Meishin Expressway | |
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名神高速道路 | |
Route information | |
Part of | |
Maintained by the Central Nippon Expressway Company and the West Nippon Expressway Company | |
Length: | 193.9 km (120.5 mi) |
Existed: | July 16, 1963 – present |
Major junctions | |
From: | Komaki, Aichi ((24) Komaki IC) |
To: | Nishinomiya, Hyōgo((38) Nishinomiya IC) |
Highway system | |
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan |
The Meishin Expressway (名神高速道路 Meishin Kōsoku-dōro?) (=193.9 km) is a toll expressway in Japan. It runs from a junction with the Tomei Expressway in Nagakute, Aichi (outside Nagoya) west to Nishinomiya, Hyōgo (between Osaka and Kobe). It is the main road link between Osaka and Nagoya, and, along with the Tōmei Expressway, forms the main road link between Osaka and Tokyo. East of the Chūgoku Expressway near Osaka, it is part of Asian Highway Network ().
The part east of interchange 29 (Yōkaichi) is owned by the Central Nippon Expressway Company; the rest is owned by the West Nippon Expressway Company.