Japan National Route 44

National Route 44 shield
National Route 44
国道44号
Map
Route information
Length124.8 km[1] (77.5 mi)
Existed1 April 1963–present
Major junctions
West end National Route 38 in Kushiro
East endPrefectural Route 35/310/313 in Nemuro
Location
CountryJapan
Highway system
← National Route 43→ National Route 45

National Route 44 (国道44号, Kokudō yonjūyon-gō) is the easternmost of the national highways of Japan.[2] It connects the cities of Kushiro and Nemuro in eastern part of the island and prefecture of Hokkaido in northern Japan.

Route description

History

Route 44 was originally designated on 18 May 1953 as National Route 242, and this was redesignated as Route 44 when the route was promoted to a Class 1 highway.

Overlapping sections

  • From the origin to Kitaodori 5-chome intersection, Kushiro City: Route 38
  • From the origin to Kiba 3-chome intersection, Kushiro City: Route 391
  • From the origin to Beppo intersection, Kushiro Town: Route 272

History

  • 18 May 1953 - Second Class National Highway 242 (from Kushiro to Nemuro)
  • 1 April 1963 - First Class National Highway 44 (from Kushiro to Nemuro)
  • 1 April 1965 - General National Highway 44 (from Kushiro to Nemuro)

See also

References

  1. ^ "一般国道の路線別、都道府県別道路現況" [Road statistics by General National Highway route and prefecture] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. ^ Kenji Asai 2001, pp. 46–47.

Sources

  • Kenji Asai (2001). 道と路がわかる辞典 [Dictionary of Roads and Paths] (in Japanese). Nippon Jitsugyo Publishing. ISBN 4-534-03315-X.
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