Matsue Expressway

Matsue Expressway sign
Matsue Expressway
E54 松江自動車道
Route information
Length71.6 km (44.5 mi)
Existed2003–present
Major junctions
FromMiyoshi-Higashi Junction/IC in Miyoshi, Hiroshima
Chūgoku Expressway
ToShinji Junction in Matsue, Shimane
San-in Expressway
Location
CountryJapan
Major citiesShōbara, Unnan
Highway system

The Matsue Expressway (松江自動車道, Matsue Jidōsha-dō) is a national expressway in the Chūgoku region of Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company.

Overview

The expressway is officially referred to as the Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Onomichi Matsue Route. The route connects the city of Matsue with the Chugoku Expressway in Hiroshima Prefecture.

The first section of the expressway was opened in 2003. The final section of the expressway (48.7 km between Miyoshi-Higashi Junction and Yoshida-Kakeya Interchange) was opened on March 30, 2013.

The section between Miyoshi-Higashi Junction and Mitoya-Kisuki Interchange is toll-free; all other sections assess tolls based on distance travelled in the same manner as most other national expressways.

List of interchanges and features

No. Name Connections Dist. from
Origin
Bus Stop Notes Location
Through to E54 Onomichi Expressway
(21-1)
1
Miyoshi-Higashi JCT
Miyoshi-Higashi IC
Chūgoku Expressway
Hiroshima Prefectural Route 434
0.0 Miyoshi Hiroshima
2 Kuchiwa IC 13.3 Shōbara
3 Takano IC 28.8
4 Unnan-Yoshida IC 44.9 Unnan Shimane
5 Yoshida-Kakeya IC Shimane Prefectural Route 336 48.7
BS Kisuki BS 60.5
6 Mitoya-Kisuki IC Shimane Prefectural Route 332 61.0
TB Mitoya-Kisuki TB 61.2
BS Kamo BS 66.0
PA Kamo-Iwakura PA 68.2
29 Shinji JCT San-in Expressway 71.6 Matsue