Country: | JPN |
Hanshin Expressway | |
Caption: | Highway markers for the Loop Route, the Kobe Route, and the Shin-Kobe Tunnel |
Map: | File:Hanshin_Expressway_en.svg |
Map Notes: | The Hanshin Expressway network in Keihanshin |
Maint: | Hanshin Expressway Company, Limited |
Length Km: | 239.3 |
The is a 239.3km (148.7miles) network of expressways surrounding Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto, Japan. Operated by, it opened in 1962.
Portions of the Hanshin Expressway about 400m (1,300feet) east of Fukae Station collapsed during the Kobe earthquake on 17 January 1995. These sections were rebuilt with more modern standards by 1996. Portions of the Osaka highway are featured in Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3, and the Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune video games from 3 onwards.