Login
Login

Hokuriku Expressway

{{short description|National expressway in Japan}}

{{hatnote|The abbreviation of Hokuriku Expressway also shares the same name as the former geographical region of Japan, Hokurikudō}}

{{More citations needed|date=April 2013}}

{{Infobox road

|country=JPN

|type=Expressway

|route=Hokuriku

|alternate_name=File:JP Expressway E8.svg 北陸自動車道

|map = {{Highway system OSM map

| frame-lat = 36

| frame-long = 137

| frame-width = 300

| frame-height = 300

| zoom = 6

| length =

| plain = yes

}}

|map_custom = yes|length_km= 476.5

|length_round=1

|length_ref={{cite web| url= http://www.kkr.mlit.go.jp/road/time/h_hokuriku1.html | title= Road Timetable |author= Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Kinki Regional Development Bureau | access-date= 2008-04-16 |language=ja}}

|established = 1972{{cite web| url= http://www2.tokai.or.jp/stt/road/expwyopn.html | title= Expressway Opening Dates | access-date= 2008-04-16 |language=ja}}

|terminus_a= Niigata-Chūō Junction in Niigata, Niigata
{{jct|country=JPN|Exp|E49}}
{{jct|country=JPN|Exp|E7|dab1=N}}

|cities= Nagaoka, Jōetsu, Uozu, Toyama, Kanazawa, Komatsu, Fukui, Sabae, Echizen, Tsuruga, Nagahama

|terminus_b= Maibara Junction in Maibara, Shiga
{{jct|country=JPN|Exp|E1|dab1=M}}

}}

File:Three roads and one railroad in Oyashirazu.JPG, Niigata Prefecture
Left:Hokuriku Expressway
Center:National Route 8 and JR Hokuriku Main Line
Right: Niigata Prefectural Road Route 525]]

The {{nihongo|Hokuriku Expressway|北陸自動車道|Hokuriku Jidōsha-dō}},

(abbreviated as {{nihongo|Hokuriku Expwy|北陸道|Hokurikudō}}, is a 4-laned national expressway in Japan. It is owned and managed by East Nippon Expressway Company and Central Nippon Expressway Company.

Overview

The first section was opened in 1972 by Japan Highway Public Corporation and construction proceeded in stages until the entire route was completed in 1988.{{cite web| url= http://www.hrr.mlit.go.jp/road/miti_eki/each_folder/oyasiraz/oyasiraz.html | title= Oyashirazu Pia Park Profile |author= Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau | access-date= 2008-04-16 |language=ja}} On October 1, 2005, all national expressways were privatized{{cite conference|first1=Fumitoshi |last1=Mizutani| first2=Shuji |last2=Uranishi |conference=46th Congress for the European Regional Science Association | year=2006 | location=Volos, Greece| url= http://www-sre.wu-wien.ac.at/ersa/ersaconfs/ersa06/papers/226.pdf | title= Privatization of the Japan Highway Public Corporation: Policy Assessment | access-date= 2008-04-11 }} and management of the Hokuriku Expressway was divided between the East and Central Nippon Expressway Companies.{{cite web|url=http://www.c-nexco.co.jp/english/pdf/nexco_english.pdf |title=NEXCO-Central Business Outline |access-date=2008-04-13 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

The route serves the Hokuriku region on the north central coast of Honshū, Japan's largest island. For most of its length it parallels National Route 8 and the Hokuriku Main Line of West Japan Railway Company.

Although the route officially originates in Niigata and terminates at Maibara, exit numbers and kilometer markings originate from Maibara.

Features

Around Tsuruga Interchange, the south-bound lanes cross over the north-bound lanes and diverges drastically. The expressway rejoins normally at a point near Suizu Parking Area.

There are 14 tunnels between Kinomoto Interchange and Takefu Interchange (two of which are longer than {{Cvt|2000|m}}), and 26 tunnels between Asahi Interchange and Jōetsu Interchange (eight of which are longer than {{Cvt|2000|m}}).

