Yuzawa-Yokote Road Explained

Country:JPN
Type:National
Maint:East Nippon Expressway Company and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Yuzawa-Yokote Road
Alternate Name:
Marker Image:
Length Km:29.0
Established:July 1991
Direction A:South
Terminus A:Ogachikomachi Interchange
in Yuzawa
Direction B:North
Terminus B:Yokote Interchange
in Yokote

The Yuzawa-Yokote Road (湯沢横手道路 Yuzawa-Yokote Dōro) is a two-lane partially-tolled road in Akita Prefecture connecting the cities Yuzawa and Yokote while bypassing the original routing of Japan National Route 13. The road is jointly managed by the East Nippon Expressway Company and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). It is numbered E13 under the MLIT's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."[1]

Route description

The total length of Yuzawa-Yokote Road is 29km (18miles). Distance markers on the road are derived from the distance markers of Route 13 rather than starting at zero at the origin of the road, so the beginning of the route at Route 13 in Yuzawa has a marker for 182km (113miles) rather than 0.

History

The first section of Yuzawa-Yokote Road opened in July 1991. The entire road was opened to traffic on 26 August 2007.[2]

List of major junctions

The entire route is in Akita Prefecture. Yuzawa-Yokote Road is a direct extension of National Route 13. Therefore, the distance markers continue from the sequence of Route 13, starting at 182km (113miles).|colspan="8" style="text-align: center;"|Through as

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mlit.go.jp/road/sign/numbering/list/index.html: "Highway numbering list". Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Browse 14 June 2019.
  2. Web site: 湯沢横手道路. ja. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. 14 June 2019.