Chūgoku Expressway

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File:Yamaguchitown Narai Nishinomiyacity Hyogopref Chugoku Expressway.JPG

Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan

File:Chūgoku Expressway -01.jpg

Sayo, Hyōgo, Japan

File:Oshiire Tsuyamacity Okayamapref Chugoku Expressway.JPG

Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan

The (part of Asian Highway Network ) is an expressway in Japan, which extends from Suita, Osaka to Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi. It connects Kansai and Chūgoku regions in western Honshu, Japan's main island. Other major cities along the expressway are Tsuyama, Kobe, and Hiroshima. It was opened in 1970, and has a total length of .

It is connected with many other expressways, including the Meishin Expressway at Suita Junction and Kanmon Bridge at Shimonoseki Interchange through to the Kyushu Expressway.

List of interchanges and features

• IC - interchange, SIC - smart interchange, JCT - junction, SA - service area, PA - parking area, BS - bus stop, TN - tunnel, TB - toll gate, BR - bridge
• Bus stops labeled "○" are currently in use; those marked "◆" are closed.

Number	Name	Connections	Distance from Origin (km)	Bus Stop	Notes	Location
(35)	Suita JCT	File:JP Expressway E1.svg Meishin Expressway File:JP Expressway E26.svg Kinki Expressway	0.0		Chugoku Expwy←→Nishinomiya: no access	Suita	Osaka
1	Chūgoku-Suita IC	Osaka Prefectural Route 2 (Osaka Chūō Loop Road)	1.0		eastbound exit, westbound entrance
2	Chūgoku-Toyonaka IC	Osaka Prefectural Route 2 (Osaka Chūō Loop Road)	8.3		westbound exit, eastbound entrance	Toyonaka
	Chūgoku-Ikeda IC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0176.svg National Route 176 (Bypass)	10.5		eastbound exit, westbound entrance	Ikeda
3	Takarazuka IC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0176.svg National Route 176 (Bypass) Hyōgo Prefectural Route 42	16.6	○		Takarazuka	Hyōgo
-	Takarazuka-Higashi Tunnel	-	18.3
-	Takarazuka-Nishi Tunnel	-	20.1
-	Nishinomiya-Najio SA	-	24.1	◆		Nishinomiya
4	Nishinomiya-Yamaguchi JCT	File:Hanshin Urban Expwy Sign 0007.svg Kita-Kobe Route	27.1		westbound exit, eastbound entrance
5	Nishinomiya-Kita IC	Hyōgo Prefectural Route 82	29.8	○
5-1	Kobe JCT	File:JP Expressway E1A.svg Shin-Meishin Expressway File:JP Expressway E2.svg Sanyō Expressway	31.6		for Shin-Meishin Expwy:opening in 2017	Kita-ku, Kobe
-	Nagao BS	-	33.6	○
5-2	Kobe Sanda IC	Rokko-Kita Road	36.7
-	Akamatsu PA	-	38.4
6	Yokawa JCT	File:JP Expressway E27.svg Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway	40.3			Miki
7	Yokawa IC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0428.svg National Route 428 Hyōgo Prefectural Route 17	43.7	○
7-1	Hyōgo-Tōjō IC	Hyōgo Prefectural Route 91 Hyōgo Prefectural Route 313	47.7			Katō
-	Tōjō BS	-	49.7	○
-	Yashiro PA	-	55.8	○
8	Takino-Yashiro IC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0175.svg National Route 175 (Yashiro Bypass) Hyōgo Prefectural Route 17	59.4	○
-	Izumi BS	-	66.6	○		Kasai
8-1	Kasai IC	Hyōgo Prefectural Route 24	69.1	○
-	Hōjō BS	-	72.2	○
-	Kasai PA	-	75.6
						Fukusaki
9	Fukusaki IC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0312.svgFile:JP Expressway E95.svg Bantan Renraku Road	79.2	○
9-1	Yumesaki BS/SIC	Hyōgo Prefectural Route 23	86.0	○		Himeji
-	Yasutomi PA	-	94.5	○
10	Yamasaki IC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0029.svg National Route 29	99.6	○		Shiso
-	Yamasaki JCT	File:JP Expressway E29.svg Harima Expressway (planned)	103.3		planned for 2020
-	Yamasaki TB	-	103.9		abandoned on December 20, 2004
-	Ibogawa PA	-	106.6
-	Kazurane BS	-	110.2	○
-	Nankō BS	-	113.8	○		Sayō
10-1	Sayō JCT	File:JP Expressway E29.svg Tottori Expressway	117.2
11	Sayō IC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0373.svg National Route 373	119.2	○
-	Kōzuki PA	-	125.7	○
-	Sugisaka Tunnel	-
						Mimasaka	Okayama
11-1	Sakutō IC	Okayama Prefectural Route 86	131.3
-	Sakutō BS	-	133.9	○
-	Narahara PA	-	136.4
12	Mimasaka IC	Okayama Prefectural Road 51	139.4	○
12-1	Shōō JCT	Mimasaka Okayama Road	141.8
-	Katsumada BS	-	144.0	○		Shōō
-	Shōō SA	-	145.3
13	Tsuyama IC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0053.svg National Route 53	150.7	○		Tsuyama
-	Tsuyama-Kita BS	-	156.0	○
-	Ninomiya PA	-	159.1
14	Innoshō IC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0179.svg National Route 179 Okayama Prefectural Route 261	161.1	○
-	Kume BS	-	166.5	○
-	Mimasaka-Oiwake PA	-	173.9	○		Maniwa
15	Ochiai JCT	File:JP Expressway E73.svg Yonago Expressway	175.0
