Kyushu Expressway

Kyushu Expressway (九州自動車道, Kyūshū Jidōsha-dō) (Asian Highway Network ) is one of the Expressways of Japan from Kitakyūshū (and the bridge to Honshū) to west of Kagoshima linking with the Higashikyushu Expressway and the Ibusuki Skyline. It runs through the prefectures of Fukuoka, the eastern half of the Saga, Kumamoto, Miyazaki (Ebino only) and the Kagoshima prefectures. The freeway runs entirely on the island of Kyūshū. The total length is 346.2 km. It does not cover Ōita or Nagasaki.

Kyushu Expressway
九州自動車道
Route information
Part of
Length	346.2 km[1] (215.1 mi)
Existed	1971–present
Major junctions
From	Moji Interchange in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Kita-Kyushu Expressway Kanmon Bridge
To	Kagoshima Junction in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Minami-Kyushu Expressway Ibusuki Skyline
Location
Major cities	Fukuoka, Dazaifu, Tosu, Kurume, Kumamoto, Yatsushiro, Kirishima
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

Kumamoto,Japan

History

• June 30, 1971, a section from Ueki to Kumamoto was opened to traffic
• October 21, 1972, a section from Nankan to Ueki opened to traffic
• November 16, 1973, Tosu Interchange and Junction to Nankan was opened to traffic
• December 13, 1973, Kajiki Interchange to Satsuma-Yoshida was opened to traffic
• March 13, 1975, Koga Interchange to Tosu Junction was opened to traffic
• March 4, 1976, Ebuno Junction with the Miyazaki Expressway to Ebuno Interchange was opened.
• November 26, 1976, The section was opened to traffic from Kumatoto to Mifune Interchanges
• November 29, 1976, a section from Mizobe Kagoshimna Airport to Kajiki Interchanges was opened
• July 21, 1977, a section from Wakamiya to Koga was open to traffic
• November 15, 1977, a section from Satsuma-Yoshida to Kagoshima-Kita Interchanges was opened
• December 15, 1978, a section from Mifune to Matsubase Interchanges was opened
• March 8, 1979, a section from Wakamiya to Yahata Interchanges was opened
• March 12, 1980, a section from Matsubase to Yatsushiro Interchanges was opened
• March 22, 1980 a section from Kurino to Mizobe-Kagoshima Airport was opened
• October 1, 1981, a section from Ebuno Junction to Kurino Interchange opened made that section ran from Ebuno to Kagoshima-Kita interchanges that time
• March 27, 1984, a section from Moji to Kokura-Higashi was opened which made access to the bridge with Honshū
• March 28, 1985, the Tosu Junction in the west was opened.
• February 5, 1987, the Tosu Junction in the east was opened.
• March 29, 1988, a section from Kagoshima-Kita to Kagoshima was opened with an interchange with the expressway.
• March 31, 1988, a section from Kokura-Higashi to Yahata was opened to traffic
• October 19, 1988, a section in the Kagoshima Interchange with the Minami Kyushu Expressway was opened
• December 7, 1989, a section from Yatsushiro to Hitoyoshi was opened to traffic
• March 25, 1992, a section in the Kajiki Interchange with the road was opened
• March 31, 1993, the Shin-Moji Interchange was opened
• July 27, 1995, a section from Hitoyoshi to Ebuno was opened to traffic which made the Kyushu Expressway from Moji to Kagoshima fully accessible with no gaps.
• April 20, 1998, the Yatsushiro Junction was opened to traffic with another freeway
• December 19, 2001, Kajiki Junction was opened to traffic
• December 12, 2004, the tunnel from Hitoyoshi to Ebino Interchanges which made Kyushu Expressway with four lanes now being connected with no gaps
• February 26, 2006, Kitakyushu Junction was opened to traffic with another freeway
• March 29, 2009, the Miyama-Yanagawa Interchange was opened
• February 19, 2011, the Kurate Interchange was opened
• April 14, 2016, Many sections of the expressway were damaged during the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes.
• April 29, 2016, The expressway reopened.[2]

List of interchanges and features

• IC - interchange, SIC - smart interchange, JCT - junction, SA - service area, PA - parking area, BS - bus stop, TN - tunnel, TB - toll gate, BR - bridge
• Bus stops labeled "○" are currently in use; those marked "◆" are closed.

