Kita-Kantō Expressway

Kita-Kantō Expressway
北関東自動車道
Route information
Length:	87.3 km[1] (54.2 mi)
Existed:	2000[2] – present
Major junctions
From:	Takasaki Junction in Takasaki, Gunma Kan-Etsu Expressway
To:	Mito-minani Interchange in Mito, Ibaraki Higashi-Mito Road National Route 6
Location
Major cities:	Maebashi, Isesaki, Ōta, Shimotsuke, Utsunomiya, Mooka, Sakuragawa, Kasama
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

Expressway and Mt. Nikko

The Kita-Kantō Expressway (北関東自動車道 Kita-Kantō Jidōsha-dō) (lit. North Kantō Expressway) is a 4-laned national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.

Overview

The route connects the capitals of the 3 northern prefectures in the Kantō region - Maebashi, Utsunomiya, and Mito.

The expressway begins at a junction with the Kan-etsu Expressway in Gunma Prefecture and heads east along the southern edge of the prefecture. The route ends abruptly in the city of Ōta, however the route will be extended to a junction with the Tōhoku Expressway in Tochigi Prefecture by 2011.^[3] The expressway then follows the route of the Tōhoku Expressway northward for about 13 km, then diverges from this expressway following an easterly course once more. It runs through the southern areas of Utsunomiya and heads into eastern areas of Tochigi Prefecture, where the route terminates once again in the city of Mooka. The section connecting Tochigi and Ibaraki Prefectures is scheduled to be completed in 2009.^[3] From Sakuragawa in western Ibaraki, the route continues towards a junction with the Jōban Expressway and runs along the southern edge of the Mito city area, where the expressway has its final terminus. At the terminus, the Higashi-Mito Road continues towards the Pacific Ocean coastline using the same roadway.

The route runs parallel to National Route 50 for most of its length.

List of interchanges and features

• IC - interchange, JCT - junction, SA - service area, PA - parking area, BR - bridge

No.	Name	Connections	Dist. from Origin	Notes	Location
9-1	Takasaki JCT	Kan-Etsu Expressway	0.0		Takasaki	Gunma
BR	Tonegawa Bridge
					Maebashi
1	Maebashi-minami IC	Pref. Route 11 (Maebashi Tamamura Route)	3.0
2	Komagawa IC	Pref. Route 2 (Maebashi Tatebayashi Route)	7.5
PA	Hashie PA		11.7		Isesaki
3	Isesaki IC	National Route 17 (Jōbu Road)	14.5
4	Ōta-Yabuzuka IC	Pref. Route 315 (Ōhara Sakai Mitsugi Route)	19.9		Ōta
PA	Ōta PA
5	Ōta-Kiryū IC	National Route 122	30.5
SA	Watarasegawa SA				Ashikaga	Tochigi
6	Ashikaga IC	National Route 293	40.8
7	Sano-Tanuma IC		49.1		Sano
7-1	Iwafune JCT	Tōhoku Expressway	54.4		Tochigi
Concurrent with Tōhoku Expressway
(8-1)	Tochigi-Tsuga JCT	Tōhoku Expressway	0.0		Tochigi	Tochigi
8	Tsuga IC	Pref. Route 3 (Utsunomiya Kamewada Tochigi Route)	3.8
PA	Mibu PA		8.6		Mibu
9	Mibu IC	Pref. Route 71 (Hanyūda Kamikamou Route)	10.1
10	Utsunomiya-Kaminokawa IC	National Route 4 (Route 4 Bypass)	18.5		Utsunomiya
11	Mooka IC	National Route 408	26.0		Mooka
12	Sakuragawa-Chikusei IC	National Route 50	40.9		Sakuragawa	Ibaraki
13	Kasama-nishi IC	Pref. Route 64 (Tsuchiura Kasama Route Bypass)	49.8		Kasama
PA	Kasama PA		57.5
14	Tomobe IC	National Route 355 Pref. Route 16 (Ōarai Tomobe Route)	58.9
(8-2)	Tomobe JCT	Jōban Expressway	66.3
15	Ibarakimachi-nishi IC	Pref. Route 59 (Tamari Mito Route)	70.4		Ibaraki
<15-1>	Ibaraki JCT	Higashi-Kantō Expressway		Opens in 2009
16	Ibarakimachi-higashi IC	National Route 6	77.2
17	Mito-minami IC	National Route 6 (Mito Bypass)	80.6		Mito
Through to Higashi-Mito Road

References

1. "E-NEXCO Expressway Data". Retrieved 2008-04-13.
2. "Ibaraki Prefecture Website". Retrieved 2008-04-15.
3. "E-NEXCO Opening Schedule". Retrieved 2008-04-15.

External links

• (Japanese) East Nippon Expressway Company
• (Japanese) Ibaraki Kitakan (info page by Ibaraki Prefectural Government)