Kitasen Road

第二神明北線
Kitasen Road
国道%route%号
E94 第二神明道路北線 (Daini Shinmei Dōro-Kitasen)
Route information
Maintained by West Nippon Expressway Company
Length5.6 km (3.5 mi)
Existed1998–present
Component
highways
National Route 2 (Kobe Nishi Bypass)
Major junctions
East endTarumi Junction
Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway in Tarumi-ku, Kobe
West endNagaidani Junction
H7 Hanshin Expressway Kita-Kobe Route in Nishi-ku, Kobe
Location
CountryJapan
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

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In 1998, the Kitasen Road was opened in conjunction with the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway.[2]

Future

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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

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The entire expressway is in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture.

LocationkmmiExitNameDestinationsNotes
Tarumi-ku, Kobe0.00.03Tarumi Kobe-Awaji-Naruto ExpresswayEastern terminus
2.31.411Gakuen-minamiHyogo Prefecture Route 488Eastbound exit, westbound entrance
Nishi-ku, Kobe3.01.912Nagasaka National Route 2 (Kobe Nishi Bypass)Eastbound entrance, westbound exit
5.63.57-02NagaidaniH7 Hanshin Expressway Kita-Kobe RouteCurrent western terminus
Through to Daini-Shinmei Road (under construction)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ "Japan's Expressway Numbering System". www.mlit.go.jp.
  2. ^ 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.|

See also

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