The , signed as Route 16, is one of the routes of the
Hanshin Expressway
The is a network of expressways surrounding Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto, Japan.
History
Operated by , it opened in 1962.
Portions of the Hanshin Expressway about east of Fukae Station collapsed during the Kobe earthquake on 17 January 1995 ...
system serving the
Keihanshin
is a metropolitan region in the Kansai region of Japan encompassing the metropolitan areas of the cities of Kyoto in Kyoto Prefecture, Osaka in Osaka Prefecture and Kobe in Hyōgo Prefecture. The entire region has a population () of 19,302,746 ov ...
area. It is a radial route that travels in an east to west direction from central
Osaka
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
, to
Suminoe-ku, with a total length of .
See also
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References
External links
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{{Hanshin Expressway
Roads in Osaka Prefecture
16
1965 establishments in Japan