Japan National Route 13 Explained

Country:	JPN
Type:	National
Route:	13
Map Custom:	yes
Length Km:	306.1
Length Ref:	^[1]
Established:	4 December 1952
Direction A:	North
Terminus A:	in Akita
Direction B:	South
Terminus B:	in Fukushima
Previous Type:	Route
Previous Route:	12
Next Type:	Route
Next Route:	14

is a highway in Japan on the island of Honshū which runs from Fukushima in Fukushima Prefecture to Akita in Akita Prefecture.^[2]

Route data

• Length: 306.1km (190.2miles)
• Origin: Fukushima (originates at junction with Route 4)
• Terminus: Akita (ends at Junction with Route 7)
• Major cities: Fukushima, Yonezawa, Yamagata, Akita

History

• 4 December 1952: First Class National Highway 13 (from Fukushima to Akita)
• 1 April 1965: General National Highway 13 (from Fukushima to Akita)

Municipalities passed through

• Fukushima Prefecture
  • Fukushima
• Yamagata Prefecture
  • Yonezawa - Takahata - Nan'yō - Kaminoyama - Yamagata - Tendō - Higashine - Murayama - Obanazawa - Ōishida - Funagata - Shinjō - Kaneyama - Mamurogawa
• Akita Prefecture
  • Yuzawa - Yokote - Misato - Daisen - Akita

Major intersections

• in Fukushima Prefecture
  • Routes 4, 115
• in Yamagata Prefecture
  • Routes 47, 48, 112, 113, 121, 286, 287, 344, 347 and 458
• in Akita Prefecture
  • Routes 7, 46, 105, 107, 108, 341, 342, 397 and 398

See also

• Tōhoku-Chūō Expressway

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: ja:一般国道１３号 . http://www.thr.mlit.go.jp/road/koutsu/jikoku/route013.html . Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Tohoku Regional Development Bureau . 4 December 2010 . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721125204/http://www.thr.mlit.go.jp/road/koutsu/jikoku/route013.html . 21 July 2011 . dead .