The Daini-Shinmei Road (第二神明道路, Daini-Shinmei Dōro) is a toll road in Kobe and Akashi, Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company and is signed as E93 under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's (MLIT) "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."[1]

第二神明道路
Daini-Shinmei Road
E93 第二神明道路 (Daini Shinmei Dōro)
Route information
Maintained by West Nippon Expressway Company
Length24.3 km (15.1 mi)
Existed1964–present
Component
highways
National Route 2
Major junctions
East endH3 Hanshin Expressway Kobe Route in Suma-ku, Kobe
West endAkashi-nishi Interchange
National Route 2 (Kakogawa Bypass) in Akashi, Hyogo
Location
CountryJapan
Highway system

Route description

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The Daini-Shinmei Road has two lanes in each direction. The speed limit is 70 km/h along the entirety of the road.

History

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  • Myōdani interchange to Ōkuradani interchange opened in 1964
  • Suma (Tsukimiyama) interchange to Myōdani interchange opened in 1969
  • Ōkuradani interchange to Akashi-nishi interchange opened in 1970
The opening was timed to coincide with the Expo '70 in Osaka.

Future

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MLIT is in the process of acquiring right of way to build a 7.1 km (4.4 mi) extension of the Kitasen Road to link up with the Daini-Shinmei Road at an interchange in the Ishigatani area of Akashi.[2]

Junction list

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The entire expressway is in Hyōgo Prefecture. PA= parking area, SA= service area, TB= toll gate.

LocationkmmiExitNameDestinationsNotes
Suma-ku, Kobe0.00.0  Hanshin Expressway Kobe RouteEastern terminus; expressway continues east as the Kobe Route of the Hanshin Expressway
0.90.561SumaHyogo Prefecture Route 65Eastbound exit, westbound entrance; expressway continues east as the Kobe Route of the Hanshin Expressway
1.71.1TBSuma
Tarumi-ku, Kobe3.22.0PATarumiAccess to westbound traffic only
4.93.02Myōdani  Hanshin Expressway Bayshore Route / Hyogo Prefecture Route 21No eastbound exit, no westbound entrance for the Hanshin Expressway; eastern end of Prefecture Route 21 concurrency
6.74.23TakamaruUnnamed roads
Kobe/Akashi border9.76.04ŌkuradaniHyogo Prefecture Route 21Western end of Prefecture Route 21 concurrency
Nishi-ku, Kobe11.97.45Ikawadani  Hanshin Expressway Kita-Kobe Route / unnamed roadEastbound entrance, westbound exit
15.29.46Tamatsu  National Route 175
AkashiIshigatani  Kitasen RoadLand acquisition is under way
18.211.3SAAkashi
19.612.27ŌkuboHyogo Prefecture Route 148
24.115.0TBAkashi-nishi
24.315.18Akashi-nishiHyogo Prefecture Route 514
Through to   National Route 2 (Kakogawa Bypass)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ "Japan's Expressway Numbering System". www.mlit.go.jp.
  2. ^ "完成まで「150年かかる」はずが… 着工27年のバイパス新展開". Kobe ShimbunNEXT (in Japanese). 17 March 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.|

See also

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