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. The expressway is numbered E11 between Naruto and Tokushima Junctions and E32 between Tokushima and Kawanoe-Higashi Junctions under the MLIT's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering.

Overview

The first section of the Takamatsu Expressway to open was between Aizumi and Wakimachi interchanges on 17 March 1994. The final section of the expressway (21.5 km between Ikawa-Ikeda Interchange and Kawanoe-Higashi Junction) was opened on 11 March 2000. The route is 2 lanes for its entire length, with some overtaking areas. The speed limit is 70 km/h.

List of interchanges and features

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interchange Interchange may refer to: Transport * Interchange (road), a collection of ramps, exits, and entrances between two or more highways * Interchange (freight rail), the transfer of freight cars between railroad companies * Interchange station, a rai ...

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smart interchange A is a feature of Japanese expressways that provides exclusive access to and from the expressway for vehicles equipped with electronic toll collection (ETC). The feature increases accessibility to and from the expressway in less-populated areas w ...

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junction Junction may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Junction'' (2012 film), an American film * ''Junction'' (2024 film), an American film * ''Jjunction'', a 2002 Indian film * ''Junction'' (album), a 1976 album by Andrew Cyrille * Junction (E ...

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service area A rest area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a motorway, expressway, or highway, at which drivers and passengers can rest, eat, or refuel without exiting onto secondary roads. Other names include motorway ser ...

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parking area A parking lot or car park (British English), also known as a car lot, is a cleared area intended for parking vehicles. The term usually refers to an area dedicated only for parking, with a durable or semi-durable surface. In most jurisdic ...

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bus stop A bus stop is a place where Public transport bus service, buses stop for passengers to get on and off the bus. The construction of bus stops tends to reflect the level of usage, where stops at busy locations may have shelter (building), shelters ...

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tunnel A tunnel is an underground or undersea passageway. It is dug through surrounding soil, earth or rock, or laid under water, and is usually completely enclosed except for the two portals common at each end, though there may be access and ve ...

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toll gate Toll Gate or Tollgate may refer to: * Toll gate, a barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid Entertainment * Tollgate (Hale single), "Tollgate" (Hale single) * ''The Toll-Gate'', a 1954 novel by Georgette Heye ...

Kilometer markers between Naruto Junction and Tokushima Interchange show the distance from Naruto Junction plus 300 (the marker at Naruto Junction is 300.0 while the marker at Tokushima Interchange is 310.1). Therefore, the distance numbers reset at the Tokushima Interchange, starting at . {, table class="wikitable" , - !style="border-bottom:3px solid green;", No. !style="border-bottom:3px solid green;", Name !style="border-bottom:3px solid green;", Connections !style="border-bottom:3px solid green;", Dist. from
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16.7 , style="text-align:center;", ○ , Kawanoe-bound
Naruto-bound , Kamiita , - ! style="background:#bfb;", 3 , Donari IC , National Route 318 , style="text-align:right;", 22.3 , style="text-align:center;", △ , , rowspan="2", Awa , - !style="background-color:#BFB;", PA , Awa PA/SIA , , style="text-align:right;", 37.1
37.4 , style="text-align:center;", ○ , Naruto-bound
Kawanoe-bound
SIA planned , - ! style="background:#bfb;", 4 , Wakimachi IC , National Route 193 , style="text-align:right;", 41.2 , style="text-align:center;", ○ , , rowspan="2", Mima , - !style="background-color:#BFB;", 5 , Mima IC , National Route 438 , style="text-align:right;", 52.7 , style="text-align:center;", △ , , - !style="background-color:#BFB;", 5-1 , Yoshinogawa PA/SIC , , style="text-align:right;", 68.5 , style="text-align:center;", ○ , SIC: Open 06:00-22:00
incl. Yoshinogawa Bus Stop , Higashimiyoshi , - ! style="background:#bfb;", 6 , Ikawa-Ikeda IC , National Route 32
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References

External links

West Nippon Expressway Company
{{Expressways of Japan Expressways in Japan 1994 establishments in Japan