Japan National Route 39

National Route 39 (国道39号, Kokudō Sanjūkyū-gō) is a Japanese national highway connecting the two cities of Asahikawa and Abashiri in northeastern Hokkaido. The 215.7-kilometer-long (134.0 mi) highway begins at an intersection with National Routes 12 and 40 in Asahikawa. It travels northeast across the northern side of Hokkaido to Abashiri where it ends at an intersection with the paired National Route 244 and National Route 391.

National Route 39
国道39号
Japan National Route 39 highlighted in red
Route information
Length215.7 km[1] (134.0 mi)
Major junctions
East end National Route 12 / National Route 40 in Asahikawa
 
West end National Route 244 / National Route 391 in Abashiri
Highway system
National highways of Japan
Expressways of Japan
National Route 38 National Route 40

Route description

National Route 39 is a 215.7-kilometer-long (134.0 mi) highway in northern Hokkaido that runs north from Asahikawa to Abashiri. Its southern terminus lies at an intersection in central Asahikawa where it meets National Routes 12 and 40. Along the way from Asahikawa to Abashiri, it passes through the town of Kamikawa and the city of Kitami. Its northern terminus in Abashiri is at an intersection where it meets National Route 244 and National Route 391.[2]

History

National Route 39 was preceded by the Abashiri Road, a Meiji period road built to link the current cities of Asahikawa and Abashiri. Ordered by Genrōin secretary Kaneko Kentarō, construction on the road began in April 1886. It was completed by making use of prison labor from the prisoners that were to be incarcerated at Abashiri Prison in northeastern Hokkaido. The prison laborers were mainly political dissidents that Kaneko viewed as morally deficient.[3] Construction of the Abashiri Road and the others leading from the more-developed southern part of Hokkaido to the prison were of strategic importance to Japan, which viewed Hokkaido as being vulnerable to an invasion from their neighbor, the Russian Empire.[4]

On 4 December 1952 the highway was designated by the Cabinet of Japan as Primary National Highway 39 between Asahikawa and Abashiri.[5] On 1 April 1965 it was reclassified as General National Highway 39 without any changes being made to its routing.[6]

Major junctions

The route lies entirely within Hokkaido.