List of interchanges and features

{{RJL|date=November 2021}}

File:Nagaoka JCT 20170402.jpg

class="wikitable"
style="border-bottom:3px solid green;"|No.

!style="border-bottom:3px solid green;"|Name

!style="border-bottom:3px solid green;"|Connections

!style="border-bottom:3px solid green;"|Dist. from
Maibara

!style="border-bottom:3px solid green;"|Bus Stop

!style="border-bottom:3px solid green;"|Notes

!colspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid green;"|Location

style="background-color:#BFB;"|27-1

|Maibara JCT

|File:JP Expressway E1.svg Meishin Expressway

|style="text-align:right;"|0.0

|style="text-align:center;"|

|

|rowspan="2"|Maibara

|rowspan="11" style="width:1em;"|Shiga

style="background-color:#BFB;"|1

|Maibara IC

|20px National Route 21

|style="text-align:right;"|0.6

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|PA

|Kanda PA

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|4.7

|style="text-align:center;"|X

|

|rowspan="9"|Nagahama

style="background-color:#BFB;"|2

|Nagahama IC

|Pref. Route 37 (Nakayama Higashi Kōsaka Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|9.6

|style="text-align:center;"|X

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|BS

|style="background-color:#CCC;"|Torahime Bus Stop

|style="background-color:#CCC;"|

|style="background-color:#CCC;"|

|style="background-color:#CCC; text-align:center;"|X

|style="background-color:#CCC;"|Closed

style="background-color:#BFB;"|2-1/BS

|Odanijō SIC
Kohoku Bus Stop

|Pref. Route 263 (Yōno Torahime Nagahama Route) (South-bound)
Pref. Route 265 (Gōno Kohoku Route) (North-bound)

|style="text-align:right;"|16.4

|style="text-align:center;"|X

|Bus Stop closed

style="background-color:#BFB;"|BS

|style="background-color:#CCC;"|Takatsuki Bus Stop

|style="background-color:#CCC;"|

|style="background-color:#CCC;"|

|style="background-color:#CCC; text-align:center;"|X

|style="background-color:#CCC;"|Closed

style="background-color:#BFB;"|3

|Kinomoto IC

|20px National Route 8
20px National Route 365

|style="text-align:right;"|23.4

|style="text-align:center;"|X

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|SA

|Shizugatake SA

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|25.6

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|BS/CB

|Yogo Bus Stop
Yogo Chain Base

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|

|style="text-align:center;"|X

|Bus Stop closed

style="background-color:#BFB;"|BS/CB

|Yogo-kita Bus Stop
Yogo-kita Chain Base

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|

|style="text-align:center;"|X

|Bus Stop closed

style="background-color:#BFB;"|PA

|Tone PA

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|38.5

|style="text-align:center;"|X

|

|rowspan="5"|Tsuruga

|rowspan="15" style="width:1em;"|Fukui

style="background-color:#BFB;"|3-1

|Tsuruga JCT

|File:JP Expressway E27.svg Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway

|style="text-align:right;"|45.4

|

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|4

|Tsuruga IC

|20px National Route 8 (Tsuruga Bypass)

|style="text-align:right;"|46.6

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|BS/CB

|Tajiri (South-bound)
Akihara (North-bound)

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|

|style="text-align:center;"|X

|Bus Stop closed

style="background-color:#BFB;"|PA

|Suizu PA

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|57.9

|style="text-align:center;"|X

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|5

|Imajō IC

|20px National Route 305
20px National Route 365

|style="text-align:right;"|68.2

|style="text-align:center;"|X

|

|rowspan="2"|Minamiechizen

style="background-color:#BFB;"|SA/ 5-1

|Nanjō SA/SIC

|Pref. Route 203 (Ikeda Nanjō Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|71.4
72.1

|style="text-align:center;"|X

|North-bound
South-bound

style="background-color:#BFB;"|6

|Takefu IC

|Pref. Route 262 (Takefu Inter Higashi Route)
Pref. Route 40 (Takefu Inter Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|80.6

