The is a
limited access
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Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
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Chiba
Chiba may refer to:
Places China
* (), town in Jianli County, Jingzhou, Hubei
Japan
* Chiba (city), capital of Chiba Prefecture
** Chiba Station, a train station
* Chiba Prefecture, a sub-national jurisdiction in the Greater Tokyo Area on ...
toll road
A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road (almost always a controlled-access highway in the present day) for which a fee (or ''toll'') is assessed for passage. It is a form of road pricing typically implemented ...
in
Japan
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. It is owned and operated by
East Nippon Expressway Company
The , abbreviated as , is one of the main operators of expressways and toll roads in Japan. It is headquartered in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo.
The company was established on October 1, 2005 as a result of the privatization of Japan Highway Pub ...
.
Naming
Keiyō is a
kanji
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acronym
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of two characters, each representing the two major urban areas connected by the route. The first character represents and the second represents
The route is officially designated as
National Route 14 (Shinozaki Interchange to
Anagawa Interchange) and a bypass for
National Route 16 (Anagawa Interchange to the terminus). The section from the origin to Miyanogi Junction is classified as a road for , while the section from Miyanogi Junction to the terminus is classified as a as it is concurrent with the Higashi-Kantō Expressway Tateyama Route.
Overview
The road is an important artery in the eastern part of the Tokyo urban area, carrying an average of 315,236 vehicles per day.
Starting in
Edogawa Ward, Tokyo, the road crosses the
Edo River
The is a river in the Kantō region of Japan. It splits from the Tone River at the northernmost tip of Noda City in the Sekiyado district, crosses through Nagareyama and Matsudo, and empties into Tokyo Bay at Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture. The Edo ...
to the east into
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the ...
, passing through the cities of
Ichikawa,
Funabashi
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 644,668 in 309,238 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is . It is the Greater Tokyo Area's 7th most populated city (after p ...
, and
Narashino
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
, the city had an estimated population of 175,292 in 81,985 households and a population density of 8400 persons per km². The total area of the city is
Geography
Narashino is located in far northw ...
. In this area the road is roughly parallel to the
Higashi-Kantō Expressway
The (lit. East Kantō Expressway) is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.
Overview
Officially the expressway is referred to as the Higashi-Kantō Expressway Mito Route.
The expresswa ...
a few kilometers to the south. The road meets this expressway at Miyanogi Junction and then turns south, passing through the city of
Chiba
Chiba may refer to:
Places China
* (), town in Jianli County, Jingzhou, Hubei
Japan
* Chiba (city), capital of Chiba Prefecture
** Chiba Station, a train station
* Chiba Prefecture, a sub-national jurisdiction in the Greater Tokyo Area on ...
. At the south end of the city beyond
Soga Interchange the Keiyō Road terminates, however the roadway continues as the
Tateyama Expressway.
The speed limit is 60 km/h on the section designated as Route 14, and 80 km/h on the section designated as Route 16.
Tolls
For the purposes of toll assessment, the road is divided into six sections. Usage of one section incurs a toll of 100 yen for passenger cars, light trucks, and 2-wheeled vehicles, 150 yen for large trucks and buses, and 350 yen for oversized vehicles. Traversing the entire road therefore costs 600 yen for a passenger car.
The method of toll collection differs depending on the section of road used. From Shinozaki Interchange to
Miyanogi Junction, toll booths at interchanges and toll gates on the main route are positioned so that a flat rate is charged at each station. From Miyanogi Junction to the terminus, tickets are issued upon entering the road which are used to calculate the toll at the exit point; this is the same system used on the Higashi-Kantō and Tateyama Expressways.
Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) is accepted for payment, however commuter, off-peak, and late night discounts do not apply.
Due to the positioning of toll collection points, there are a few potential journeys that do not incur any toll at all. These include travelling only between Shinozaki Interchange and
Ichikawa Interchange, travelling only between
Takeishi Interchange and
Makuhari Interchange, and also entering the road at
Takeshi Interchange and exiting at
Hanawa Interchange.
List of interchanges and features
* IC -
interchange, JCT -
junction
Junction may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Junction'' (film), a 2012 American film
* Jjunction, a 2002 Indian film
* Junction (album), a 1976 album by Andrew Cyrille
* Junction (EP), by Basement Jaxx, 2002
* Junction (manga), or ''Hot ...
, PA -
parking area
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, TN -
tunnel
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, TB -
toll gate
Toll Gate or Tollgate may refer to:
* Toll gate, a barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid
Entertainment
* "Tollgate" (Hale single)
* ''The Toll-Gate'', a 1954 novel by Georgette Heyer
* ''The Toll Gate'', ...
References
External links
*
East Nippon Expressway Company
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Toll roads in Japan
Roads in Chiba Prefecture
Roads in Tokyo