The is a national
expressway in
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
. It is managed by
East Nippon Expressway Company and
Central Nippon Expressway Company.
Overview
The expressway is planned to commence in the city of
Shizuoka and terminate in
Saku, Nagano
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 97,454 in 41,522 households, and a population density of 230 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Saku is located ...
The route the mountainous
Chūbu region
The , Central region, or is a region in the middle of Honshū, Japan's main island. In a wide, classical definition, it encompasses nine prefectures (''ken''): Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, and Ya ...
, connecting
Shizuoka,
Yamanashi, and
Nagano prefectures. Together with the
Jōshin-etsu Expressway, the route forms a link connecting the coastline of the
Japan Sea with that of the
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is ...
.
As of March 2008, most of the route is either under construction or still in the planning stages. Most of the incomplete areas will be built according to the New Direct Control System,
whereby the financial burden for construction will be shared by both national and local governments and will be operated as toll-free roads upon completion.
List of interchanges and features
* IC -
interchange, JCT -
junction, PA -
parking area, BS -
bus stop
A bus stop is a place where Public transport bus service, buses stop for passengers to get on and off the bus. The construction of bus stops tends to reflect the level of usage, where stops at busy locations may have shelter (building), shelters ...
, TB -
toll plaza
References
External links
East Nippon Expressway CompanyCentral Nippon Expressway Company
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chubu-Odan Expressway
Expressways in Japan
Proposed roads in Japan
2002 establishments in Japan