Ōita Airport Road

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Ōita Airport Road

国道%route%号 (Japanese)
E97 大分空港道路
Route information
Maintained by Ōita Prefecture Road Corporation
Length22.9 km (14.2 mi)
Existed1991–present
Component
highways
National Route 213
Major junctions
FromHiji Interchange
National Route 213 / Hiji Bypass in Hiji
ToShioya Crossing
National Route 213 in Kunisaki
Location
CountryJapan
Highway system

Ōita Airport Road (大分空港道路, Ōita Kūkōdōro) is a formerly tolled road in Ōita Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the Ōita Prefecture Road Corporation. The route is signed E97 under Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."[1]

Route description

The Ōita Airport Road begins at a signaled intersection with Japan National Route 213 just to the east of central Hiji. From there it briefly travels north to meet its spur route, a route that links it to the Hiji Bypass. When the routes merge, they turn to the northeast, traveling out of Hiji and in to Kitsuki. The road curves more to the east in Kitsuki and then enters the southern part of Kunisaki. It ends in Kunisaki upon meeting Route 213 once again.

History

The Ōita Airport Road opened on 25 November 1991. A spur route of the toll road, connecting it to the Hiji Bypass, was opened on 30 March 2002. Tolls were removed from the road on 1 December 2010.[2] Many sections of the road have been widened from two lanes to four since its opening.[3]

Junction list

The entire expressway is in Ōita Prefecture.

LocationkmmiExitNameDestinationsNotes
Hiji0.00.0Hiji Crossing National Route 213Western terminus; at-grade intersection
2.51.62Fujiwara Ōita Airport Road (spur route) westEastbound entrance, westbound exit
Kitsuki2.81.7PAAiwaraEastbound access only
10.66.63KitsukiŌita Prefecture Route 49Toll booth closed on 1 December 2010
Kunisaki18.711.64AkiŌita Prefecture Route 404
20.412.7Shioya Crossing National Route 213Eastern terminus; at-grade intersection
Through to National Route 213 / Ōita Airport Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Spur to Hiji Bypass

LocationkmmiExitNameDestinationsNotes
Through to Hiji Bypass
Hiji00.01Hiji Hiji Bypass
National Route 10
Western terminus
2.51.62Fujiwara Ōita Airport Road (main route)Eastern terminus
Through to Ōita Airport Road (main route)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Route transition

See also

References

  1. ^ "Japan's Expressway Numbering System". www.mlit.go.jp.
  2. ^ "米良、大野川大橋、空港道路 無料化始まる" (in Japanese). 1 December 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  3. ^ "大分空港道路 4車線区間延伸事業(杵築市相原~国東市安岐町大添)" (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 August 2019.