Higashi-Mito Road

Higashi-Mito Road
	東水戸道路
Route information
Length	10.2 km[1] (6.3 mi)
Existed	1996[2]–present
Component; highways	National Route 6
Major junctions
West end	Mito-minami Interchange in Mito, Ibaraki; Kita-Kantō Expressway; National Route 6
East end	Hitachinaka Interchange in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki; Hitachinaka Road; National Route 245
Highway system
	National highways of Japan; Expressways of Japan

The Higashi-Mito Road (東水戸道路, Higashimito Dōro) is a four-lane toll road in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.

Route description

The route is officially designated as a bypass for National Route 6; however, it is functionally an extension from the eastern terminus of the Kita-Kantō Expressway. As such it is classified as a national highway for motor vehicles only with national expressway concurrency (高速自動車国道に並行する一般国道自動車専用道路, Kōsoku Jidōsha Kokudō ni Heikōsuru Ippan Kokudō Jidōsha Senyō Dōro)[3] with the same design standard as other national expressways.

History

The first section was opened to traffic in 1996. A bridge spanning the Naka River was completed in 1999,[4] completing the route. The road was expanded from 2 to 4 lanes in 2000.[4]

Junction list

The entire expressway is in Ibaraki Prefecture. The sequence of kilometer posts and exits continue from the eastern terminus of the Kita-Kantō Expressway.

Location	km	mi	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Mito	180.4	112.1	17	Mito-minami	National Route 6 (Mito Bypass) – Central Mito, Ōarai Kita-Kantō Expressway west	E50 continues west as the Kita-Kantō Expressway
Mito	185.9	115.5	18	Mito-Ōarai	National Route 51 – Kashima, Ōarai, Kasama, Central Mito
Naka River	187.6 188.1	116.6 116.9	Shinnakagawao Bridge
Hitachinaka	190.6	118.4	19	Hitachinaka	National Route 245 – Hitachi, Central Hitachinaka, Kashima, Ōarai Hitachinaka Road east – Hitachinaka Port	E50 continues east as Hitachinaka Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

"E-NEXCO Expressway Data". Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Kanto Bureau. "Hitachi Area Road History". Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2008.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "High Standard Trunk Road Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Kanto Bureau. "Hitachi Area Road History". Archived from the original on 30 May 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2008.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

(in Japanese) East Nippon Expressway Company

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[1] "E-NEXCO Expressway Data". Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2008.

[2] Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Kanto Bureau. "Hitachi Area Road History". Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2008.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[3] Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "High Standard Trunk Road Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2008.

[hist-4] Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Kanto Bureau. "Hitachi Area Road History". Archived from the original on 30 May 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2008.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)