Matsue Expressway Explained

Country:JPN
Type:Expressway
Route:Matsue
Length Km:71.6
Established:2003
Terminus A:Miyoshi-Higashi Junction/IC in Miyoshi, Hiroshima
Chūgoku Expressway
Cities:Shōbara, Unnan
Terminus B:Shinji Junction in Matsue, Shimane
San-in Expressway

The is a national expressway in the Chūgoku region of Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company.

Overview

The expressway is officially referred to as the Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Onomichi Matsue Route. The route connects the city of Matsue with the Chugoku Expressway in Hiroshima Prefecture.

The first section of the expressway was opened in 2003. The final section of the expressway (48.7 km between Miyoshi-Higashi Junction and Yoshida-Kakeya Interchange) was opened on March 30, 2013.

The section between Miyoshi-Higashi Junction and Mitoya-Kisuki Interchange is toll-free; all other sections assess tolls based on distance travelled in the same manner as most other national expressways.

List of interchanges and features

No.NameConnectionsDist. from
Origin
Bus StopNotesLocation
Through to Onomichi Expressway
(21-1)
1
Miyoshi-Higashi JCT
Miyoshi-Higashi IC
Chūgoku Expressway
Hiroshima Prefectural Route 434
0.0MiyoshiHiroshima
2Kuchiwa IC13.3Shōbara
3Takano IC28.8
4Unnan-Yoshida IC44.9UnnanShimane
5Yoshida-Kakeya ICShimane Prefectural Route 33648.7
BSKisuki BS60.5
6Mitoya-Kisuki ICShimane Prefectural Route 33261.0
TBMitoya-Kisuki TB61.2
BSKamo BS66.0
PAKamo-Iwakura PA68.2
29Shinji JCT San-in Expressway71.6Matsue

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