The , signed as Route 1, is one of the tolled routes of the

Shuto Expressway The is a network of Toll road, tolled expressways in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is operated and maintained by the . Most routes are Grade separation, grade separated and have many sharp curves and multi-lane merges that require cauti ...

system serving the

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. It is one two expressways signed as Route 1 in the system, the other expressway signed as Route 1 is the

Haneda Route The , signed as Route 1, is one of the tolled routes of the Shuto Expressway system serving the Greater Tokyo Area. It is one two expressways signed as Route 1 in the system, the other expressway signed as Route 1 is the Ueno Route. The route is ...

. The route is a long radial highway running northeast from the ward of Chūō in central

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to the ward of Taitō. It connects Tokyo's Inner Circular Route in central Tokyo to the Ueno area and Ueno Station, a major rail hub, and National Route 4, which connects the

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to the

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Route description

The Ueno Route begins at Edobashi Junction with the Inner Circular Route in Chūō City as an indirect continuation north for the

, the other expressway signed as Route 1 on the Shuto Expressway network. From this southern terminus, it travels northeast out of Chūō City, crossing in to Taitō. The expressway is paralleled by National Route 4 (known in this area as Shōwa-dōri) along its route through Tokyo, which acts as a

frontage road A frontage road (also known as an access road, outer road, service road, feeder road, or parallel road) is a local road running parallel to a higher-speed, limited-access road. Where parallel high-speed roads are provided as part of a maj ...

for the Ueno Route. Every exit and entrance point to the expressway beyond Edobashi Junction connects directly to National Route 4, which links the expressway to the rest of the local street network. The Ueno Route merges into National Route 4 at Iriya Station. From there, the roadway continues north solely as National Route 4, leaving the Shuto Expressway network. Like other Shuto Expressway routes within the Central Circular Route, the speed limit is set at 60 km/h along the Ueno Route.

History

The first section of the Ueno Route between Edobashi and Honchō was opened to traffic on 21 December 1963. The second section to be completed between Honchō and Iriya was finished on 31 May 1969. Plans were made to extend the radial route north to the Central Circular Route in 1992; however, they have been shelved due to geographic constraints and a lack of support among residents of the area that would be impacted by an extended Ueno Route.

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