Kyushu Expressway

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Kyushu Expressway sign
Kyushu Expressway
E3 九州自動車道
Map
Route information
Part of AH1
Length346.2 km
Minami-Kyushu Expressway
Ibusuki Skyline
Location
Country
Yatsushiro, Kirishima
Highway system
Kumamoto, Japan

Kyushu Expressway (九州自動車道, Kyūshū Jidōsha-dō) (

Nagasaki
.

History

  • June 30, 1971, a section from Ueki to Kumamoto was opened to traffic
  • October 21, 1972, a section from Nankan to Ueki opened to traffic
  • November 16, 1973, Tosu Interchange and Junction to Nankan was opened to traffic
  • December 13, 1973, Kajiki Interchange to Satsuma-Yoshida was opened to traffic
  • March 13, 1975, Koga Interchange to Tosu Junction was opened to traffic
  • March 4, 1976, Ebuno Junction with the Miyazaki Expressway to Ebuno Interchange was opened.
  • November 26, 1976, The section was opened to traffic from Kumatoto to Mifune Interchanges
  • November 29, 1976, a section from Mizobe Kagoshimna Airport to Kajiki Interchanges was opened
  • July 21, 1977, a section from Wakamiya to Koga was open to traffic
  • November 15, 1977, a section from Satsuma-Yoshida to Kagoshima-Kita Interchanges was opened
  • December 15, 1978, a section from Mifune to Matsubase Interchanges was opened
  • March 8, 1979, a section from Wakamiya to Yahata Interchanges was opened
  • March 12, 1980, a section from Matsubase to Yatsushiro Interchanges was opened
  • March 22, 1980 a section from Kurino to Mizobe-Kagoshima Airport was opened
  • October 1, 1981, a section from Ebuno Junction to Kurino Interchange opened made that section ran from Ebuno to Kagoshima-Kita interchanges that time
  • March 27, 1984, a section from Moji to Kokura-Higashi was opened which made access to the bridge with
    Honshū
  • March 28, 1985, the Tosu Junction in the west was opened.
  • February 5, 1987, the Tosu Junction in the east was opened.
  • March 29, 1988, a section from Kagoshima-Kita to Kagoshima was opened with an interchange with the expressway.
  • March 31, 1988, a section from Kokura-Higashi to Yahata was opened to traffic
  • October 19, 1988, a section in the Kagoshima Interchange with the Minami Kyushu Expressway was opened
  • December 7, 1989, a section from Yatsushiro to Hitoyoshi was opened to traffic
  • March 25, 1992, a section in the Kajiki Interchange with the road was opened
  • March 31, 1993, the Shin-Moji Interchange was opened
  • July 27, 1995, a section from Hitoyoshi to Ebuno was opened to traffic which made the Kyushu Expressway from Moji to Kagoshima fully accessible with no gaps.
  • April 20, 1998, the Yatsushiro Junction was opened to traffic with another freeway
  • December 19, 2001, Kajiki Junction was opened to traffic
  • December 12, 2004, the tunnel from Hitoyoshi to Ebino Interchanges which made Kyushu Expressway with four lanes now being connected with no gaps
  • February 26, 2006, Kitakyushu Junction was opened to traffic with another freeway
  • March 29, 2009, the Miyama-Yanagawa Interchange was opened
  • February 19, 2011, the Kurate Interchange was opened
  • April 14, 2016, Many sections of the expressway were damaged during the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes.
  • April 29, 2016, The expressway reopened.[2]

