Jōshin-etsu Expressway | |
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上信越自動車道 | |
Route information | |
Length: | 204.9 km (127.3 mi) |
Major junctions | |
From: |
Fujioka Junction in Fujioka, Gunma Kan-etsu Expressway |
To: |
Jōetsu Junction in Jōetsu, Niigata Hokuriku Expressway |
Location | |
Major cities: | Tomioka, Annaka, Saku, Komoro, Ueda, Chikuma, Nagano, Nakano, Myōkō |
Highway system | |
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan |
The Jōshin-etsu Expressway (上信越自動車道 Jōshin-etsu Jidōsha-dō?) is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.
Jōshin-etsu (上信越?) is a kanji acronym consisting of 3 characters, each representing the former names of the prefectures that the route traverses. Kōzuke Province (上野国?) consists of present-day Gunma Prefecture, Shinano Province (信濃国?) consists of present-day Nagano Prefecture, and Echigo Province (越後国?) consists of present-day Niigata Prefecture.