Number	Name	Connections	Distance from Moji(Km)	Bus Stop	Notes	Location
Through to Kanmon Bridge
1	Moji IC	Kitakyushu Expressway 4 Pref. Route 72 (Kurokawa Shiranoe Higashihonmachi Route)	0.0			Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū	Fukuoka
-	Hata BS	-	4.1	◆
1-1	Shin-Moji Interchange	Pref. Route 71 (Shin-Moji Port Dairi Route)	4.4		Only accessible for Fukuoka
-	Kishi PA	-	6.2
-	Kuzuhara BS	-	11.2	◆		Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū
2	Kokura-Higashi IC	Kitakyushu Expressway 1 National Route 10（Sone Bypass）	13.4
2-1	Kitakyushu JCT	Higashikyushu Expressway	16.5
3	Kokura-Minami IC	National Route 322	20.2	○
4	Yahata IC	Kitakyushu Expressway 4 National Route 200（Nogata Bypass）	31.4	○	Kitakyushu Expressway←→Hiroshima: no access	Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyūshū
-	Nogata PA	-	34.9	○	Only accessible for Hiroshima	Nogata
4-1	Kurate IC	Pref. Route 472 (Nogata Kurate Route)	36.1			Kurate
-	Kurate PA	-	36.3		Only accessible for Fukuoka
4-2	Miyata SIC	Pref. Route 9 (Muroki Shimoariki Wakamiya Route) via Miyawaka city road	42.1		Only accessible for Fukuoka	Miyawaka
5	Wakamiya IC	Pref. Route 9 (Muroki Shimoariki Wakamiya Route)	45.2	○
-	Koga SA	-	54.5			Koga
6	Koga IC	National Route 3（Kashii Bypass） Pref. Route 35 (Chikushino Koga Route)	57.7
-	Aoyagi BS	-	58.7	○
-	Tachibanayama BS	-	62.9	○		Shingu
						Hisayama
7	Fukuoka IC	Fukuoka Expressway 4 National Route 201	68.3	◆		Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
7-1	Sue PA/SIC	Pref. Route 91 (Shime Sue Route)	73.4	◆		Sue
-	Umi BS	-	75.4	○		Umi
8	Dazaifu IC	Fukuoka Expressway 2 National Route 3（Fukuoka-Minami Bypass）	80.1	◆		Dazaifu
-	Chikushino BS	-	84.9	○		Chikushino
8-1	Chikushino IC	Pref. Route 7 (Chikushino Interchange Route)	86.9
-	Kiyama PA	-	90.8	○		Kiyama	Saga
9	Tosu JCT/IC	Nagasaki Expressway Ōita Expressway National Route 3 / National Route 34	96.1			Tosu
-	Ajisaka SIC				Planned	Ogōri	Fukuoka
-	Miyanojin BS	-	102.5	○		Kurume
10	Kurume IC	National Route 3（Tosu Kurume Road） National Route 322	105.4	○
10-1	Hirokawa IC	Pref. Route 84 (Hirokawa Jōyō Route)	113.2	○	Bus stop: northbound only	Hirokawa
-	Hirokawa SA	-	113.6	○	Bus stop: southbound only Hirokawa IC←→SA: no access
11	Yame IC	National Route 442 (Yame Chikugo Bypass)	118.4	○		Yame
						Chikugo
-	Setaka BS	-	122.4	○		Miyama
11-1	Miyama-Yanagawa IC	Pref. Route 775 (Motoyoshi Ogawa Route)	125.6
-	Yamakawa PA	-	128.0	○
12	Nankan IC	Pref. Route 5 (Omuta Nankan Route) Pref. Route 10 (Nankan Omuta-Kita Route)	135.0			Nankan	Kumamoto
-	Kobaru BS	-	138.8	○
-	Tamana PA	-	142.7
13	Kikusui IC	Pref. Route 16 (Tamana Yamaga Route)	146.6	○		Nagomi
-	Kaou BS	-	153.6	○		Yamaga
14	Ueki IC	National Route 3	157.3	○		Kita-ku, Kumamoto
14-1	Kita-Kumamoto SIC	Pref. Route 30 (Ozu Ueki Route) via Kumamoto city road	162.0
-	Kita-Kumamoto SA	-	162.2
-	Nishi-Kōshi BS	-	165.7	○		Kōshi
-	Musashigaoka BS	-	169.0	○		Kita-ku, Kumamoto
15	Kumamoto IC	National Route 57（Kumamoto-Higashi Bypass）	171.2			Higashi-ku, Kumamoto
-	Takuma PA	-	174.3