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

|Echizen

style="background-color:#BFB;"|7

|Sabae IC

|Pref. Route 105 (Sabae Imadate Route)
Pref. Route 39 (Sabae Inter Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|86.2

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

|rowspan="2"|Sabae

style="background-color: #BFB;"|PA

|Kitasabae PA

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|88.6

|

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|8

|Fukui IC

|20px National Route 158

|style="text-align:right;"|97.2

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

|rowspan="2"|Fukui

style="background-color:#BFB;"|9

|Fukui-kita IC/JCT

|20pxFile:JP Expressway E67.svg Chūbu-Jūkan Expressway
20px National Route 416

|style="text-align:right;"|103.6

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|10

|Maruoka IC

|Pref. Route 38 (Maruoka Inter Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|110.4

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

|rowspan="2"|Sakai

style="background-color:#BFB;"|PA

|Onagatani PA

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|113.4

|

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|11

|Kanazu IC

|Pref. Route 37 (Kanazu Inter Route)
Pref. Route 124 (Ushinoya Teishajō Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|120.9

|

|

|Awara

style="background-color:#BFB;"|12

|Kaga IC

|Pref. Route 61 (Kaga Inter Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|128.2

|

|

|rowspan="3"|Kaga

|rowspan="14" style="width:1em;"|Ishikawa

style="background-color:#BFB;"|SA

|Amagozen SA

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|136.6
136.9

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|South-bound
North-bound

style="background-color:#BFB;"|13

|Katayamazu IC

|Pref. Route 20 (Komatsu Kaga Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|140.7

|

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|PA/ 13-1

|Ataka PA/SIC

|Pref. Route 20 (Komatsu Kaga Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|144.7

|

|SIC: Maibara-bound
Open 06:00-22:00

|rowspan="2"|Komatsu

style="background-color:#BFB;"|14

|Komatsu IC

|Pref. Route 25 (Kanazawa Mikawa Komatsu Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|149.3

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|14-1

|Nomineagari SIC

|

|style="text-align:right;"|155.4

|

|

|Nomi

style="background-color:#BFB;"|15

|Mikawa IC

|Pref. Route 25 (Kanazawa Mikawa Komatsu Route)
Pref. Route 58 (Tsurugi Mikawa Inter Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|160.3

|

|

|rowspan="4"|Hakusan

style="background-color:#BFB;"|PA/ 15-1

|Tokumitsu PA/SIC

|Pref. Route 25 (Kanazawa Mikawa Komatsu Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|164.6

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|Highway Oasis

style="background-color:#BFB;"|BS

|style="background-color:#CCC;"|Mattō Bus Stop

|style="background-color:#CCC;"|

|style="background-color:#CCC; text-align:right;"|169.6

|style="background-color:#CCC;text-align:center;"|X

|style="background-color:#CCC;"|closed by replacement

style="background-color:#BFB;"|15-2

|Hakusan IC

|Pref. Route 8 (Mattō Unoke Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|169.9

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|incl. Mattō Bus Stop

style="background-color:#BFB;"|16

|Kanazawa-nishi IC

|20px National Route 8 (Kanazawa Bypass)
Pref. Route 197 (Jichūnishi Kanazawa Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|172.5

|

|

|rowspan="4"|Kanazawa

style="background-color: #BFB;"|17

|Kanazawa-higashi IC

|20px National Route 8 (Kanazawa Bypass)

|style="text-align:right;"|180.1

|

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|17-1

|Kanazawa-morimoto IC

|20px National Route 159 (Kanazawa Tōbu Kanjō Road)
20px National Route 304
20px National Route 359

|style="text-align:right;"|183.4

|

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|PA

|Fudōji PA

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|184.7

|

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|18

|Oyabe IC

|Pref. Route 42 (Oyabe Fukumitsu Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|197.7

|

|

|rowspan="3"|Oyabe

|rowspan="22" style="width:1em;"|Toyama

style="background-color:#BFB;"|SA

|Oyabegawa SA

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|199.8

|

|

rowspan="2" style="background-color:#BFB;"|19

|rowspan="2"|Oyabe-Tonami JCT

|rowspan="2"|File:JP Expressway E41.svg Tōkai-Hokuriku Expressway
20pxFile:JP Expressway E41.svg Nōetsu Expressway

