Hiroshima Expressway (West Nippon Expressway Company)

This article is about a national expressway. For a network of urban expressways, see Hiroshima Expressway (urban expressway).

Hiroshima Expressway sign Hiroshima Expressway
広島自動車道
Route information
Length:	17.2 km (10.7 mi)
Existed:	1983 – present
Major junctions
From:	Hiroshima Junction in Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima Sanyō Expressway
To:	Hiroshima-kita Junction in Asakita-ku, Hiroshima Chūgoku Expressway
Location
Major cities:	Hiroshima
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

The Hiroshima Expressway (広島自動車道, Hiroshima Jidōsha-dō) is a national expressway in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company.

Naming

The expressway is officially referred to as the Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Hiroshima Hamada Route. The Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Hiroshima Hamada Route is the official designation for the Sanyō Expressway between Hiroshima Interchange and Hiroshima Junction, the Hiroshima Expressway between Hiroshima Junction and Hiroshima-kita Junction, the Chūgoku Expressway between Hiroshima-kita Junction and Chiyoda Junction, and the Hamada Expressway between Chiyoda Junction and Hamada Interchange (concurrent with the Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Hiroshima Hamada Route).

Overview

The expressway is a short connector route linking Chūgoku Expressway with the Sanyō Expressway.

Although the route officially originates at Hiroshima Junction, the southern terminus and terminates at Hiroshima-kita Junction, the northern terminus, exit numbers and kilometer markings originate from Hiroshima-kita Junction.

List of interchanges and features

• IC - interchange, SIC - smart interchange, JCT - junction, SA - service area, PA - parking area, BS - bus stop, TN - tunnel, BR - bridge

No.	Name	Connections	Dist. from Origin	Bus Stop	Notes	Location
(26)	Hiroshima-kita JCT	Chūgoku Expressway	0.0			Asakita-ku, Hiroshima
1	Hiroshima-kita IC	20px National Route 191 20px National Route 261 Hiroshima-kita Road (planning)	2.8	○
PA	Kuchi PA		10.5
BS	Kuchi BS		11.7	○
2	Hiroshima Seifū Shinto IC		13.2		opened on July 6, 2001	Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima
(3)	Hiroshima JCT	Sanyō Expressway	17.2

External links

• (Japanese) West Nippon Expressway Company