Minami-Hanna Road (南阪奈道路, Minami-Hanna Dōro) is a national expressway in the Kinki region of Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company. The route is signed E91 under Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."[1]

南阪奈道路
Minami-Hanna Road
E91 南阪奈道路
Route information
Maintained by West Nippon Expressway Company
Length16.9 km (10.5 mi)
ExistedMarch 2004–present
Component
highways
National Route 165 / National Route 166
Major junctions
West endMihara Junction
East endKatsuragi Interchange
Location
CountryJapan
Major citiesHabikino, Taishi, Katsuragi
Highway system
Taishi Toll Gate (For Mihara)

Route description

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Minami-Hanna Road passes through Mihara-ku, Sakai, Sakai, Habikino, back into Mihara-ku, Sakai, and Habikino, back into Mihara-ku, Sakai, Habikino, and finally Taishi in Osaka Prefecture. It then crosses into Katsuragi in Nara Prefecture.

Naming

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Hanna is a kanji acronym of two characters. The first character represents Osaka (大) and the second character represents Nara (良). Minami (南) means south.

History

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Construction on the toll road was completed on 28 March 2004. After opening, the road was managed by the Osaka Prefecutural Road Public Corporation and Japan Highway Public Corporation.

On 1 April 2018, the Osaka Prefecutural Road Public Corporation transferred ownership between Mihara Junction and Habikino Interchange and the tolling of the road to NEXCO West Japan.[2]

Junction list

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TB= Toll booth

PrefectureLocationkmmiExitNameDestinationsNotes
OsakaMihara-ku, Sakai0.00.012-1Mihara  Hanwa ExpresswayWestern terminus
0.00.01MiharaOsaka Prefecture Route 32 – Sakai, Taishi, Osaka Prefecture Route 36 – IzumiōtsuWestbound exit, eastbound entrance
TBTajihaya Toll GateEastbound tollbooth
2.21.42Mihara-higashiOsaka Prefecture Route 32Westbound entrance, eastbound exit
Habikino4.62.93Habikino  National Route 170 – Takatsuki, Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture Route 32
7.54.74Habikino-higashi  National Route 166 – Yamatotakada, MatsusakaWestbound entrance, eastbound exit
Taishi9.55.95/TBTaishi
Osaka / Nara borderTakeuchi Tunnel; marking the border between Osaka and Nara prefectures
NaraKatsuragi15.89.86Katsuragi  National Route 166, Nara Prefecture Route 30 – Gose, KashibaWestbound entrance, eastbound exit
16.910.5Shinjō    National Route 24 / National Route 165 / National Route 166 (Yamato-Takada 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. ^ "平成30年4月1日からの近畿圏の新たな高速道路料金について". West Nippon Expressway Company (in Japanese). 2 March 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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