Hiroshima Expressway (West Nippon Expressway Company)

This article is about a national expressway. For a network of urban expressways, see Hiroshima Expressway (urban expressway).

Hiroshima Expressway
広島自動車道
Route information
Length: 17.2 km (10.7 mi)
Existed: 1983 – present
Major junctions
From: Hiroshima Junction in Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima
Sanyō Expressway
To: Hiroshima-kita Junction in Asakita-ku, Hiroshima
Chūgoku Expressway
Location
Major cities: Hiroshima
Highway system
National highways of Japan
Expressways of Japan

The Hiroshima Expressway (広島自動車道 Hiroshima Jidōsha-dō) is a national expressway in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company.

Naming

The expressway is officially referred to as the Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Hiroshima Hamada Route. The Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Hiroshima Hamada Route is the official designation for the Sanyō Expressway between Hiroshima Interchange and Hiroshima Junction, the Hiroshima Expressway between Hiroshima Junction and Hiroshima-kita Junction, the Chūgoku Expressway between Hiroshima-kita Junction and Chiyoda Junction, and the Hamada Expressway between Chiyoda Junction and Hamada Interchange (concurrent with the Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Hiroshima Hamada Route).

Overview

The expressway is a short connector route linking Chūgoku Expressway with the Sanyō Expressway.

Although the route officially originates at Hiroshima Junction, the southern terminus and terminates at Hiroshima-kita Junction, the northern terminus, exit numbers and kilometer markings originate from Hiroshima-kita Junction.

List of interchanges and features

No. Name Connections Dist. from
Origin		 Bus Stop Notes Location
(26) Hiroshima-kita JCT Chūgoku Expressway 0.0 Asakita-ku, Hiroshima
1 Hiroshima-kita IC National Route 191
National Route 261
Hiroshima-kita Road (planning)		 2.8 ○
PA Kuchi PA 10.5
BS Kuchi BS 11.7 ○
2 Hiroshima Seifū Shinto IC 13.2 opened on July 6, 2001 Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima
(3) Hiroshima JCT Sanyō Expressway 17.2
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