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The is a tolled expressway that connects
The expressway is long with of that stretch consisting of bridges, chiefly the
San'yō Expressway
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Takamatsu Expressway
Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company Limited: E30 SETO CHUO EXPWY
{{Expressways of Japan Expressways in Japan Roads in Kagawa Prefecture Roads in Okayama Prefecture 1988 establishments in Japan
Okayama
is the prefectural capital, capital Cities of Japan, city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The Okayama metropolitan area, centered around the city, has the largest urban employment zone in the Chugoku region of western J ...
and Kagawa prefectures in Japan across a series of five small islands in the Seto Inland Sea
The , sometimes shortened to the Inland Sea, is the body of water separating Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, three of the four main islands of Japan. It serves as a waterway connecting the Pacific Ocean to the Sea of Japan. It connects to Osaka Ba ...
. Built between 1978 and 1988, it is one of the three routes of the Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company
The , abbreviated as in Japanese or HSBE in English, operates the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway, Kobe-Awaji-Naruto, Nishiseto Expressway, Nishiseto, and Seto-Chūō Expressway, Seto-Chūō Expressways of Japan, expressways and Honshū-Shikoku Bri ...
connecting Honshū
, historically known as , is the largest of the four main islands of Japan. It lies between the Pacific Ocean (east) and the Sea of Japan (west). It is the seventh-largest island in the world, and the second-most populous after the Indonesian ...
and Shikoku
is the smallest of the List of islands of Japan#Main islands, four main islands of Japan. It is long and between at its widest. It has a population of 3.8 million, the least populated of Japan's four main islands. It is south of Honshu ...
islands. The route is signed E30 under Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
The , abbreviated MLIT, is a ministry of the Japanese government.国土交通省設置法
's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."
Route description
The expressway is long with of that stretch consisting of bridges, chiefly the Great Seto Bridge
The is a series of double deck bridges connecting Okayama and Kagawa prefectures in Japan across a series of five small islands in the Seto Inland Sea. Built over the period 1978–1988, it is one of the three routes of the Honshū–Shikoku ...
. The expressway has four lanes along the entire route from Sakaide, Kagawa
file:Sakaide City Hall 2021-08 ac (1).jpg, 270px, Sakaide City Hall
file:Sakaide city center area Aerial photograph.2007.jpg, 270px, Aerial view of Sakaide city center
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had ...
to Kurashiki
is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 478,651 and a population density of 1300 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Kurashiki is located in the south-central part of Okay ...
in Okayama.
The speed limit is 100 km/h from the expressway's northern terminus at Hayashima Interchange in Kurashiki to Kojima Interchange, also in Kurashiki. The southern remainder of the route has a speed limit set at 80 km/h.
Junction list
TB= Toll booth, SA= Service Area, PA= Parking Area , colspan="8" style="text-align: center;", Through to San'yō Expressway
, colspan="8" style="text-align: center;", Through to Takamatsu Expressway
See also
* Japan National Route 30References
External links
Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company Limited: E30 SETO CHUO EXPWY
{{Expressways of Japan Expressways in Japan Roads in Kagawa Prefecture Roads in Okayama Prefecture 1988 establishments in Japan