List of interchanges and features

Number Name Connections Distance from
Moji(Km) 		Bus Stop Notes Location
Through to Kanmon Bridge
1 Moji IC Kitakyushu Expressway 4
Pref. Route 72 (Kurokawa Shiranoe Higashihonmachi Route) 		0.0 Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū
Fukuoka
- Hata BS - 4.1 ◆
1-1 Shin-Moji Interchange Pref. Route 71 (Shin-Moji Port Dairi Route) 4.4 Only accessible for Fukuoka
- Kishi PA - 6.2
- Kuzuhara BS - 11.2 ◆ Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū
2 Kokura-Higashi IC Kitakyushu Expressway 1
National Route 10 (Sone Bypass) 		13.4
2-1 Kitakyushu JCT Higashikyushu Expressway 16.5
3 Kokura-Minami IC National Route 322 20.2 ○
4 Yahata IC Kitakyushu Expressway 4
National Route 200 (Nogata Bypass) 		31.4 ○ Kitakyushu Expressway←→Hiroshima: no access Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyūshū
- Nogata PA - 34.9 ○ Only accessible for Hiroshima
Nogata
4-1 Kurate IC Pref. Route 472 (Nogata Kurate Route) 36.1 Kurate
- Kurate PA - 36.3 Only accessible for Fukuoka
4-2 Miyata SIC Pref. Route 9 (Muroki Shimoariki Wakamiya Route) via Miyawaka city road 42.1 Only accessible for Fukuoka
Miyawaka
5 Wakamiya IC Pref. Route 9 (Muroki Shimoariki Wakamiya Route) 45.2 ○
- Koga SA - 54.5 Koga
6 Koga IC National Route 3 (Kashii Bypass)
Pref. Route 35 (Chikushino Koga Route) 		57.7
- Aoyagi BS - 58.7 ○
- Tachibanayama BS - 62.9 ○
Shingu
Hisayama
7 Fukuoka IC Fukuoka Expressway 4
National Route 201 		68.3 ◆ Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
7-1 Sue PA/SIC Pref. Route 91 (Shime Sue Route) 73.4 ◆ Sue
- Umi BS - 75.4 ○ Umi
8 Dazaifu IC Fukuoka Expressway 2
National Route 3 (Fukuoka-Minami Bypass) 		80.1 ◆ Dazaifu
- Chikushino BS - 84.9 ○ Chikushino
8-1 Chikushino IC Pref. Route 7 (Chikushino Interchange Route) 86.9
- Kiyama PA - 90.8 ○ Kiyama
Saga
9 Tosu JCT/IC Nagasaki Expressway
Ōita Expressway
National Route 3 / National Route 34 		96.1 Tosu
- Ajisaka SIC Planned Ogōri Fukuoka
- Miyanojin BS - 102.5 ○
Kurume
10 Kurume IC National Route 3 (Tosu Kurume Road)
National Route 322 		105.4 ○
10-1 Hirokawa IC Pref. Route 84 (Hirokawa Jōyō Route) 113.2 ○ Bus stop: northbound only Hirokawa
- Hirokawa SA - 113.6 ○ Bus stop: southbound only
Hirokawa IC←→SA: no access
11 Yame IC National Route 442 (Yame Chikugo Bypass) 118.4 ○
Yame
Chikugo
- Setaka BS - 122.4 ○ Miyama
11-1 Miyama-Yanagawa IC Pref. Route 775 (Motoyoshi Ogawa Route) 125.6
- Yamakawa PA - 128.0 ○
12 Nankan IC Pref. Route 5 (Omuta Nankan Route)
Pref. Route 10 (Nankan Omuta-Kita Route) 		135.0 Nankan
Kumamoto
- Kobaru BS - 138.8 ○
- Tamana PA - 142.7
13 Kikusui IC Pref. Route 16 (Tamana Yamaga Route) 146.6 ○ Nagomi
- Kaou BS - 153.6 ○ Yamaga
14 Ueki IC National Route 3 157.3 ○ Kita-ku, Kumamoto
14-1 Kita-Kumamoto SIC Pref. Route 30 (Ozu Ueki Route) via Kumamoto city road 162.0
- Kita-Kumamoto SA - 162.2
- Nishi-Kōshi BS - 165.7 ○ Kōshi
- Musashigaoka BS - 169.0 ○ Kita-ku, Kumamoto
15 Kumamoto IC National Route 57 (Kumamoto-Higashi Bypass) 171.2 Higashi-ku, Kumamoto
