Ring Route (Nagoya Expressway)

The Nagoya Expressway Ring Route (名古屋高速道路都心環状線, Nagoya Kōsokudōro Toshinkanjōsen) is an urban expressway in Nagoya, Japan. It is a part of the Nagoya Expressway network and is owned and operated by Nagoya Expressway Public Corporation.

Nagoya Expressway Ring Route
名古屋高速道路都心環状線
Route information
Length	10.3 km[1] (6.4 mi)
Existed	1985–present
Major junctions
From	Higashi-Kataha Junction in Higashi-ku, Nagoya Nagoya Expressway Kusunoki Route
To	Higashi-Kataha Junction in Higashi-ku, Nagoya Nagoya Expressway Kusunoki Route
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

Overview

The Ring Route forms a rectangular loop around downtown Nagoya. It is one-way only and flows clockwise with 2 to 4 lanes of traffic. Routes 1 through 6 of the Nagoya Expressway network extend radially from the Ring Route (Route 2 bisects it). The Ring Route also serves as the origin point for these expressways.

The first section of the route was opened to traffic in 1985 and the route was completed in 1995.[2] The future Sannō Junction will link the Ring Route to Route 4 which is under construction.

Interchange list

• JCT - junction

No.	Name	Connections	Notes	Location (all in Nagoya)
JCT	Higashi-Kataha JCT	Nagoya Expressway Kusunoki Route		Higashi-ku
R01	Tōshinchō Exit
R02	Tōshinchō Entrance
JCT	Marutamachi JCT	Nagoya Expressway Higashiyama Route	Marutamachi JCT ←→ Takabari JCT access only	Naka-ku
JCT	Tsurumai-minami JCT	Nagoya Expressway Ōdaka Route		Shōwa-ku
R03	Higashibetsuin Exit			Naka-ku
R04	Higashibetsuin Entrance
JCT	Sannō JCT	Nagoya Expressway Tōkai Route	Under construction	Nakagawa-ku
JCT	Shinsuzaki JCT	Nagoya Expressway Manba Route	Shinsuzaki JCT ←→ Nagoya-nishi JCT access only	Nakamura-ku
R05	Nishikibashi Exit			Naka-ku
R06	Meieki Entrance		Meieki is the area around Nagoya Station.	Nakamura-ku
JCT	Meidōchō JCT	Nagoya Expressway Kiyosu Route		Nishi-ku
R07	Marunouchi Exit	National Route 22		Naka-ku
R08	Marunouchi Entrance	National Route 22
JCT	Higashi-Kataha JCT	Nagoya Expressway Kusunoki Route		Higashi-ku

References

1. "Nagoya Expressway Route Map". Retrieved 2008-04-18.
2. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "History of the Expressway Network in the Greater Nagoya Area". Archived from the original on 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-04-17.

External links

• (in Japanese) Nagoya Expressway Public Corporation