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;"|203.1

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|

|rowspan="2"|

rowspan="3"|Tonami
style="background-color:#BFB;"|20

|Tonami IC

|20px National Route 359

|style="text-align:right;"|207.1

|

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|20-1

|Takaoka-Tonami SIC

|

|style="text-align:right;"|212.9

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|PA

|Takaoka PA

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|216.1

|

|

|Takaoka

style="background-color:#BFB;"|21

|Kosugi IC

|20px National Route 472

|style="text-align:right;"|221.5

|

|

|rowspan="2"|Imizu

style="background-color:#BFB;"|PA

|Kureha PA

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|224.5

|

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|21-1

|Toyama-nishi IC

|Pref. Route 41 (Shinminato Hiraoka Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|226.6

|

|

|rowspan="3"|Toyama

style="background-color:#BFB;"|22

|Toyama IC

|20px National Route 41

|style="text-align:right;"|234.1

|

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|22-1/ PA

|Nagaresugi PA/SIC

|Pref. Route 56 (Toyama Kanjō Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|240.9

|

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|23

|Tateyama IC

|Pref. Route 3 (Toyama Tateyama Uozu Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|246.4

|

|

|Tateyama

style="background-color:#BFB;"|

|style="background-color:#CCC;"|Kamiichi SIC

|style="background-color:#CCC;"|Pref. Route 148 (Kamiichi Mizuhashi Route)

|style="background-color:#CCC; text-align:right;"|250.6

|style="background-color:#CCC;"|

|style="background-color:#CCC;"|Opens in December 2020

|Kamiichi

style="background-color:#BFB;"|24

|Namerikawa IC

|Pref. Route 51 (Minowa Namerikawa Inter Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|254.5

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

|rowspan="2"|Namerikawa

rowspan="2" style="background-color:#BFB;"|SA

|rowspan="2"|Arisoumi SA

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|258.2

|rowspan="2"|

|Maibara-bound

style="text-align:right;"|261.6

|Niigata-bound

|rowspan="2"|Uozu

style="background-color:#BFB;"|25

|Uozu IC

|Pref. Route 52 (Ishigaki Uozu Inter Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|263.8

|

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|26

|Kurobe IC

|Pref. Route 53 (Wakaguri Ikuji Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|273.4

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

|Kurobe

style="background-color:#BFB;"|26-1/ PA

|Nyūzen PA/SIC

|Pref. Route 63 (Nyūzen Unazuki Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|277.9

|

|

|Nyūzen

style="background-color:#BFB;"|27

|Asahi IC

|20px National Route 8

|style="text-align:right;"|282.1

|

|

|rowspan="2"|Asahi

style="background-color:#BFB;"|PA

|Etchūsakai PA

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|288.4

|

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|28

|Oyashirazu IC

|20px National Route 8

|style="text-align:right;"|299.3

|

|

|rowspan="5"|Itoigawa

|rowspan="31" style="width:1em;"|Niigata

style="background-color:#BFB;"|29

|Itoigawa IC

|20px National Route 148

|style="text-align:right;"|311.9

|

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|PA

|Rendaiji PA

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|313.5

|

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|BS

|Hayakawa Bus Stop

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|318.0

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|30

|Nou IC

|Pref. Route 246 (Nishitobiyama Nō Route)
Pref. Route 88 (Nō Inter Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|326.5

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|31/SA

|Nadachi Tanihama IC/
SA

|Pref. Route 87 (Nadachi Tanihama Inter Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|341.6

