National Route 242 is a
national highway of
Japan connecting
Abashiri, Hokkaidō
is a city located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
Abashiri is known as the site of the Abashiri Prison, a Meiji-era facility used for the incarceration of political prisoners. The old prison has been turned into a museum, but the city ...
and
Obihiro, Hokkaidō
is a city in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Obihiro is the only designated city in the Tokachi area. As of February 29, 2020, the city has an estimated population of 165,851. The next most populous municipality in Tokachi is the adj ...
in Japan, with a total length of 284.9 km (177.03 mi).
History
Route 242 was originally designated on 18 May 1953 from Kushiro to Nemuro. This was redesignated as
Route 44 on 1 April 1963.
References
National highways in Japan
Roads in Hokkaido
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