Daiba Route

The Daiba Route (台場線, Daiba-sen), signed as Route 11, is one of the tolled routes of the Shuto Expressway system serving the Greater Tokyo Area. Route 11 runs from Shibaura Junction (with the Haneda Route) in Minato-ku and runs for 3.9 km through Rainbow Bridge. The Route 11 ends at the Ariake Junction connecting with the Bayshore Route in Kōtō-ku.

Shuto Expressway Daiba Route
首都高速11号台場線
Route information
Maintained by Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited
Length5.0 km (3.1 mi)
Existed1993–present
Highway system
National highways of Japan
Expressways of Japan
Rainbow Bridge
Near Shibaura Rest Area
Shibaura JCT
Safety barrier against golf balls

Originally, the route number was "12" in the urban planning.

Route description

It runs through Rainbow Bridge that is renowned for its scenery, so sometimes, especially holidays, a high concentration of cars on the bridge causes traffic congestion.

History

The entirety of the Daiba Route was opened to traffic on 26 August 1993 instead of being opened in phases like many of the other routes in the Shuto Expressway network.[1]

Exit List
Municipality Exit/interchange name Destinations Notes
Minato-ku Shibaura JCT Haneda Route Accessible from outbound only
Minato-ku Shibaura Rest Area Accessible from inbound only
Minato-ku Daiba Outbound exit/inbound entrance
Kōtō-ku/Minato-ku Ariake JCT Bayshore Route

Appearances in media
  • Wangan Midnight, a manga and anime series based on street racing on the Wangan.
  • Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune, an arcade racing game taking place on the Wangan.
  • Shutokō Battle (首都高, abbreviation for "Shuto Expressway") is a Genki game based on Wangan racing
  • Shutokō Battle series, an arcade Wangan racing game
  • In Cars 2, a portion of the Tokyo race goes over the Rainbow Bridge.

See also
  •  Japan portal
  •  Roads portal

References
  1. "首都高の歴史". Metropolitan Expressway (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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