Chūō Expressway

Chūō Expressway
中央自動車道
Route information
Length:	366.8 km (227.9 mi) Main Route - 344.9 km Kawaguchiko Route - 21.9 km
Existed:	1967 – present
Major junctions
From:	Takaido Interchange in Suginami, Tokyo Shuto Expressway Shinjuku Route Tokyo Metropolitan Route 14
To:	Komaki Junction in Komaki, Aichi Tōmei Expressway Kawaguchiko Interchange in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Higashifuji-goko Road National Route 139
Location
Major cities:	Hachiōji, Sagamihara, Ōtsuki, Kōfu, Suwa, Okaya, Iida, Nakatsugawa, Tajimi, Kasugai
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

The Chūō Expressway (中央自動車道, Chūō Jidōsha-dō^?, lit. Central Expressway) is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company.

Officially the expressway is designated as the Chūō Expressway Nishinomiya Route (from Takaido Interchange to Komaki Junction), the Chūō Expressway Nagano Route (from Takaido Interchange to Okaya Junction), and the Chūō Expressway Fujiyoshida Route (from Takaido Interchange through Ōtsuki Junction to Kawaguchiko Interchange, this section being a branch of the main route). These designations do not appear on any signage as all sections are signed simply as the Chūō Expressway.

The Chūō Expressway is a major roadway connecting the greater Tokyo and Nagoya urban areas, a role also shared by the Tōmei Expressway. While the Tōmei Expressway follows a coastal route, the Chūō Expressway follows an inland route through the mountainous regions of Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Nagano, and Gifu Prefectures. In addition, a branch of the expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture known as the Kawaguchiko Route facilitates access to Mount Fuji and the Fuji Five Lakes area.

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