The is a national

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. The expressway is numbered E11 between Kawanoe Junction and Matsuyama Interchange and E56 between Matsuyama and Uwajima-Kita Interchanges under the MLIT's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering.

Overview

The first section of the Matsuyama Expressway to open was between Zentsuji and Mishima-Kawanoe interchanges on 16 December 1987. The final section of the expressway (16.3 km between Seiyo-Uwa and Uwajima-Kita interchanges) was opened on 10 March 2012. The route between Ōzu and Ōzu-Kitatada interchanges are officially designated as the Ōzu Road, a bypass of National Route 56. These sections are not classified as national expressways but rather as .

List of interchanges and features

* IC - interchange, SIC -

smart interchange A is a feature of Japanese expressways that provides exclusive access to and from the expressway for vehicles equipped with electronic toll collection (ETC). The feature increases accessibility to and from the expressway in less-populated areas ...

, 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 ...

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service area Service area may refer to: * Rest area A rest area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a motorway, expressway, or highway, at which drivers and passengers can rest, eat, or refuel without exiting onto secondary r ...

, PA -

parking area A parking lot (American English) or car park (British English), also known as a car lot, is a cleared area intended for parking vehicles. The term usually refers to an area dedicated only for parking, with a durable or semi-durable surface ...

, BS -

bus stop A bus stop is a place where 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 shelters, seating, and possibly electronic passenger ...

, TN -

tunnel A tunnel is an underground passageway, dug through surrounding soil, earth or rock, and enclosed except for the entrance and exit, commonly at each end. A pipeline is not a tunnel, though some recent tunnels have used immersed tube cons ...

, 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'', ...

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Takamatsu Expressway The is an expressway in the Shikoku region of Japan. The expressway is numbered E11. Overview The expressway is an important route connecting the greater Osaka area with Takamatsu, the capital of Kagawa Prefecture. Beyond Takamatsu, the rout ...

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Kōchi Expressway The is a national Expressways of Japan, expressway in the Shikoku region of Japan. The expressway is numbered E32 between Kawanoe Junction and Kōchi Interchange and E56 between Kōchi and Kuroshio-Ōgata Interchanges under the MLIT's "2016 Propos ...

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Pref. Route 333 (Mishima-Kawanoe Port Route) , style="text-align:right;", 60.0 , style="text-align:center;", ○ , , - ! style="background:#bfb;", 8 , Doi IC , National Route 11
Pref. Route 13 (Nyūgawa Niihama Noda Route) , style="text-align:right;", 71.0 , style="text-align:center;", , , - ! style="background:#bfb;", PA , Irino PA , , style="text-align:right;", 74.9 , style="text-align:center;", , , - ! style="background:#bfb;", 9 , Niihama IC , Pref. Route 47 (Niihama Besshiyama Route) , style="text-align:right;", 84.3 , style="text-align:center;", , ,

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, - ! style="background:#bfb;", 10 , Iyo-Saijō IC , National Route 11 , style="text-align:right;", 93.1 , style="text-align:center;", , , rowspan="4", Saijō , - !style="background-color:#BFB;", SA , Ishizuchiyama SA , , style="text-align: right;", 106.8 , style="text-align: center;", ◆ , Known otherwise as “Michinoeki Komatsu Oasis” , - !rowspan="2" style="background-color: #BFB;", 11 , Iyo-Komatsu JCT , E76 Expressway (Japan)

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Matsuyama Soto Kanjō Road
Pref. Route 190 (Kume Habu Route) , style="text-align:right;", 141.9 , style="text-align:center;", , ,

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, - !style="background-color:#BFB;", SA , Iyo-nada SA , , style="text-align:right;", 145.5
145.8 , style="text-align:center;", , Uwajima-bound
Kawanoe-bound , rowspan="3", Iyo , - !style="background:#bfb;", 14 , Iyo IC , National Route 56 , style="text-align:right;", 151.9 , style="text-align:center;", , , - !style="background-color:#BFB;", , style="background-color:#ffdead;", Nakayama SIC , style="background-color:#ffdead;", , style="background-color:#ffdead; text-align:right;", 159.7 , style="background-color:#ffdead; text-align:center;", , style="background-color:#ffdead;", Expected to open in 2023 , - !style="background-color:#BFB;", PA , Uchiko PA , , style="text-align:right;", 172.7
172.9 , style="text-align:center;", , Kawanoe-bound
Uwajima-bound , rowspan="2", Uchiko , - !style="background:#bfb;", 15 , Uchiko-Ikazaki IC , National Route 56 , style="text-align:right;", 175.9 , style="text-align:center;", , , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", TB , Ōzu TB , style="background-color:#dcdcfe;", , style="background-color:#dcdcfe; text-align:right; ", 182.3 , style="background-color:#dcdcfe;", , style="background-color:#dcdcfe;", , rowspan="8", Ōzu , - ! style="background:#bfb;", 16 , Ōzu IC , style="background-color:#ffdddd;", National Route 56 ( Ōzu Road) , style="background-color:#ffdddd; text-align:right;", 183.2 , style="background-color:#ffdddd; text-align:center;", , style="background-color:#ffdddd;", Uwajima-bound exit, Matsuyama-bound entrance only , - ! style="background:#bfb;", 17 , Ōzu-Kita IC , style="background-color:#ffdddd;", National Route 56 , style="background-color:#ffdddd; text-align:right;", 184.9 , style="background-color:#ffdddd; text-align:center;", , style="background-color:#ffdddd;", Matsuyama-bound exit, Uwajima-bound entrance only , - ! style="background:#bfb;", 18 , Ōzu-Fuji IC , National Route 197 , style="text-align:right;", 186.4 , style="text-align:center;", , , - ! style="background:#bfb;", 19 , Ōzu-kōnan IC , Pref. Route 44 (Ōzu Nomura Route) , style="text-align:right;", 188.7 , style="text-align:center;", , , - ! style="background:#bfb;", 20 , Ōzu-Minami IC , style="background-color:#ffdddd;", National Route 56 , style="background-color:#ffdddd; text-align:right;", 189.4 , style="background-color:#ffdddd; text-align:center;", , style="background-color:#ffdddd;", Uwajima-bound exit, Matsuyama-bound entrance only , - ! style="background:#bfb;", 21 , Ōzu-Kitatada IC , style="background-color:#ffdddd;", Ōzu-Yawatahama Road (planned)
National Route 197 , style="background-color:#ffdddd; text-align:right;", 190.8 , style="background-color:#ffdddd; text-align:center;", , style="background-color:#ffdddd;", Matsuyama-bound exit, Uwajima-bound entrance only , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", TB , Ōzu-Matsuo TB , style="background-color:#dcdcfe;", , style="background-color:#dcdcfe; text-align:right; ", 193.1 , style="background-color:#dcdcfe;", , style="background-color:#dcdcfe;", , - ! style="background:#bfb;", 22 , Seiyo-Uwa IC , Pref. Route 29 (Uwa Nomura Route)
Pref. Route 45 (Uwa Akehama Route) , style="text-align:right;", 206.0 , style="text-align:center;", , , Seiyo , - ! style="background:#bfb;", 23 , Mima IC , Pref. Route 31 (Uwa Mima Route)
Pref. Route 283 (Hiromi Yoshida Route) , style="text-align:right;", 216.9 , style="text-align:center;", , , rowspan="2",

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Uwajima Road

References

External links

West Nippon Expressway Company
{{Expressways of Japan Expressways in Japan Ehime Prefecture