Japan National Route 410 Explained

Country:JPN
Type:National
Route:410
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:National Route 410 highlighted in red
Length Km:110.4
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1 April 1982
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Tateyama
Junction:
    Direction B:North
    Terminus B: in Kisarazu
    Previous Type:Route
    Previous Route:409
    Next Type:Route
    Next Route:411

    is a national highway located entirely within Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It connects the cities of Tateyama and Kisarazu, spanning the Bōsō Peninsula in a south–north routing. The highway has a total length of 110.4km (68.6miles).

    Route description

    National Route 410 connects the cities of Tateyama and Kisarazu, spanning Chiba Prefecture's Bōsō Peninsula in a south–north routing. Its southern terminus lies at a junction with National Route 127 and National Route 128 in central Tateyama. It travels south from there towards the southern tip of the Bōsō Peninsula, Cape Nojima. Upon reaching the cape, the highway begins curving to the north heading through Minamibōsō and the former town of Chikura. It has another junction with National Route 128 in the former town of Maruyama, sharing a brief concurrency with the route before continuing north into the city of Kamogawa. The highway has a total length of 110.4km (68.6miles).[1]

    History

    In 1902, the was completed using only hand tools along what would become National Route 410 in the city of Kimitsu. The tunnel is the second oldest tunnel that is designated as a part of a national highway in Japan.[2] [3]

    National Route 410 was established by the Cabinet of Japan in 1982.[4] Construction began on the Kururi–Makuta Bypass of the narrow sections of the highway including the Yomachisaku Daiichi Tunnel in 1989. The 10.7km (06.6miles) bypass was scheduled to be completed by 2015,[5] but as of 2021, the bypass has yet to be completed. On 23 December 2015, a 20m (70feet) section of the Yomachisaku Daiichi Tunnel's shotcrete lining collapsed following a re-application of the supportive lining a month prior to the collapse. The tunnel lining was repaired by the following day.[6]

    Major intersections

    The route lies entirely within Chiba 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: ビックリ道路大集合…!これが「酷道・怖道・険道」だ. Several surprising roads. Cool, scary, and steep roads. Kodansha. ja. 4 February 2021. 19 April 2021.
    3. Nogishi. Yasuyuki. 房総半島は素掘りトンネル王国!? 日本で2番目に古い国道トンネルを走ってみた. Bike News. MediaVague. ja. 12 April 2021. 19 April 2021.
    4. 一般国道の路線を指定する政令. Cabinet Order Designating General National Routes. Wikisource. 1965. Cabinet of Japan. ja. 19 April 2021.
    5. Web site: 国道410号 久留里馬来田バイパス. National Route 410 Kururi–Makuta Bypass. Chiba Prefecture. ja. 2005. 21 April 2021.
    6. News: 23-ton collapse blocks Chiba tunnel; no one injured. The Japan Times. 24 December 2015. 19 April 2021.