Tateyama Expressway Explained

Country:JPN
Type:Expressway
Route:Tateyama
Alternate Name: 館山自動車道
Map Custom:yes
Length Km:55.7
Length Round:1
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1995[2]
Terminus A:Chūō-ku, Chiba
Keiyō Road
Cities:Ichihara, Sodegaura, Kisarazu, Kimitsu, Futtsu
Terminus B:Futtsu-Takeoka Interchange in Futtsu, Chiba
Futtsu Tateyama Road
Chiba Prefectural Route 91

The is a national expressway in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.

Naming

Tateyama refers to the city of the same name on the Bōsō Peninsula, a major city in the region. Though the Tateyama Expressway does not actually reach the city proper, its extension the Futtsu Tateyama Road terminates at a point just beyond the city boundary in Minamibōsō City.

Officially the expressway is referred to as the Higashi-Kantō Expressway Tateyama Route and the Higashi-Kantō Expressway Chiba Futtsu Route.[3]

Overview

Together with the Keiyō Road and Futtsu Tateyama Road, the expressway forms a link connecting the greater Tokyo area with southern Chiba Prefecture. The expressway has a junction with the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line, creating the only direct road link connecting Chiba and Kanagawa Prefectures.

The first section of the expressway was opened to traffic in 1995 and the entire route was completed in 2007.[4] The section from Kimitsu Interchange to Futtsu-Takeoka Interchange is 2 lanes, while the remainder is 4 lanes.

List of interchanges and features

Main Route

No.NameConnectionsDist. from
Origin
Dist. from
Terminus
Bus StopNotesLocation
(all in Chiba)
Through to Keiyō Road
13Ichihara IC National Route 297 (Ichihara Bypass)8.043.4Ichihara
BRYōrōgawa Bridge
SAIchihara SA(11.7)
12.6
39.7
(38.8)
14Anesaki-Sodegaura ICPref. Route 24 (Chiba Kamogawa Route)18.033.4
BRObitsugawa BridgeKisarazu
Sodegaura
15Kisarazu-kita IC National Route 409 (Bōsō Ōdan Road)
National Route 410
25.026.4Kisarazu
16Kisarazu JCT Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line
Ken-Ō Expressway
26.824.6
17Kisarazu-minami JCT Kisarazu-minami Branch Route30.720.7
BSKisarazu-Hatorino Bus Stop
18Kimitsu ICPref. Route 92 (Kimitsu Kamogawa Route)34.716.7Kimitsu
BRKoitogawa Bridge
PAKimitsu PA39.312.1
19Futtsu-Chūō IC43.97.5Futtsu
TNTenba TunnelLength - 1,260 m
20Futtsu-Takeoka ICPref. Route 91 (Takeoka Inter Route)51.40.0
Through to Futtsu Tateyama Road

Kisarazu-minami Branch Route

No.NameConnectionsDist. from
Origin
Dist. from
Terminus
Bus StopNotesLocation
(all in Chiba)
17Kisarazu-minami JCT Main Route0.04.3Kisarazu
TBKisarazu-minami Toll Gate
17-1Kisarazu-minami IC National Route 127
National Route 16 (Tokyo Wangan Road)
4.30.0

References

  1. Web site: E-NEXCO Expressway Data . 2008-04-16 .
  2. Web site: Construction History of Japan, 1995 . Japan Civil Engineering Contractors Association . 2008-04-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070217010113/http://dokokyo.or.jp/data/nenpyo/1995.htm . 2007-02-17 .
  3. Web site: High Standard Trunk Road Map . Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport . 2008-04-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920095900/http://www.mlit.go.jp/road/ir/ir-yosan/h20/s07.pdf . 2011-09-20 .
  4. Web site: E-NEXCO Press Release, April 26, 2007 . 2008-04-16 .

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