Harima Expressway

The Harima Expressway (播磨自動車道, Harima Jidōsha-dō) is a national expressway in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company. It is signed as E29 under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."[1]

Harima Expressway
播磨自動車道
Route information
Length24.2 km (15.0 mi)
Existed2003–present
Major junctions
FromHarima Junction in Tatsuno, Hyōgo
San'yō Expressway
ToYamazaki Junction in Shisō, Hyōgo
Chūgoku Expressway
Location
Major citiesTatsuno, Aioi, Shisō
Highway system
National highways of Japan
Expressways of Japan

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 Sayo Junction, and the Tottori Expressway between Sayo Junction and Tottori Interchange (concurrent with the Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Himeji Tottori Route).

Route description
A typical section of the Harima Expressway

The route is a two-lane expressway for its entire length, with some overtaking areas. The speed limit is 70 km/h.

History

The first section of the expressway was opened in 2003. As of August 2019, that 12.8 kilometres (8.0 mi) long section between the Sanyō Expressway and Hyōgo Prefecture Route 726 is still the only part of it open to traffic.

Future

The Harima Expressway is planned to be completed between its current northern terminus at Hyōgo Prefecture Route 726 and the Chūgoku Expressway in 2021. Upon completion, the total length of the expressway will be 24.2 kilometres (15.0 mi).[2]

Junction list

The entire expressway is in Hyōgo Prefecture.

LocationkmmiExitNameDestinationsNotes
Tatsuno0.00.09–1Harima San'yō Expressway– Kobe, Akō, OkayamaSouthern terminus
12.88.01Harima-ShingūHyōgo Pref. Route 726 (Harima-Shingū Interchange Route)Current northern terminus
Shisō–Hokubō Chūgoku ExpresswayFuture northern terminus;p scheduled to open to traffic in 2021.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Unopened

References
  1. "Japan's Expressway Numbering System". www.mlit.go.jp.
  2. "中国横断自動車道 姫路鳥取線 播磨新宮～山崎JCT" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

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