Japan National Route 129 Explained

Country:JPN
Type:National
Route:129
Map Custom:yes
Length Km:31.7
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1963
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa
Junction:
    Direction B:North
    Terminus B: in Sagamihara, Kanagawa
    Previous Type:Route
    Previous Route:128
    Next Type:Route
    Next Route:130

    National Route 129 is a national highway of Japan connecting Hiratsuka and Sagamihara in Kanagawa Prefecture in the Kantō region of Japan. It has a total length of 31.7 km (19.7 mi).

    Route description

    It has junctions with National Route 16 in Sagamihara, National Routes 412 and 246 in Atsugi, Kanagawa, and National Routes 1 and 134 in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa. The route runs in a north to south direction and has junctions with some major expressways. These include, two interchanges with the Ken-Ō Expressway, Atsugi Interchange at the Tōmei Expressway and Odawara-Atsugi Road, and Atsugi-minami Interchange at the Shin-Tōmei Expressway.[2]

    History

    Route 129 was originally designated on 18 May 1953 from Yokohama to Chiba as a loop around Tokyo. This was redesignated (along with a section of Route 127) as Route 16 on 1 April 1963 and the current Route 129 was designated the same day.

    List of major junctions

    The entire route is in Kanagawa Prefecture.

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: 一般国道の路線別、都道府県別道路現況. Road statistics by General National Highway route and prefecture. ja. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. 19 February 2020.
    2. Web site: 一般国道の路線を指定する政令. ja. Wikisource. 5 September 2019.