Minami-Hanna Road Explained

Country:JPN
Minami-Hanna Road
Alternate Name: 南阪奈道路
Marker Image:
Maint:West Nippon Expressway Company
Length Km:16.9
Length Round:1
Established:March 2004
Direction A:West
Terminus A:Mihara Junction
Cities:Habikino, Taishi, Katsuragi
Direction B:East
Terminus B:Katsuragi Interchange

is a national expressway in the Kinki region of Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company. The route is signed E91 under Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."[1]

Route description

Minami-Hanna Road passes through Mihara-ku, Sakai, Sakai, Habikino, back into Mihara-ku, Sakai, and Habikino, back into Mihara-ku, Sakai, Habikino, and finally Taishi in Osaka Prefecture. It then crosses into Katsuragi in Nara Prefecture.

Naming

Hanna is a kanji acronym of two characters. The first character represents Osaka (大) and the second character represents Nara (良). Minami (南) means south.

History

Construction on the toll road was completed on 28 March 2004. After opening, the road was managed by the Osaka Prefecutural Road Public Corporation and Japan Highway Public Corporation.

On 1 April 2018, the Osaka Prefecutural Road Public Corporation transferred ownership between Mihara Junction and Habikino Interchange and the tolling of the road to NEXCO West Japan.[2]

Junction list

TB= Toll booth

References

  1. Web site: Japan’s Expressway Numbering System. www.mlit.go.jp.
  2. Web site: 平成30年4月1日からの近畿圏の新たな高速道路料金について. West Nippon Expressway Company. ja. 2 March 2018. 9 August 2019.

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