Hachinohe Expressway

Hachinohe Expressway sign
Hachinohe Expressway
E4A 八戸自動車道
Map
Route information
Length81.3 km[2] (50.5 mi)
Existed1986[1]–present
Major junctions
FromAshiro Junction in Hachimantai, Iwate
Tōhoku Expressway
ToHachinohe-kita Interchange in Hachinohe, Aomori
Momoishi Toll Road
National Route 45
Location
CountryJapan
Major citiesNinohe, Iwate, Hachinohe, Aomori
Highway system

The Hachinohe Expressway (八戸自動車道, Hachinohe Jidōsha-dō) is a 4-laned national expressway in the prefectures of Iwate and Aomori in the Tōhoku region of Japan. It is a spur of the Tōhoku Expressway, primarily serving the city of Hachinohe. Signed as E4A, it is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.

Route description

The expressway is officially referred to as the Tōhoku Jūkan Expressway Hachinohe Route.[3]

The route connects the city of Hachinohe with the Tōhoku Expressway in Iwate Prefecture. From the terminus at Hachinohe-kita Interchange, there are plans to extend the route northward to the terminus of the Aomori Expressway through a series of toll roads.

History

The Hachinohe Expressway was opened on November 27, 1986, with the Momoishi Extension to the Second Michinoku Toll Road opening later in 1995. After the Great East Japan Earthquake the expressway was made free to use temporarily for those who were impacted by the disaster. Tolls resumed in March 2012.[4]

Future

Starting at the Momoishi Road Extension, the expressway is planned to be extended north and west to connect with the Aomori Expressway and the northern terminus of the Tōhoku Expressway at the Aomori Interchange. This will be done by linking existing roads, such as the Michinoku Toll Road and Daini-Michinoku Toll Road, and the completion of the Kamikita Expressway between them.[5]

Junction list

Distance markers are a continuation of the distance from the southern terminus of the Tōhoku Expressway at Kawaguchi Junction, beginning with 563.3 at Ashiro Junction and increasing as one travels north from there.

Main Route

PrefectureLocationkmmiExitNameDestinationsNotes
IwateHachimantai563.3350.046[A]Ashiro Tōhoku Expressway – Ashiro, Aomori, Matsu-Hachimantai, Morioka
Southern terminus
Ninohe578.2359.31JōbōjiIwate Prefecture Route 6 (Ninohe Itsukaichi Route)
582.9362.2PANinohe
Ichinohe588.7–
589.0		365.8–
366.0		Mabechigawa Bridge
590.1366.72Ichinohe National Route 4 (Ichinohe Bypass) – Ichinohe, Ninohe
Ichinohe–Kunohe border597.5–
599.8		371.3–
372.7		Oritsume Tunnel
Kunohe601.5373.83Kunohe National Route 340 / Iwate Prefecture Route 22 (Karumai Kunohe Route) – Kunohe, Kuji
Karumai607.2377.3SAOritsume
611.5380.04Karumai National Route 340 / National Route 395 / Iwate Prefecture Route 264 (Ninohe Karumai Route) – Hachinohe, Kuji, Central Karumai
AomoriHachinohe621.1385.95NangōAomori Prefecture Route 42 (Nagawa Hashikami Route)
Nanbu625.4388.6PAFukuchi
Hachinohe627.6390.05-1Hachinohe Branch Route / Hachinohe-Kuji ExpresswayNo access to northbound Hachinohe Expressway from the branch route or the Hachinohe-Kuji Expressway, no access from southbound Hachinohe Expressway to the branch route or the Hachinohe-Kuji Expressway
631.4392.36HachinoheAomori Prefecture Route 29 (Hachinohe Kanjō Route)Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Branch route

This branch is in entirely in Aomori Prefecture.

LocationkmmiExitNameDestinationsNotes
Through to Hachinohe Expressway
Hachinohe627.6390.05-1Hachinohe Hachinohe Expressway, Hachinohe-Kuji Expressway– to Kuji, Iwate, Morioka, Tōhoku Expressway
No access to northbound Hachinohe Expressway for southbound traffic, no access from southbound Hachinohe Expressway to northbound traffic
636.3395.45-2Hachinohe-nishi National Route 454Smart Interchange, access only for drivers with ETC payment
640.8398.27Hachinohe-kita National Route 45– Aomori, Towada, Kuji, Iwate, Central Hachinohe
Expressway continues as the Momoishi Road
Through to Momoishi Toll Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Momoishi Road Extension

The Momoishi Toll Road is the first of many extensions of the Hachinohe Expressway that travel northbound towards Aomori. The toll road is a two-lane expressway that is maintained and tolled by the East Nippon Expressway Company; however, drivers continuing north to the Daini-Michinoku Toll Road are tolled by the Aomori Prefecture Road Corporation which does not accept ETC payment, while drivers coming from that toll road to the Momoishi Road can use ETC payment.[6]


Momoishi Toll Road
E4A 百石道路 (Momoishi Dōro)
Map
Route information
Maintained by East Nippon Expressway Company
Length5.1 km[7] (3.2 mi)
Existed1995–present
Major junctions
South endHachinohe
Hachinohe Expressway
North endOirase
Daini-Michinoku Toll Road
Location
CountryJapan
Major citiesOirase, Aomori
Highway system
LocationkmmiExitNameDestinationsNotes
Hachinohe640.8398.27Hachinohe-kita National Route 45Expressway continues as the Hachinohe Expressway
Oirase646.9402.08Shimoda Momoishi National Route 45Expressway continues as the Daini-Michinoku Toll Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Route transition

See also

References

Explanatory notes

  1. ^ This is the exit number from the Tōhoku Expressway, the Hachinohe Expressway has no exit number of its own for this junction.

Citations

  1. ^ "Hachinohe City Census and History" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  2. ^ "E-NEXCO Expressway Data". Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  3. ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "High Standard Trunk Road Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  4. ^ "八戸市 - 記録誌「東日本大震災 八戸市の記録」". www.city.hachinohe.aomori.jp. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12.
  5. ^ http://www.pref.aomori.lg.jp/kotsu/build/koukikakudouro_kako_ibennto.html Archived 2017-10-25 at the Wayback Machine: "Past Events List". Aomori Prefecture Road Administration. Browse Dec. 30, 2017.
  6. ^ ＜八戸道＞青森初のスマートＩＣ 来月２３日に八戸西開業. Kahoku Shimpō (in Japanese). 15 February 2019. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Hachinohe Expy to Takada".
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