National Route 129 is a

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connecting Hiratsuka and

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in the

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of Japan. It has a total length of 31.7 km (19.7 mi).

Route description

It has junctions with National Route 16 in

, National Routes 412 and

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in Atsugi, Kanagawa, and National Routes 1 and

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. The route runs in a north to south direction and has junctions with some major expressways. These include, two interchanges with the

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, Atsugi Interchange at the

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and

Odawara-Atsugi Road The is a 4-laned toll road in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and managed by Central Nippon Expressway Company. Route description Officially the road is designated as National Route 271 as well as E85 under their "Expressway Numbering S ...

, and Atsugi-minami Interchange at the Shin-Tōmei Expressway.

History

Route 129 was originally designated on 18 May 1953 from Yokohama to Chiba as a loop around Tokyo. This was redesignated (along with a section of Route 127) as Route 16 on 1 April 1963 and the current Route 129 was designated the same day.

List of major junctions

The entire route is in

References

129 Roads in Kanagawa Prefecture {{National Routes of Japan, 129