Locationkm[7]miDestinationsNotes
Asahikawa0.00.0 National Route 12 south (Yonjō-dōri) Sapporo, Fukagawa
National Route 40 north (Shōwa-dōri) Nayoro, Shibetsu
Western terminus; end of National Route 333 concurrency; highway continues south as National Route 12
0.30.19Hokkaido Route 20 south (Midoribashi-dōri) Asahikawa Station
2.31.4Hokkaido Route 140 east (Kamui Asahiyama-dōri) Asahiyama ZooWestern end of Hokkaido Route 140 concurrency
2.91.8Hokkaido Route 140 east (Kinseibashi-dōri)Eastern end of Hokkaido Route 140 concurrency
5.43.4 Hokkaido Route 90 – to Dō-Ō Expressway, National Route 40, National Route 237, Asahikawa Airport, Ryutsudanchi
7.44.6 National Route 12 south (Asahikawa Shindō) – to Dō-Ō Expressway, National Route 40, Sapporo, Fukagawa
8.85.5 Hokkaido Route 37 – to Dō-Ō Expressway, National Route 40, Asahikawa Airport, Takasu, Higashikagura, Asahiyama Zoo
11.77.3Hokkaido Route 761 west
Tōma14.79.1Hokkaido Route 1122 east Tōma StationWestern end of Hokkaido Route 1122 concurrency
16.410.2 Hokkaido Route 1122 west – to Asahikawa-Monbetsu Expressway, National Route 40, PippuEastern end of Hokkaido Route 1122 concurrency
Pippu
No major junctions
Aibetsu26.616.5Hokkaido Route 101 north Shimokawa
Hokkaido Route 140 west – to Asahikawa-Monbetsu Expressway, Daicolo-Aibetsu Airport, Aibetsu Station
35.021.7Hokkaido Route 640 east – Koshiji
37.623.4 Asahikawa-Monbetsu Expressway – to Dō-Ō Expressway, AsahikawaE39 exit 2-1 (Aizan Kamikawa Interchange); entrance to westbound E39, exit from eastbound E39
39.224.4Hokkaido Route 223 north Antaroma StationWestern end of Hokkaido Route 223 concurrency
Kamikawa40.425.1Hokkaido Route 223 south – Aizankei OnsenEastern end of Hokkaido Route 223 concurrency
45.928.5Hokkaido Route 300 north – Central Kamikawa
Hokkaido Route 849 east – to Asahikawa-Monbetsu Expressway
47.429.5 National Route 273 north / National Route 333 east Monbetsu, EngaruWestern end of National Route 273 concurrency, eastern end of National Route 333 concurrency
54.033.6Hokkaido Route 849 west – Kikusui
70.343.7 National Route 273 south Obihiro, Nukabira GensenkyoEastern end of National Route 273 concurrency
Kitami116.072.1Hokkaido Route 88 south – Tsunemoto, Kanoko Dam
125.878.2Hokkaido Route 247 south Oketo
133.783.1 National Route 242 north – Engaru, IkutaharaWestern end of National Route 242 concurrency
134.183.3Hokkaido Route 307 east Rubeshibe Station
135.284.0 National Route 242 south Rikubetsu, OketoEastern end of National Route 242 concurrency
136.184.6Hokkaido Route 103 north Hamasaroma
145.590.4Hokkaido Route 143 south Kunneppu
147.291.5Hokkaido Route 245 north – Shimonikoro
154.195.8 Hokkaido Route 943 – to Tokachi-Okhotsk Expressway
156.997.5Hokkaido Route 7 north Tokoro
Hokkaido Route 27 east – to Tokachi-Okhotsk Expressway, Tsubetsu
158.098.2Hokkaido Route 261 south (Tokiwa-dōri) – Oketo
158.298.3 Hokkaido Route 122 east – to Tokachi-Okhotsk Expressway
159.699.2Hokkaido Route 217 east (Aoba-dōri) Kaoryanse Park
160.799.9 Hokkaido Route 943 – to Tokachi-Okhotsk Expressway, Tokori, Minami-Ōdōri
165.7103.0Hokkaido Route 1024 south Tanno
166.3103.3 National Route 333 west – Engaru, Nikoro
168.0104.4Hokkaido Route 308 north – Tokoro
173.1107.6 Hokkaido Route 556 south – to Tokachi-Okhotsk Expressway, central Hiushinai
173.8108.0Hokkaido Route 104 north – Ubaranai, Futamigaoka
Bihoro182.3113.3 Tokachi-Okhotsk Expressway north Abashiri, MemanbetsuBihoro-Takano Interchange (temporary signaled intersection)
184.3114.5Hokkaido Route 122 west – Tsubetsu
Hokkaido Route 248 north – Ubaranai
Western end of Hokkaido Route 122 concurrency
185.4115.2 National Route 240 south / National Route 243 east Kushiro, Akan
Hokkaido Route 309 north Bihoro Station
Western end of concurrency with National Routes 240 and 243
185.8115.5Hokkaido Route 122 eastEastern end of Hokkaido Route 122 concurrency
187.2116.3 National Route 334 east Shari, Koshimizu
189.2117.6 Tokachi-Okhotsk Expressway – Kitami, Tanno, Memanbetsu Airport
Hokkaido Route 122 west
Bihoro Interchange
Ōzora194.1120.6 Hokkaido Route 246 east – to Tokachi-Okhotsk Expressway, Memanbetsu Airport
196.3122.0Hokkaido Route 714 west – Ubaranai
198.7123.5Hokkaido Route 249 south
199.1123.7 Hokkaido Route 64 south / Hokkaido Route 246 west – to Tokachi-Okhotsk Expressway, Memanbetsu AirportWestern end of Hokkaido Route 246 concurrency
200.0124.3Hokkaido Route 246 east – KoshimizuEastern end of Hokkaido Route 246 concurrency
Abashiri204.6127.1Hokkaido Route 683 north Mount Tento
211.6131.5 National Route 238 west / National Route 239 west / National Route 242 south – Monbetsu, TokoroWestern end of National Route 242 concurrency
213.6132.7Hokkaido Route 23 east – Shari, Koshimizu
214.8133.5Hokkaido Route 76 west Cape Notoro
215.4133.8Hokkaido Route 23 west Abashiri Station
Hokkaido Route 1083 east – Abashiri Port
215.7134.0 National Route 244 east / National Route 391 south – Shari, HamakoshimizuEastern terminus; highway continues east as National Route 244 and south as National Route 391; end of concurrency with National Routes 240, 242, and 243
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. "一般国道の路線別、都道府県別道路現況" [Road statistics by General National Highway route and prefecture] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. "占用制限を行う路線一覧(一般国道)" [List of routes that restrict private use (general national highways)] (PDF). Hokkaido Development Bureau (in Japanese). 12 July 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. "開拓の基盤を作った囚人道路" [Foundations laid by prisoner-built road]. Tsukigata History (in Japanese). 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. Kris Kosaka (24 March 2013). "Abashiri astounds with its ice and convict connections". The Japan Times. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  5. "一級国道の路線を指定する政令 (昭和二十七年)" [Cabinet Order Designating Routes of Primary National Highways (Showa 27)]. Act of 1952 (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  6. "一般国道の路線を指定する政令" [Cabinet Order Designating General National Routes]. Act of 1965 (in Japanese). Cabinet of Japan. Retrieved 17 August 2020 via Wikisource.
  7. Google (11 August 2020). "National Route 39" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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