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

|rowspan="8" |Jōetsu

style="background-color:#BFB;"|31-1

|Jōetsu JCT

|25px Jōshin-etsu Expressway

|style="text-align:right;"|351.4

|style="text-align:center;"|

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|BS

|Kida Bus Stop

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|353.4

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|32

|Jōetsu IC

|20px National Route 18 (Jōshin Bypass)

|style="text-align:right;"|355.8

|

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|BS

|Kubiki Bus Stop

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|360.7

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|32-1/ PA

|Ōgata PA/SIC

|Pref. Route 77 (Jōetsu Kubiki Ōgata Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|365.3

|

|SIC: Open 06:00-22:00

style="background-color:#BFB;"|BS

|Katamachi Bus Stop

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|367.9

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|33

|Kakizaki IC

|20px National Route 8 (Kakizaki Bypass)

|style="text-align:right;"|373.8

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|34/SA

|Yoneyama IC/
SA

|20px National Route 8

|style="text-align:right;"|385.2

|

|SA: Niigata-bound

|rowspan="5"|Kashiwazaki

style="background-color:#BFB;"|SA

|Yoneyama SA

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|387.2

|

|Maibara-bound

style="background-color:#BFB;"|BS

|Kamigata Bus Stop

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|393.5

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|35

|Kashiwazaki IC

|20px National Route 252

|style="text-align:right;"|397.1

|

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|BS

|Sochi Bus Stop

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|402.8

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|PA

|Kariwa PA

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|405.8

|

|

|Kariwa

style="background-color:#BFB;"|36

|Nishiyama IC

|Pref. Route 23 (Kashiwazaki Takahama Horinouchi Route)
Pref. Route 393 (Raihai Nagaoka Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|407.8

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

|Kashiwazaki

style="background-color:#BFB;"|PA

|Ōzumi PA

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|414.9

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

|rowspan="4"|Nagaoka

style="background-color:#BFB;"|37

|Nagaoka JCT

|25px Kan-Etsu Expressway

|style="text-align:right;"|421.6

|

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|BS

|Nagaoka-kita Bus Stop

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|423.9

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|38

|Nakanoshima-Mitsuke IC

|20px National Route 8 (Mitsuke Bypass)

|style="text-align:right;"|432.1

|

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|38-1/ PA

|Sakae PA/SIC

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|441.5

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

|Sanjō

style="background-color:#BFB;"|39

|Sanjō-Tsubame IC

|20px National Route 289

|style="text-align:right;"|447.4

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

|Tsubame

style="background-color:#BFB;"|40

|Maki-Katahigashi IC

|Pref. Route 9 (Nagaoka Tochio Maki Route)
20px National Route 460

|style="text-align:right;"|457.7

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

|Nishikan-ku, Niigata

style="background-color:#BFB;"|40-1/ PA

|Kurosaki PA/SIC

|Pref. Route 44 (Niigata Tsubame Route)
Pref. Route 46 (Niigata Chūō Kanjō Route)

|style="text-align:right;"|467.1

|

|SIC: Open 06:00-22:00

|rowspan="3" |Nishi-ku, Niigata

style="background-color:#BFB;"|BS

|Toppara Bus Stop

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:right;"|471.0

|style="text-align:center;"|○

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|41

|Niigata-nishi IC

|20px20px National Route 116 (Niigata Bypass)

|style="text-align:right;"|473.0

|

|

style="background-color:#BFB;"|42

|Niigata-Chūō JCT

|Image:JP Expressway E49.svg Ban-etsu Expressway

|style="text-align:right;"|476.5

|style="text-align:center;"|

|

|Kōnan-ku, Niigata

colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"|Through to File:JP Expressway E7.svg Nihonkai-Tōhoku Expressway

References

{{reflist}}

External links

{{commons category|Hokuriku Expressway}}

  • [http://www.e-nexco.co.jp/english/ East Nippon Expressway Company]
  • [http://global.c-nexco.co.jp/ Central Nippon Expressway Company]

{{coord missing|Japan}}

{{East Nippon Expressway Company}}

{{Central Nippon Expressway Company}}

{{Expressways of Japan}}

Category:Expressways in Japan

Category:Roads in Fukui Prefecture

Category:Roads in Ishikawa Prefecture

Category:Roads in Niigata Prefecture

Category:Roads in Shiga Prefecture

Category:Roads in Toyama Prefecture

Category:1972 establishments in Japan