Okinawa Expressway

The Okinawa Expressway (沖縄自動車道, Okinawa Jidōsha-dō) is an expressway on Okinawa Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The expressway has a length of 57.3 kilometres (35.6 mi). The West Nippon Expressway Company is the owner and operator of this expressway. It is signed E58 under the "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering".[1]

Okinawa Expressway
沖縄自動車道
Route information
Length	57.3 km (35.6 mi)
Existed	1975–present
Major junctions
From	Naha Interchange in Naha, Okinawa Prefectural Route 82
	National Route 330 National Route 329
To	Kyoda Interchange in Nago, Okinawa National Route 58
Location
Major cities	Naha, Urasoe, Ginowan, Okinawa, Uruma
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

Route description

Tolls

The toll from end to end is 1020 yen. For comparison, the Tomei and Tōhoku Expressways radiating from Tokyo have tolls of 1650 yen for similar distances.

Utilization

In 2002, an average of 23,910 vehicles per day used the expressway. This was a 5.6% increase from the previous year. This is the only expressway in Japan having more than 20% Keicar traffic; the national average is 7.3%.

Interchanges

• 10. Kyoda (Nago, Okinawa), with Route 58
• 9. Ginoza with Route 329
• 8. Kin with Route 329
• x. Igei Service Area
• 7. Yaka (Kin, Okinawa), with Prefectural Route 88
• 6. Ishikawa (Uruma, Okinawa), with Prefectural Route 73
• 5. Okinawa-kita (Okinawa, Okinawa), with Route 329
• 4. Okinawa-minami (Okinawa, Okinawa), with Prefectural Route 23
• 3-1. Kishaba Smart IC (ETC only) (Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa)
• 3. Kitanakagusuku (Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa), with Prefectural Route 29
• x. Nakagusuku Parking Area
• 2. Nishihara (Nishihara, Okinawa), with Route 330
• 1-1. Nishihara Junction with Naha Airport Expressway
• 1. Naha with Prefectural Route 82

References

1. "Japan's Expressway Numbering System". www.mlit.go.jp.