Japan National Route 395 Explained

Country:JPN
Type:National
Route:395
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:Japan National Route 395 highlighted in red
Length Km:58.0
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1982
Direction A:East
Terminus A: in Kuji
Junction:
    Direction B:West
    Terminus B: in Ninohe
    Previous Type:Route
    Previous Route:394
    Next Type:Route
    Next Route:396

    is a Japanese national highway connecting the cities of Kuji and Ninohe. The 58km (36miles) highway begins at Kuji Interchange where it meets National Route 45, the Sanriku-kita Jūkan Road, and the Hachinohe-Kuji Expressway in Kuji. It travels northwest across the northeastern corner of Iwate Prefecture to Ninohe where it ends at an intersection with National Route 4.

    History

    What would become National Route 395 was originally established as the Kuji–Fukuoka Route, a major prefectural road, in 1954 by the Ministry of Construction, a predecessor to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.[2] The Kuji–Fukuoka Route was upgraded to National Route 395 on 1 April 1982.[3]

    List of major junctions

    The route lies entirely within Iwate 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. 12 February 2020.
    2. Web site: 昭和二十九年建設省告示第十六号主要な都道府県道及び市道. Announcement No. 16 of the Ministry of Construction and Development, 1954. Main prefectural roads and municipal roads. ja. 1954. 29 August 2020.
    3. Web site: 昭和四十年政令第五十八号一般国道の路線を指定する政令. Road Act of 1965 establishing the National Highways. ja. 29 August 2020.