Ban-etsu Expressway | |
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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 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 |
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 (磐城?) consists of the eastern part of present-day Fukushima Prefecture, and Echigo Province (越後?) consists of present-day Niigata Prefecture.