Hokkaidō Expressway
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| 道央自動車道, 道央道 | |
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| Length: | 413.6 km (257.0 mi) |
| Existed: | 1971 – present |
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| From: | Ōnuma Kōen Interchange in Mori, Hokkaido Pref. Route 149 |
| To: | Shibetsu-Kenbuchi Interchange in Kenbuchi, Hokkaido National Route 40
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| Major cities: | Muroran, Tomakomai, Chitose, Sapporo, Fukagawa, Asahikawa |
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National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan |
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The Hokkaido Expressway (道央自動車道 Dōō Jidōsha-dō?) is a national expressway in Hokkaido, Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.
The road is named the Dōō Expressway (lit. "Central Hokkaidō Expressway") in Japanese; however, its official English name is "the Hokkaido Expressway". It is the only national expressway in Japan in which the English name is not a direct romanization of the Japanese name (such as "Dōtō Expressway"). Its abbreviated name in Japanese is Dōō Dō (道央道?, "[Hokkai]dō-Center Way").
Officially the expressway is designated as the Hakodate-Nayoro Route (函館名寄線?) of the Hokkaidō Jūkan Expressway. The name Jūkan (縦貫?, "lengthways") distinguishes it from the Trans-Hokkaido Expressway, the Ōdan (横断?, "transverse").
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