The is an incomplete national expressway in

Hokkaido is the list of islands of Japan by area, second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own list of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō fr ...

connecting

Asahikawa, Hokkaidō is a city in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of the subprefecture, and the second-largest city in Hokkaido, after Sapporo. It has been a core city since April 1, 2000. The city is currently well known for the Asahiy ...

and

Monbetsu, Hokkaidō is a city located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan; on the Sea of Okhotsk. The name comes from Ainu Mopet (Quiet River), Ainu "-pet" would be interpreted "-betsu" in Japanese as well of other city names in Hokkaido. As of September ...

for a total length of 130 km. It is owned and operated by the

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism The , abbreviated MLIT, is a ministry of the Japanese government.国土交通省設置法

(MLIT). The route is signed E39 under MLIT's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering" and also as National Route 450.

History

In 2017, the Asahi-Monbetsu Expressway was the first expressway in Hokkaido to receive signage for the expressway numbering system.

References

National highways of Japan Expressways in Japan Roads in Hokkaido 2002 establishments in Japan {{Japan-road-stub