Japan National Route 16

National Route 16
国道16号 (Kokudō Jūroku-gō)
Route information
Length:	241 km (150 mi)
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

Interchange on Route 16

National Route 16 is a national highway in Japan. A beltway around Tokyo, it links the major prefectural capital cities of Yokohama (in Kanagawa Prefecture), Saitama (in Saitama Prefecture), and Chiba (in Chiba Prefecture) as well as Hachiōji (in Tokyo). It also serves Yokosuka and Sagamihara (in Kanagawa Prefecture), Kasukabe (in Saitama Prefecture), and Kisarazu (in Chiba Prefecture). The total length is 241 km.^[1]

Along with the Ken-Ō Expressway, Route 16 connects the entire length of the Technology Advanced Metropolitan Area (TAMA) Network region - an inland industrial area covering an area of 3000 km², covering 74 municipalities and home to over 10 million people of whom 4 million work in the TAMA Network firms. In 1998 goods shipped from TAMA had twice the shipment value of the Silicon Valley.^[2]

Route Data

• Length: 241 km (150 mi)
• Origin and Terminus: Nishi-ku, Yokohama (originates and ends at junction with Route 1)
• Major cities: Yokosuka, Sagamihara, Hachioji, Kawagoe, Saitama, Kasukabe, Kashiwa, Chiba and Kisarazu

References

1. 一般国道１６号 (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Kanto Regional Development Bureau. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
2. Chandra, Pankaj. "Networks of Small Producers for Technological Innovations: Some Models" (PDF). IIM Ahmedabad Working Paper No. 2006-03-02, March 2006. IIM Ahmedabad. Retrieved 10 March 2012.