Higashi-Mito Road

Higashi-Mito Road
東水戸道路
Route information
Existed:	1996[1] – present
Major junctions
From:	Mito-minami Interchange in Mito, Ibaraki Kita-Kantō Expressway National Route 6
To:	Hitachinaka Interchange in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Hitachinaka Road National Route 245
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

The Higashi-Mito Road (東水戸道路 Higashimito Dōro) is a 4-laned toll road in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.

Overview

The route is officially designated as a bypass for National Route 6, however it is functionally an extension of the Kita-Kantō Expressway. As such it is classified as a national highway for motor vehicles only with national expressway concurrency (高速自動車国道に並行する一般国道自動車専用道路 Kōsoku Jidōsha Kokudō ni Heikōsuru Ippan Kokudō Jidōsha Senyō Dōro)^[2] with the same design standard as other national expressways.

The first section was opened to traffic in 1996 and a bridge crossing the Naka River was finished in 1999,^[3] completing the route. The road was expanded from 2 to 4 lanes in 2000.^[3]

List of interchanges and features

• IC - interchange, BR - bridge, TB - toll gate

No.	Name	Connections	Notes	Location (all in Ibaraki)
Through to Kita-Kantō Expressway
17	Mito-minami IC	National Route 6 (Mito Bypass)		Mito
18	Mito-ÅŒarai IC	National Route 51
BR		Naka River
				Hitachinaka
19/ TB	Hitachinaka IC Hitachinaka Toll Gate	National Route 245	TB collects tolls for through traffic to Hitachinaka Road
Through to Hitachinaka Road

References

1. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Kanto Bureau. "Hitachi Area Road History". Retrieved 2008-05-15.
2. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "High Standard Trunk Road Map" (pdf). Retrieved 2008-04-13.
3. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Kanto Bureau. "Hitachi Area Road History". Archived from the original on May 30, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-15.

External links

• (Japanese) East Nippon Expressway Company