16	Ochiai IC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0313.svg National Route 313	181.6	○
-	Maniwa PA	-	184.6
17	Hokubō JCT	File:JP Expressway E73.svg Okayama Expressway	190.8
18	Hokubō IC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0313.svg National Route 313	193.4
-	Azae BS	-	196.5	○
-	Fuse BS	-	205.5	○		Niimi
18-1	Ōsa SA/SIC	Okayama Prefectural Route 32	209.5	○	SIC: Open 06:00-24:00
-	Kumatani BS	-	215.6	○
19	Niimi IC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0180.svg National Route 180	221.6	△
-	Shingō PA	-	228.8	◆
-	Tessei BS	-	237.9	○
20	Tojō IC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0182.svg National Route 182	246.4	△		Shōbara	Hiroshima
-	Taishakukyō PA	-	248.6 249.5		For Hiroshima, Kitakyūshū for Yonago, Osaka
-	Taishaku BS	-	259.7	○
-	Motomura PA	-	265.9 267.0		For Hiroshima, Kitakyūshū for Yonago, Osaka
21	Shōbara IC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0432.svg National Route 432	276.6	○
-	Nanatsukahara SA	-	283.1 283.2		For Hiroshima, Kitakyūshū for Yonago, Osaka
-	Wachi BS	-	286.5	○		Miyoshi
21-1	Miyoshi-Higashi JCT/IC	E54 Matsue Expressway E54 Onomichi Expressway Hiroshima Prefectural Route 434	288.6
22	Miyoshi IC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0375.svg National Route 375 Hiroshima Prefectural Route 470	293.6	○
-	Gōnokawa PA	-	299.1 302.0		For Yonago, Osaka for Hiroshima, Kitakyūshū
-	Takamiya BS	-	308.3	○		Akitakata
23	Takada IC	Hiroshima Prefectural Route 64	313.8
-	Midori BS	-	315.8	○
-	Hongō PA	-	317.9 322.2		For Yonago, Osaka for Hiroshima, Kitakyūshū
24	Chiyoda IC	Hiroshima Prefectural Route 5	328.9	○		Kitahiroshima
25	Chiyoda JCT	E74 Hamada Expressway	330.9
-	Asa SA	-	339.9 340.4		For Yamaguchi, Hiroshima for Hamada, Osaka	Asakita-ku, Hiroshima
26	Hiroshima-Kita JCT	E74 Hiroshima Expressway	343.0
-	Ushizuyama Tunnel	-	345.8		Ōsaka-bound 3,573 m Kitakyūshū-bound 3,558 m
26-1	Kake BS/SIC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0191.svg National Route 191	355.9	○	westbound exit, eastbound entrance	Akiōta
27	Togōchi IC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0186.svg National Route 186 File:Japanese National Route Sign 0191.svg National Route 191	360.4
-	Tsutsuga PA	-	363.2	○
-	Sakai Tunnel	-
						Hatsukaichi
28	Yoshiwa IC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0186.svg National Route 186	376.6
-	Yoshiwa SA	-	379.1	○
-	Kanmuriyama Tunnel	-			Ōsaka-bound 2,140 m Kitakyūshū-bound 2,198 m
						Iwakuni	Yamaguchi
-	Usa BS/CB	-	387.4	◆
-	Fukaya PA	-	395.5	○
29	Muikaichi IC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0187.svg National Route 187	403.6	◆		Yoshika	Shimane
-	Asakura PA	-	408.5	◆
-	Yoneyama Tunnel	-			Ōsaka-bound 3,154 m Kitakyūshū-bound 3,260 m
						Shūnan	Yamaguchi
30	Kano IC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0315.svg National Route 315	430.6	◆
-	Kano SA	-	432.2 432.8		For Kitakyūshū for Hiroshima
-	Kushi BS/CB	-	439.7	◆		Yamaguchi
31	Tokuji IC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0489.svg National Route 489	447.4	◆
-	Nioroshitōge PA	-	455.7
-	Niho BS	-	460.6	◆
32	Yamaguchi IC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0262.svg National Route 262	467.4	◆
-	Yudaonsen PA/SIC	-	473.3	◆	SIC opening in 2020
(33)	Yamaguchi JCT	File:JP Expressway E2.svg San'yō Expressway	475.4
34 34-1	Ogori IC Ogori JCT	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0009.svg National Route 9 Yamaguchi Ube Road	480.1	◆
-	Mitō PA	-	487.5 487.7		For Kitakyūshū for Hiroshima	Mine
-	Mana BS	-	489.5	◆
34-2	Mine-Higashi JCT	Ogori Hagi Road	490.5
35	Mine IC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0435.svg National Route 435	498.2	○
-	Isa PA	-	505.5
35-1	Mine-Nishi IC	Yamaguchi Prefectural Route 33	511.7	◆
35-2	Shimonoseki JCT Nagato-Yoshida BS	File:JP Expressway E2.svg Sanyō Expressway Ube-Shimonoseki Route	519.0	◆		Shimonoseki
-	Ozuki BS	-	524.0	○
-	Shimonoseki JCT	File:JP Expressway E9.svg Sanin Expressway (planned)	-
36	Ozuki IC	File:Japanese National Route Sign 0491.svg National Route 491	524.6	○
-	Ōji PA	-	529.1
-	Nagato-Katsuyama BS	-	535.9	◆
37	Shimonoseki IC	Yamaguchi Prefectural Route 57	540.1
Through to File:JP Expressway E2A.svg Kanmon Bridge

Accidents

On 5 October 2013, comedian and singer Yakkun Sakurazuka died in an accident on the Chugoku Expressway in Mine, Yamaguchi, while en route to a concert in Kumamoto Prefecture. He was hit by another car and killed after exiting his car following a crash.

References

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