Kinki Expressway
{{Short description|National expressway in Osaka Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Infobox road
|country=JPN
|type=Expressway
|route=Kinki
|alternate_name=Image:JP Expressway E26.svg 近畿自動車道
|map =
|length_km= 28.4
|length_round=1
|established = 1970
|terminus_a = Suita Junction
|cities = Suita, Osaka, Higashiōsaka, Yao
|terminus_b = Matsubara Junction
}}
{{nihongo|Kinki Expressway|近畿自動車道|Kinki Jidōshadō}} is a national expressway in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company. In conjunction with the Chūgoku Expressway and the Osaka Chūō Kanjōsen of Osaka Prefectural Road 2, it will form a full outer ring road of Osaka. The expressway is designated with the number E26 under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."{{cite web|url=http://www.mlit.go.jp/road/sign/numbering/en/list/index.html|title=Japan's Expressway Numbering System|website=www.mlit.go.jp}}
Route description
File:Bird%27s-eye_view_Higashiosaka_JCT.jpg.|thumb|250px]]
The route originates from its junction with the Meishin Expressway and Chūgoku Expressway and extends east shortly, then southward. At its southern terminus it connects to the Nishi-Meihan Expressway and Hanwa 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
The first section of the expressway was opened to traffic in 1970 to coincide with the opening of Expo 70 in Osaka. The final section of the expressway (4.8 km between Yao Interchange and Matsubara Junction) was opened on 17 March 1988.
Junction list
The entire expressway is in Osaka Prefecture.
{{JPNinttop|exit|name|nopref=yes}}
{{JPNint|exit|name
|location_special=Suita
|km=0
|exit=35
|type=trans
|name=Suita
|road={{jct|country=JPN|Exp|E1|dab1=M}} – Kyoto, Kobe, Nishinomiya
File:JP Expressway E2.svg{{hairspace}}{{jct|country=JPN|Exp|E2A|dab1=C}} – to San'yō Expressway, Takarazuka
|notes=Expressway continues at the Chūgoku Expressway
}}
{{JPNint|exit|name
|location_special=Ibaraki
|km=2.9
|exit=TB
|type=closed
|name=Ibaraki Toll Gate
|road=
|notes=Closed in 1994
}}
{{JPNint|exit|name
|location_special=Settsu
|lspan=2
|km=4.5
|exit=1
|name=Settsu-kita
|type=incomplete
|road=
|notes=Entrance and exit for Matsubara-bound traffic.
}}
{{JPNint|exit|name
|km=6.9
|exit=2
|name=Settsu-minami
|type=incomplete
|road=
|notes=Entrance and exit for Suita-bound traffic.
}}
{{JPNint|exit|name
|location_special=Moriguchi
|km=7.9
|exit=2-1
|name=Moriguchi
|road=File:Hanshin_Urban_Expwy_Sign_0012.svg Moriguchi Route
|notes=
}}
{{JPNint|exit|name
|location_special=Kadoma
|lspan=2
|km=11.2
|exit=3
|name=Kadoma
|type=incomplete
|road=
|notes=Entrance and exit for Suita-bound traffic.
}}
{{JPNint|exit|name
|km=12.7
|exit=3-1
|name=Kadoma
|road=20pxImage:JP Expressway E89.svg Daini Keihan Road
|notes=
}}
{{JPNint|exit|name
|location_special=Osaka
|lspan=1
|km=13.7
|exit=4
|name=Daitō Tsurumi
|type=incomplete
|road=
|notes=Entrance and exit for Matsubara-bound traffic.
}}
{{JPNint|exit|name
|location_special=Higashiōsaka
|lspan=4
|km=14.7
|exit=5
|name=Higashiōsaka-kita
|type=incomplete
|road=
|notes=Entrance and exit for Suita-bound traffic.
}}
{{JPNint|exit|name
|km=15.7
|exit=PA
|type=incomplete
|name=Higashiōsaka Parking Area
|road=
|notes=Access only to Matsubara-bound traffic.
}}
{{JPNint|exit|name
|km=16.9
|exit=6
|name=Higashiōsaka
|road=File:Hanshin_Urban_Expwy_Sign_0013.svg Higashi-Osaka Route
|notes=
}}
{{JPNint|exit|name
|km=20.4
|exit=7
|name=Higashiōsaka-minami
|type=incomplete
|road=
|notes=Entrance and exit for Matsubara-bound traffic.
}}
{{JPNint|exit|name
|location_special=Yao
|lspan=3
|km=
|exit=TB
|name=Yao Toll Gate
|road=
|notes=
}}
{{JPNint|exit|name
|km=22.3
|exit=8
|name=Yao
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|country=JPN|Route|25}}, Osaka Prefecture Route 5
|notes=Entrance and exit for Suita-bound traffic.
}}
{{JPNint|exit|name
|km=22.9
|exit=PA
|type=incomplete
|name=Yao Parking Area
|road=
|notes=Access only to Suita-bound traffic.
}}
{{JPNint|exit|name
|location_special=Osaka
|lspan=1
|km=26.6
|exit=9
|name=Nagahara
|type=incomplete
|road=
|notes=Entrance and exit for Matsubara-bound traffic.
}}
{{JPNint|exit|name
|location_special=Matsubara
|lspan=2
|km=27.5
|exit=10
|name=Matsubara
|road={{jct|country=JPN|Exp|E25|dab1=NM}}
File:Hanshin_Urban_Expwy_Sign_0014.svg Matsubara Route
|notes=
}}
{{JPNint|exit|name
|km=28.4
|exit=11
|name=Matsubara
|type=trans
|road=Frontage road
{{jct|country=JPN|Exp|E26|dab1=H}}
|notes=Expressway continues as the Hanwa Expressway; Entrance and exit for Suita-bound traffic.
}}
{{Jctbtm|exit|keys=closed,incomplete,trans|col=8}}
References
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External links
- {{in lang|ja}} [http://www.w-nexco.co.jp/ West Nippon Expressway Company]
{{Commons category|Kinki Expressway}}
{{West Nippon Expressway Company}}
{{Expressways of Japan}}
{{coord missing|Osaka Prefecture}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kinki Expressway}}