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52.7 | △ | |||
| 5-1 | Yoshinogawa PA/SIC | 68.5 | ○ | SIC: Open 06:00-22:00 incl. Yoshinogawa Bus Stop |
Higashimiyoshi | ||
| 6 | Ikawa-Ikeda IC |  National Route 32 National Route 192
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73.8 | Miyoshi | |||
| PA | Ikeda PA | 86.8 | |||||
| 7 | Kawanoe-Higashi JCT |  Kōchi Expressway
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95.3 | Shikokuchūō | Ehime | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ "Japan's Expressway Numbering System". www.mlit.go.jp.
External links
edit- (in Japanese) West Nippon Expressway Company