Kitasen Road
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|---|---|
| 国道%route%号 | |
 第二神明道路北線 (Daini Shinmei Dōro-Kitasen) | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by West Nippon Expressway Company | |
| Length | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) |
| Existed | 1998–present |
| Component highways |  National Route 2 (Kobe Nishi Bypass) |
| Major junctions | |
| East end | Tarumi Junction Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway in Tarumi-ku, Kobe |
| West end | Nagaidani Junction Hanshin Expressway Kita-Kobe Route in Nishi-ku, Kobe |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Highway system | |
The Kitasen Road (北線道路, Kitasen Dōro) or Daini Shinmei Road Kitasen Route (第二神明道路北線, Daini Shinmei Dōro-Kitasen) is an expressway that links the wards Tarumi-ku and Nishi-ku of Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company and is signed as E94 under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's (MLIT) "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."[1]
History
[edit]In 1998, the Kitasen Road was opened in conjunction with the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway.[2]
Future
[edit]MLIT is in the process of acquiring right of way to build a 7.1 km (4.4 mi) extension of the Kitasen Road to link up with the Daini-Shinmei Road in the neighboring city, Akashi.[2]
Junction list
[edit]The entire expressway is in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture.
| Location | km | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarumi-ku, Kobe | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | Tarumi | Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway | Eastern terminus | |
| 2.3 | 1.4 | 11 | Gakuen-minami | Hyogo Prefecture Route 488 | Eastbound exit, westbound entrance | ||
| Nishi-ku, Kobe | 3.0 | 1.9 | 12 | Nagasaka | National Route 2 (Kobe Nishi Bypass) | Eastbound entrance, westbound exit | |
| 5.6 | 3.5 | 7-02 | Nagaidani | Hanshin Expressway Kita-Kobe Route | Current western terminus | ||
Through to  Daini-Shinmei Road (under construction)
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| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Japan's Expressway Numbering System". www.mlit.go.jp.
- ^ a b "完成まで「１５０年かかる」はずが… 着工２７年のバイパス新展開". Kobe ShimbunNEXT (in Japanese). 17 March 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.|
