Nagasaki_Expressway

Nagasaki Expressway

Nagasaki Expressway

Expressway in Nagasaki and Saga prefecture, Japan

Nagasaki Expressway (長崎自動車道, Nagasaki Jidōsha-dō) is one of the Expressways of Japan from Tosu to Nagasaki. It runs through the prefecture of Saga, and the southern half of the Nagasaki prefecture. The total length is 120.4 km.

Quick Facts Route information, Length ...

History

  • November 16, 1973, Tosu Interchange and Junction with the Kyushu Expressway to Nankan was open to traffic.
  • November 17, 1982, a section from Nagasaki-Tarami to Omura Interchanges was opened to traffic.
  • March 28, 1985, a section from Saga-Yamato to Tosu Interchanges was opened to traffic.
  • February 5, 1987, the Tosu Junction in the east was opened.
  • March 18, 1987, a section from Takeo-Kitagata to Saga-Yamato Interchanges was opened to traffic.
  • January 26, 1990, a section from Omura to Takeo-Kitagata was opened to traffic which made the Nagasaki Expressway from Tosu to Nagasaki fully accessible with no gaps.
  • January 26, 1990, the Takeo Junction was opened to traffic with another freeway.
  • December 18, 1997, the tunnel from Higashisonogi to Ureshino Interchanges which made Nagasaki Expressway with four lanes.
  • March 24, 2001, the Sagan Cross Bridge in the Tosu Junction was opened to traffic which made access to the bridge with the Kyushu Expressway.
  • March 27, 2004, a section from Nagasaki to Nagasaki-Tarami Interchanges was opened with other freeway.
  • June 28, 2019, a section from Nagasaki-Tarami to Nagasaki-Susukizuka Interchanges which made Nagasaki Expressway with four lanes.
  • November 27, 2019, the Tawarazaka tunnel is mentioned in the Zombie Land Saga song "Saga Jihen".[2]

Interchanges

Higashisonogi, Nagasaki, Japan
More information No., Name ...

Lanes

  • 4-lane, Tosu Junction to Nagasaki-Susukizuka Interchanges
  • 2-lane, Nagasaki-Susukizuka to Nagasaki Interchanges

References

  1. [1]
    Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Kyushu Regional Development Bureau. "Road Timetable". Retrieved 2008-08-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. [2]
    "Saga Jihen", Zombie Land Saga: Franchouchou the Best
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nagasaki_Expressway.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Nagasaki_Expressway, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.