Kinki Expressway(Gần kỳ tự động đường xe chạy,Kinki Jidōshadō)is a nationalexpresswayinOsaka Prefecture,Japan.It is owned and operated byWest Nippon Expressway Company.In conjunction with theChūgoku Expresswayand theOsaka Chūō Kanjōsenof Osaka Prefectural Road 2, it will form a full outerring roadofOsaka.The expressway is designated with the number E26 under theMinistry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's"2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."[1]

Kinki Expressway sign
Kinki Expressway
E26Gần kỳ tự động đường xe chạy
Route information
Length28.4 km (17.6 mi)
Existed1970–present
Major junctions
FromSuita Junction
ToMatsubara Junction
Location
CountryJapan
Major citiesSuita,Osaka,Higashiōsaka,Yao
Highway system

Route description

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The Kinki Expressway at Higashiōsaka Interchange with theHanshin Expressway Route 13.

The route originates from its junction with theMeishin Expresswayand Chūgoku Expressway and extends east shortly, then southward. At its southern terminus it connects to theNishi-Meihan ExpresswayandHanwa Expressway.Tolls are charged at a flat rate (currently 510 yen for a regular passenger car). The speed limit is 60 km/h on the section between Suita Junction and Ibaraki Toll Gate and 80 km/h on all other sections.

History

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The first section of the expressway was opened to traffic in 1970 to coincide with the opening ofExpo 70in Osaka. The final section of the expressway (4.8 km between Yao Interchange and Matsubara Junction) was opened on 17 March 1988.

Junction list

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The entire expressway is inOsaka Prefecture.

LocationkmmiExitNameDestinationsNotes
Suita00.035SuitaMeishin ExpresswayKyoto,Kobe,Nishinomiya
Chūgoku Expressway– toSan'yō Expressway,Takarazuka
Expressway continues at the Chūgoku Expressway
Ibaraki2.91.8TBIbaraki Toll GateClosed in 1994
Settsu4.52.81Settsu-kitaEntrance and exit for Matsubara-bound traffic.
6.94.32Settsu-minamiEntrance and exit for Suita-bound traffic.
Moriguchi7.94.92-1MoriguchiMoriguchi Route
Kadoma11.27.03KadomaEntrance and exit for Suita-bound traffic.
12.77.93-1KadomaDaini Keihan Road
Osaka13.78.54Daitō TsurumiEntrance and exit for Matsubara-bound traffic.
Higashiōsaka14.79.15Higashiōsaka-kitaEntrance and exit for Suita-bound traffic.
15.79.8PAHigashiōsaka Parking AreaAccess only to Matsubara-bound traffic.
16.910.56HigashiōsakaHigashi-Osaka Route
20.412.77Higashiōsaka-minamiEntrance and exit for Matsubara-bound traffic.
YaoTBYao Toll Gate
22.313.98YaoNational Route 25,Osaka Prefecture Route 5Entrance and exit for Suita-bound traffic.
22.914.2PAYao Parking AreaAccess only to Suita-bound traffic.
Osaka26.616.59NagaharaEntrance and exit for Matsubara-bound traffic.
Matsubara27.517.110MatsubaraNishi-Meihan Expressway
Matsubara Route
28.417.611MatsubaraFrontage road
Hanwa Expressway
Expressway continues as the Hanwa Expressway; Entrance and exit for Suita-bound traffic.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^"Japan's Expressway Numbering System".mlit.go.jp.
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