- Takuma PA - 174.3
15-1 Mashiki-Kumamoto Airport IC Pref. Route 36 (Kumamoto Mashiki Ozu Route) 176.4 Mashiki
- Mashiki BS - 177.5 ○
15-2 Kashima JCT Kyushu Chūō Expressway 180.7 Mifune
16 Mifune IC National Route 445 183.1 ◆
- Midorikawa PA - 186.7 Minami-ku, Kumamoto
Kōsa
16-1 Jōnan BS/ SIC Pref. Route 38 (Uto Kōsa Route) 189.0 ○ Minami-ku, Kumamoto
17 Matsubase IC National Route 218 195.1 ◆ Uki
17-1 Hikawa Takatsuka BS/Uki Hikawa SIC National Route 3 via Hikawa town road 204.0 ◆ Hikawa
- Miyahara SA - 208.8 ○
18 Yatsushiro IC National Route 3 213.5 ○
Yatsushiro
18-1 Yatsushiro JCT Minamikyushu Expressway 214.6 Only accessible for Fukuoka
- Sakamoto PA - 222.1 ◆
- Ayugaeri BS - 230.2 ◆
- Higo TN - Length 6,340m
Dangerous goods forbidden
Yamae
- Koduru BS - 242.4 ◆
- Yamae SA - 248.0 ◆
19 Hitoyoshi IC Pref. Route 54 (Hitoyoshi Interchange Route) 252.0 ○
Hitoyoshi
- Hitoyoshi TB - 252.1 Abandoned on July 27, 1995
19-1 Hitoyoshi-Kuma SIC National Route 219 256.2 - incl. Hitoyoshi-Minami Bus Stop
BS location TBD
- Hitoyoshi Temporary Interchange National Route 219 256.2 Abandoned on July 27, 1995
- Hitoyoshi-Minami BS - 256.4 ◆ closed by replacement
- Kakutō TN - Length 6,264m
Dangerous goods forbidden
Ebino
Miyazaki
- Ebino PA - 271.9
20 Ebino IC National Route 268 274.3 ○
21 Ebino JCT Miyazaki Expressway 276.4
- Yoshimatsu PA - 281.6 ○ Yūsui
Kagoshima
22 Kurino IC Pref. Route 55 (Kurino Kajiki Route) 290.0
23 Yokogawa IC Pref. Route 55 (Kurino Kajiki Route) 296.0 Kirishima
- Mizobe PA - 302.7
- Kagoshima Airport-Minami BS - 308.6 ○
24 Mizobe-Kagoshima Airport IC National Route 504 309.8
25-1
25 		Kajiki JCT
Kajiki IC 		Higashikyushu Expressway
National Route 10 (Kajiki Bypass)
Pref. Route 55 (Kurino Kajiki Route) 		317.5 Aira
- Chōsa BS - 322.2 ○
25-2 Sakurajima SA/SIC 323.6 SIC:Only accessible for Kagoshima
26 Aira IC Pref. Route 57 (Fumoto Shigetomi Teishajō Route) 326.2
- Honjō BS - 330.6 ◆
Kagoshima
27 Satsuma-Yoshida IC Pref. Route 16 (Kagoshima Yoshida Route) 334.8
- Kagoshima TB - 336.7 Toll Barrier
28 Kagoshima-Kita IC National Route 3
Pref. Route 18 (Kagoshima-Kita Interchange Route) 		341.9
- Ishiki BS - 342.0 ○
29 Kagoshima IC Minamikyushu Expressway
National Route 3 (Kagoshima Bypass) 		346.2
Through to Ibusuki Skyline
  • The section between Yatsushiro Junction and Ebino Interchange consists of tunnels that run in the mountainous areas; vehicles carrying dangerous goods are forbidden from travelling through these tunnels and must use alternate routes.

Lanes

  • 6-lane, Dazaifu to Kurume Interchanges
  • 4-lane, Moji to Dazaifu Interchange and from Kurume to Kagoshima Interchanges

References

  1. ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Kyushu Regional Development Bureau. "Road Timetable". Retrieved 2008-08-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Major highway reopens in quake-hit Kumamoto". mainichi.jp. Mainichi Japan. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

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