Sasson Expressway

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Sasson Expressway sign
Sasson Expressway
札樽自動車道
Map
Route information
Length38.3 km
Otaru, Hokkaidō
National Route 5

Hokkaido Prefectural Route 17
Location
CountryJapan
Highway system

The Sasson Expressway (札樽自動車道, Sasson Jidōshadō) is a 4-laned national

Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by the East Nippon Expressway Company
.

Naming

The name Sasson is a

Otaru
(), which are the two cities connected by the expressway.

Officially the expressway is a part of the Hokkaidō Ōdan Expressway Nemuro Route and Abashiri Route.[3]

Overview

The first section of the expressway opened in 1971 with two lanes ahead of the 1972 Winter Olympics. Expansion to four lanes was completed in 1974.[1] The entire route was completed in 1992 with a connection to the Dō-Ō Expressway.[4]

The speed limit is 80 km/h along the entire route.

The section from

yen for regular passenger cars. Tolls on all other sections of the expressway are assessed according to distance travelled in the same manner as most other national expressways.[5]

List of interchanges and features

  • IC -
    toll gate
No. Name Connections Dist. from
Origin
Dist. from
Terminus
Bus Stop Notes Location
(all in
Hokkaidō
)
Through to Dō-Ō Expressway
(32) Sapporo JCT Dō-Ō Expressway 0.0 38.3 Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo
BR Toyohiragawa Bridge Toyohira River crossing
Higashi-ku, Sapporo
1 Kariki IC National Route 274 (Sapporo Shindō)
National Route 275
1.9 36.4 Sapporo-bound exit, Otaru-bound entrance only
2 Fushiko IC National Route 274 (Sapporo Shindō)
Pref. Route 112 (Sapporo Tōbetsu Route)
3.4 34.9 Otaru-bound exit, Sapporo-bound entrance only
BR Fugome Bridge
3 Sapporo-kita IC National Route 274 (Sapporo Shindō) 7.6 30.7 Otaru-bound exit, Sapporo-bound entrance only
4 Sapporo-kita IC National Route 5 (Sapporo Shindō) 7.6 30.7 Sapporo-bound exit, Otaru-bound entrance only Kita-ku, Sapporo
5 Shinkawa IC National Route 5 (Sapporo Shindō)
Pref. Route 125 (Maeda Shinkawa Route)
10.2 28.1 Otaru-bound exit, Sapporo-bound entrance only
6/TB Sapporo-nishi IC/TB National Route 5 (Sapporo Shindō)
Pref. Route 124 (Miyanosawa Kitaichijō Route)
14.0 24.3 Sapporo-bound exit, Otaru-bound entrance only Nishi-ku, Sapporo
Teine-ku, Sapporo
7 Teine IC 17.5 20.8 Otaru-bound entrance and exit, Sapporo-bound entrance only
PA Kanayama PA/
Emergency Exit
20.0 18.3 Emergency Exit: Authorized vehicles only
BR Hoshiokigawa Bridge
Otaru
8 Zenibako IC Pref. Route 147 (Zenibako Inter Route) 23.6 14.7 Zenibako River crossing
BS Miharashi Bus Stop 24.8 13.5
TN Hariusu Tunnel
9 Otaru JCT Shiribeshi Expressway 34.0 4.3 No access: Asari IC → Otaru-shioya IC
BS Shinkō Bus Stop 34.7 3.6
10 Asari IC Pref. Route 1 (Otaru Jōzankei Route) 35.3 3.0
TB Asari Toll Gate
TN Asari Tunnel
TN Wakatake Tunnel
11 Otaru IC National Route 5
Pref. Route 17 (Otarukō Route)
38.3 0.0

References

  1. ^ a b "Sapporo Road Construction History". Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  2. ^ "E-NEXCO Expressway Data". Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  3. ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "High Standard Trunk Road Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  4. ^ "History of Otaru City". Archived from the original on 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  5. ^ "E-NEXCO Drive Plaza Route Search". Retrieved 2008-04-15.

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