Tottori Expressway Explained

Country:JPN
Type:Expressway
Maint:Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Route:Tottori
Map Custom:yes
Length Km:62.3
Established:1981
Terminus A:Sayō Junction in Sayō, Hyōgo
Cities:Mimasaka
Terminus B:Tottori Interchange in Tottori

The is an expressway connecting Sayō in Hyōgo Prefecture and Tottori, the capital and largest city in Tottori Prefecture. It is owned and operated partly by the West Nippon Expressway Company and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The expressway is signed as an auxiliary route of National Route 373 as well as E29 under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."[1]

Naming

The expressway is officially referred to as the Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Himeji Tottori Route. The Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Himeji Tottori Route is the official designation for the Sanyō Expressway between Sanyō Himeji-Nishi Interchange and Harima Junction, the Harima Expressway between Harima Junction and Yamazaki Junction, the Chūgoku Expressway between Yamazaki Junction and Sayō Junction, and the Tottori Expressway between Sayō Junction and Tottori Interchange (concurrent with the Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Himeji Tottori Route).

Route description

From Sayo Junction to Sayo Toll Gate the expressway is maintained and tolled by the West Nippon Expressway Company. The rest of the expressway is able to be driven without any fees. That section of the expressway is maintained by the Chūgoku branch of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

The entire expressway has only one lane in each direction, except for the section between Sayō Junction and Sayō Toll Gate.

History

The first section of the Tottori Expressway to open was the 2.5km (01.6miles) Shidosaka Tunnel section between Sakane Junction in Nishiawakura and Chizu in 1981. The final section of the expressway (8.8 km between Ōhara Interchange and Nishi-Awakura Interchange) was opened on March 23, 2013.

List of interchanges and features

No.NameConnectionsDist. from
Origin
Bus StopNotesLocation
(10-1)Sayō JCT Chūgoku Expressway0.0SayōHyōgo
TBSayō TB1.0
BSSayō-Hirafuku BS3.6
1Sayō-Hirafuku IC National Route 3733.7southbound exit, northbound entrance
2Ōhara IC National Route 42910.9MimasakaOkayama
BSNishi-Awakura BS18.3
19.0Beginning of concurrency with Shidosaka Pass Road.
3Nishi-Awakura IC National Route 37319.7
3-1Sakane Intersection National Route 37322.9
2.5 km gap in the expressway, connection is made by National Route 373
TNShidosaka TunnelLength - 1630m (5,350feet)
ChizuTottori
3-1Komagaeri Intersection National Route 37325.4North end of concurrency with Shidosaka Pass Road.
PAFukuhara PA27.8PA:Southbound entrance only
4Chizu-Minami IC National Route 37329.3northbound exit, southbound entrance
5Chizu IC National Route 53
National Route 373
37.6
6Mochigase IC/PATottori Prefectural Route 4948.1Tottori
7Kawahara IC/PA National Route 53
National Route 373
Tottori Prefectural Route 324
52.6PA:Northbound entrance only
8Tottori-Minami IC National Route 53
National Route 373
55.7northbound exit, southbound entrance
57.2southbound exit, northbound entrance
(9)Tottori JCT San'in Kinki Expressway
National Route 9 (Bypass)
62.3

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Japan's Expressway Numbering System. www.mlit.go.jp.