Japan National Route 41

is a national highway connecting Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, and Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The bulk of the road run throughs Gifu Prefecture. The route is also referred to as ''Yon-ichi'' and ''Shippin'', based on the Japanese readings for the route numbering.

The road generally follows the route of JR Central's Takayama Main Line, except for a few locations around the cities of Takayama and Hida. The northern part of the route is generally used for sightseeing and the southern part is for industry. As a result, the northern areas are generally crowded only on weekends and holidays, whereas the southern areas, especially around Nagoya, have high traffic volume every day.

Route data

*Length:
*Origin: Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture (originates at junction with Route 19)
*Terminus: Toyama, Toyama Prefecture (ends at junction with Route 8)
*Major cities: Minokamo, Gero, Takayama

History

Route 41 was originally designated on 18 May 1953 as National Route 155, and this was redesignated as Route 41 when the route was promoted to a Class 1 highway.

Overlapping sections

*In Minokamo, from Ota-honmachi-4 intersection to Shin-Ota-bashi intersection: Route 21
*In Minokamo, from Shimamachi intersection to Mikadocho intersection: Route 248

Municipalities passed through

*Aichi Prefecture
:Nagoya, Toyoyama, Komaki, Ōguchi, Fusō, Inuyama
*Gifu Prefecture
:Kani, Minokamo, Kawabe, Hichisō, Yaotsu, Shirakawa, Gero, Takayama, Hida
*Toyama Prefecture
:Toyama

Intersects with

*Aichi Prefecture
** Route 19 (at the origin)
** Route 302 (Nagoya's Higashi-ku)
** Route 155 (Komaki)
*Gifu Prefecture
** Route 21 and 248 (Minokamo)
** Route 418 (Kawabe)
** Route 256 (Kawabe, Gero)
** Route 257 (Gero)
** Route 158 (Takayama)
** Route 472 (Takayama, Hida)
** Route 471 (Hida)
*Toyama Prefecture
** Route 359 and 360 (Toyama)
** Route 8 (at the terminus)

See also

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References

041
Roads in Aichi Prefecture
Roads in Gifu Prefecture
Roads in Toyama Prefecture

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