Ring Route (Nagoya Expressway)

The Nagoya Expressway Ring Route (名古屋高速道路都心環状線, Nagoya Kōsokudōro Toshinkanjōsen) is an urban expressway in Nagoya, Japan. It is a part of the Nagoya Expressway network and is owned and operated by Nagoya Expressway Public Corporation.

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Route information
Length10.3 km[1] (6.4 mi)
Existed1985–present
Major junctions
FromHigashi-Kataha Junction in Higashi-ku, Nagoya
Nagoya Expressway Kusunoki Route
ToHigashi-Kataha Junction in Higashi-ku, Nagoya
Nagoya Expressway Kusunoki Route
Location
CountryJapan
Highway system

Overview

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The Ring Route forms a rectangular loop around downtown Nagoya. It is one-way only and flows clockwise with 2 to 4 lanes of traffic. Routes 1 through 6 of the Nagoya Expressway network extend radially from the Ring Route (Route 2 bisects it). The Ring Route also serves as the origin point for these expressways.

The first section of the route was opened to traffic in 1985 and the route was completed in 1995.[2] The future Sannō Junction will link the Ring Route to Route 4 which is under construction.

In Gaming

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The Nagoya Expressway Ring Route is used in Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6 as the Nagoya Area map, or the Nagoya Speed Ring.[3] However, when playing on this map you race for 14.9 km, going around the Ring Route more than one time but less than twice.[4] Around the Marunouchi Exit, there are orange lights on the border of the roadway that illuminate at night, just like the actual expressway.

Interchange list

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No. Name Connections Notes Location
(all in Nagoya)
JCT Higashi-Kataha JCT   Nagoya Expressway Kusunoki Route Higashi-ku
C01 Tōshinchō Exit
C02 Tōshinchō Entrance
JCT Marutamachi JCT   Nagoya Expressway Higashiyama Route Marutamachi JCT ←→ Takabari JCT access only Naka-ku
JCT Tsurumai-minami JCT   Nagoya Expressway Ōdaka Route Shōwa-ku
C03 Higashibetsuin Exit Naka-ku
C04 Higashibetsuin Entrance
JCT Sannō JCT   Nagoya Expressway Tōkai Route Under construction Nakagawa-ku
JCT Shinsuzaki JCT   Nagoya Expressway Manba Route Shinsuzaki JCT ←→ Nagoya-nishi JCT access only Nakamura-ku
C05 Nishikibashi Exit Naka-ku
C06 Meieki Entrance Meieki is the area around Nagoya Station. Nakamura-ku
JCT Meidōchō JCT   Nagoya Expressway Kiyosu Route Nishi-ku
C07 Marunouchi Exit   National Route 22 On the sides of the roadway, there are orange lights that illuminate when it is dark Naka-ku
C08 Marunouchi Entrance   National Route 22
JCT Higashi-Kataha JCT   Nagoya Expressway Kusunoki Route Higashi-ku

References

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  1. ^ "Nagoya Expressway Route Map". Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  2. ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "History of the Expressway Network in the Greater Nagoya Area". Archived from the original on 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
  3. ^ "WANGAN MIDNIGHT MAXIMUM TUNE 5DX PLUS|Course Description". WANGAN MIDNIGHT MAXIMUM TUNE 5DX PLUS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  4. ^ "WANGAN MIDNIGHT MAXIMUM TUNE 6|Course Guide". WANGAN MIDNIGHT MAXIMUM TUNE 6 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-20.
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