Chiba-Tōgane Road

The Chiba-Tōgane Road (千葉東金道路, Chiba Tōgane Dōro) is a toll road in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.


Chiba-Tōgane Toll Road
国道号
千葉東金道路 (Chiba Tōgane Dōro)
Route information
Maintained by East Nippon Expressway Company
Length32.2 km[1] (20.0 mi)
Existed1979[2]–present
Major junctions
FromChiba-higashi Junction in Chūō-ku, Chiba
Keiyō Road
ToMatsuo-Yokoshiba Interchange in Sanmu, Chiba
Ken-Ō Expressway
Chōshi Renraku Road
Chiba Prefectural Route 62
Location
Major citiesTōgane
Highway system
National highways of Japan
Expressways of Japan

Overview

Officially the road is designated as National Route 126. The road is built to an expressway standard and is classified as a road for motor vehicles only (自動車専用道路, Jidōsha Senyō Dōro) (motor vehicles must have a displacement of at least 125 cc).

The road consists of two distinct sections. The first section (Chiba-higashi Junction to Tōgane Interchange) was opened in 1979 and connects the prefectural capital Chiba with the city of Tōgane. It is 4 lanes for its entire length.

The second section (Tōgane Interchange to Matsuo-Yokoshiba Interchange) was opened in 1998[2] and is 2 lanes. This section is designed to become part of the future Ken-Ō Expressway. The expressway will extend south beyond Tōgane Interchange (expected to open in 2009-2010) and north beyond Matsuo-Yokoshiba Interchange (route is currently under assessment).[3]

Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) is accepted, however no discount programs are in effect.

List of interchanges and features
No. Name Connections Dist. from
Origin		 Notes Location
(all in Chiba)
(10)
1		 Chiba-higashi JCT/
IC		 Keiyō Road
National Route 16		 0.0 IC: Chiba-bound exit, Tōgane-bound entrance only Chūō-ku, Chiba
2 Ōmiya IC 3.2 Wakaba-ku, Chiba
3 Takada IC 7.5 Midori-ku, Chiba
PA Noro PA ↓ Wakaba-ku, Chiba
4 Nakano IC Pref. Route 129 (Honda Teishajō Nakano Route) 11.4
5 Yamada IC Pref. Route 83 (Yamadadai Ōami Shirasato Route) 13.9 Tōgane-bound exit, Chiba-bound entrance only Tōgane
6 Tōgane IC Ken-Ō Expressway
National Route 126		 16.1
7 Sanbu-Narutō IC Pref. Route 76 (Narutō Shisui Route) 24.8 Sanmu
8 Matsuo-Yokoshiba IC Chōshi Renraku Road
Pref. Route 62 (Narita Matsuo Route)		 32.2
Through to Ken-Ō Expressway (Planned)

References
  1. "E-NEXCO Expressway Data". Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  2. Chiba Prefectural Government. "History of Capital Projects in Chiba" (pdf). Retrieved 2008-05-15.
  3. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "Ken-O Expressway Plan, Chiba Section". Archived from the original on 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2008-05-15.

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