15-1	Mashiki-Kumamoto Airport IC	Pref. Route 36 (Kumamoto Mashiki Ozu Route)	176.4			Mashiki
-	Mashiki BS	-	177.5	○
15-2	Kashima JCT	Kyushu Chūō Expressway	180.7			Mifune
16	Mifune IC	National Route 445	183.1	◆
-	Midorikawa PA	-	186.7			Minami-ku, Kumamoto
						Kōsa
16-1	Jōnan BS/ SIC	Pref. Route 38 (Uto Kōsa Route)	189.0	○		Minami-ku, Kumamoto
17	Matsubase IC	National Route 218	195.1	◆		Uki
17-1	Hikawa Takatsuka BS/Uki Hikawa SIC	National Route 3 via Hikawa town road	204.0	◆		Hikawa
-	Miyahara SA	-	208.8	○
18	Yatsushiro IC	National Route 3	213.5	○		Yatsushiro
18-1	Yatsushiro JCT	Minamikyushu Expressway	214.6		Only accessible for Fukuoka
-	Sakamoto PA	-	222.1	◆
-	Ayugaeri BS	-	230.2	◆
-	Higo TN	-			Length 6,340m Dangerous goods forbidden
						Yamae
-	Koduru BS	-	242.4	◆
-	Yamae SA	-	248.0	◆
19	Hitoyoshi IC	Pref. Route 54 (Hitoyoshi Interchange Route)	252.0	○
						Hitoyoshi
-	Hitoyoshi TB	-	252.1		Abandoned on July 27, 1995
19-1	Hitoyoshi-Kuma SIC	National Route 219	256.2	-	incl. Hitoyoshi-Minami Bus Stop BS location TBD
-	Hitoyoshi Temporary Interchange	National Route 219	256.2		Abandoned on July 27, 1995
-	Hitoyoshi-Minami BS	-	256.4	◆	closed by replacement
-	Kakutō TN	-			Length 6,264m Dangerous goods forbidden
						Ebino	Miyazaki
-	Ebino PA	-	271.9
20	Ebino IC	National Route 268	274.3	○
21	Ebino JCT	Miyazaki Expressway	276.4
-	Yoshimatsu PA	-	281.6	○		Yūsui	Kagoshima
22	Kurino IC	Pref. Route 55 (Kurino Kajiki Route)	290.0
23	Yokogawa IC	Pref. Route 55 (Kurino Kajiki Route)	296.0			Kirishima
-	Mizobe PA	-	302.7
-	Kagoshima Airport-Minami BS	-	308.6	○
24	Mizobe-Kagoshima Airport IC	National Route 504	309.8
25-1 25	Kajiki JCT Kajiki IC	Higashikyushu Expressway National Route 10（Kajiki Bypass） Pref. Route 55 (Kurino Kajiki Route)	317.5			Aira
-	Chōsa BS	-	322.2	○
25-2	Sakurajima SA/SIC		323.6		SIC:Only accessible for Kagoshima
26	Aira IC	Pref. Route 57 (Fumoto Shigetomi Teishajō Route)	326.2
-	Honjō BS	-	330.6	◆		Kagoshima
27	Satsuma-Yoshida IC	Pref. Route 16 (Kagoshima Yoshida Route)	334.8
-	Kagoshima TB	-	336.7		Toll Barrier
28	Kagoshima-Kita IC	National Route 3 Pref. Route 18 (Kagoshima-Kita Interchange Route)	341.9
-	Ishiki BS	-	342.0	○
29	Kagoshima IC	Minamikyushu Expressway National Route 3（Kagoshima Bypass）	346.2
Through to Ibusuki Skyline

• The section between Yatsushiro Junction and Ebino Interchange consists of tunnels that run in the mountainous areas; vehicles carrying dangerous goods are forbidden from travelling through these tunnels and must use alternate routes.

Lanes

• 6-lane, Dazaifu to Kurume Interchanges
• 4-lane, Moji to Dazaifu Interchange and from Kurume to Kagoshima Interchanges

References

1. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Kyushu Regional Development Bureau. "Road Timetable". Retrieved 2008-08-31.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. "Major highway reopens in quake-hit Kumamoto". mainichi.jp. Mainichi Japan. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

External links

• NEXCO West-Japan official website(in Japanese)