The is a network of
expressways surrounding
Osaka
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Kobe
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Kyoto
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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. These sections were rebuilt with more modern standards by 1996. Portions of the Osaka highway are featured in ''
Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3'', and the ''
Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune'' video games from 3 onwards.
Routes
*1 -
Loop Route (Central Osaka)
*2 -
Yodogawa-Sagan Route (Hokko-kita -
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*3 -
Kobe Route (Nishi-Nagahori -
Amagasaki -
Nishinomiya - Kobe)
*4 -
Bayshore Route
The signed as Route B, is one of the routes of the Toll road, tolled Shuto Expressway system in the Greater Tokyo Area. The Bayshore Route is a stretch of toll highway that runs from the Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanazawa ward of Yokohama in th ...
(
Osakako -
Rinku Town,
Kansai Airport)
*5 -
Bayshore Route
The signed as Route B, is one of the routes of the Toll road, tolled Shuto Expressway system in the Greater Tokyo Area. The Bayshore Route is a stretch of toll highway that runs from the Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanazawa ward of Yokohama in th ...
(Osakako -
Rokko Island)
*6 -
Yamatogawa Route (
Sakai -
Matsubara)
*7 -
Kita-Kobe Route (Igawadani - Shirakawa - Minotani -
Arima - Nishinomiya-Yamaguchi)
*11 -
Ikeda Route (
Umeda -
Toyonaka -
Osaka Airport -
Kawanishi -
Ikeda)
*12 -
Moriguchi Route (Kitahama -
Moriguchi)
*13 -
Higashi-Osaka Route (Central Osaka -
Higashi-Osaka)
*14 -
Matsubara Route (
Namba -
Hirano - Matsubara)
*15 -
Sakai Route (
Sumiyoshi -
Suminoe - Sakai)
*16 -
Ōsakakō Route (Nishi-Nagahori - Osakako)
*17 -
Nishi-Osaka Route (Bentencho - Sumiyoshi)
*31 -
Kobe-Yamate Route (Kobe - Shirakawa)
*32 -
Shin-Kobe Tunnel (National Highway Route 2 - Minotani)
Former Hanshin route
*8 - Kyoto Route (
Fushimi -
Yamashina) (transferred to
West Nippon Expressway Company and
Kyoto City, renamed to E89
Second Keihan Highway southwest of Kamogawa-Higashi interchange, and Shinjūjōdōri () east of same IC (also free opened))
See also
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References
External links
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Expressways in Japan
Roads in Hyōgo Prefecture
Roads in Kyoto Prefecture
Roads in Osaka Prefecture
1962 establishments in Japan