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Ban-etsu Expressway

Ban-etsu Expressway sign

Ban-etsu Expressway
磐越自動車道
Route information
Length: 212.7 km (132.2 mi)
Existed: 1990 – present
Major junctions
From: Iwaki Junction in Iwaki, Fukushima
Japan road sign 325.svg Jōban Expressway
To: Niigata-Chūō Interchange in Niigata, Niigata
Niigata Prefectural Route 16
Niigata Prefectural Route 290
Location
Major cities: Tamura, Kōriyama, Motomiya, Aizuwakamatsu, Agano, Gosen
Highway system
National highways of Japan
Expressways of Japan

Ban-etsu Expressway sign

The Ban-etsu Expressway (磐越自動車道 Ban'etsu Jidōsha-dō?) is a national expressway in the Tōhoku region of Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.

The name Ban-etsu (磐越?) is a kanji acronym consisting of characters found in the former names of the provinces linked by the expressway. Iwaki Province (?) consists of the eastern part of present-day Fukushima Prefecture, and Echigo Province (?) consists of present-day Niigata Prefecture.


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