Higashi-Osaka Route

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Hanshin Expressway Route 13 Higashi-Osaka Route
阪神高速13号東大阪線

Route information
Maintained by Hanshin Expressway Company, Limited
Length12.5 km (7.8 mi)
Existed1970–present
Major junctions
West endNishisenba Junction [ja] in Chūō-ku, Osaka
Hanshin Urban Expwy Sign 0016.svg Ōsakakō Route / Hanshin Urban Expwy Sign 0001.svg Loop Route
Major intersections
East end Daini Hanna Road
Location
CountryJapan
Highway system

The Higashi-Osaka Route (東大阪線, Higashi-Osaka-sen), signed as Route 13, is one of the tolled routes of the Hanshin Expressway system serving the Keihanshin area in Kansai, Japan. It travels in a west to east direction from the Chūō ward of Osaka, beginning at a junction with the Loop Route and Ōsakakō Route, to the Daini Hanna Road in the city of Higashiōsaka. The expressway has a total length of 12.5 kilometers (7.8 mi)*.

Route description

Section of the expressway that lies over Osaka Castle

The Higashi-Osaka Route travels in a west to east direction from the Chūō ward of Osaka, beginning as a one-way highway at a junction with the Loop Route and Ōsakakō Route on the western side of the Loop Route. Its next junction is a second interchange with the Loop Route on that highway's eastern side.[1] Heading east towards Higashiōsaka and Nara, the expressway is an elevated highway running directly over the Yumehanna rail line.[2]

When utilized with the Daini Hanna Road at the eastern end of the Higashi-Osaka Route, the combined expressways function as the most direct road connection between the city centers of Osaka and Nara.[3]

History

Construction of the Higashi-Osaka Route began in 1967 in preparation for the Expo '70 held in the nearby city of Suita. The first section of the expressway was completed after three years of construction in 1970.[4] The entire expressway was completed by 1976, with the exception of a short section between Osaka Castle and Naniwa Nagara-Toyosaki Palace that was left unbuilt until 1978.[5]

This section's completion was delayed due to the discovery of a trace of a palace that was found along the expressway's route during a survey done in 1960.[6] In order to preserve the archaeological site, the elevated expressway had to be built using a structure that did not require piles.[6] A lightweight superstructure was used to elevate the road above the site, but the structure was deemed deficient after fractures developed in it after years of use.[6] The structure was temporarily reinforced, but it has been determined by the Hanshin Expressway Company that it will need to be replaced with a stronger structure in the future.[6]

List of interchanges

The entire expressway lies within Osaka Prefecture.

Locationkm[7]miExitNameDestinationsNotes
Osaka0.00.0Nishisenba Hanshin Urban Expwy Sign 0001.svg Loop Route – Osaka Airport
Hanshin Urban Expwy Sign 0016.svg Ōsakakō Route – Kansai Airport, Tenpozan, Izumisano, Kobe
Western terminus; expressway continues as the Ōsakakō Route
1.10.68HigashisenbaHanshin Urban Expwy Sign 0001.svg Loop Route
2.01.213-01HōenzakaChūō-dōri – Banbachō, Fukaebashi, Morinomiya Station, Osaka Museum of History, Remains of Naniwanomiya PalaceEastbound exit, westbound entrance
2.61.613-02MorinomiyaChūō-dōri – Osaka Port, Honmachi, Uehonmachi-6, BanbachōEastbound entrance, westbound exit
Higashiōsaka5.93.713-03Takaida National Route 308Eastbound exit, westbound entrance
8.15.013-04Nagata National Route 308 – Ikeda, Ishikiri, SakaiEastbound exit, westbound entrance
9.05.613-05Higashiosaka Kinki Expressway – Suita, Ibaraki, Kyoto, Matsubara, Wakayama
9.45.813-06Higashiosaka Aramoto National Route 308 – Ikeda, Fukaebashi, Sakai, Nara, Ishikiri
Osaka Prefecture Route 2 – Sakai, Yao, Ikeda, Kadoma
10.16.313-07Nakano National Route 308 – Ishikiri
Osaka Prefecture Route 21 – Fujidera, Yao, Hirakata, Daitō
Eastbound exit, westbound entrance
11.67.213-08Mizuhai National Route 308 – Ishikiri, Osaka (Morinomiya)
National Route 170 – Izumisano, Yao, Takatsuki, Neyagawa
12.57.813-09 Daini Hanna Road – NaraEastern terminus; expressway continues as the Daini Hanna Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ "Expressway Map". Hanshin Expressway Company. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ^ "ゆめはんな線" [Yumehanna Line] (in Japanese). Kintetsu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ^ "E92 第二阪奈道路、阪神高速13号東大阪線(水走~宝来IC)で夜間通行止めを実施いたします―夜間通行止めの時間帯は、阪奈道路等へのう回をお願いいたします" [E92 Daini Hanna Road, Hanshin Expressway No. 13 Higashi-Osaka Route (Mizurun-Horai IC) will be closed at night. Please use the Hanna Road, etc. during the nighttime closures] (in Japanese). West Nippon Expressway Company. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. ^ "第7話 万国博覧会の成功へ、供用延長を一挙4倍" [Episode 7: For the success of the World Expo, the extension of service is quadrupled at once.] (in Japanese). Hanshin Expressway Company. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  5. ^ "50年のあゆみ" [50 years of history] (in Japanese). 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d "13号東大阪線 法円坂付近 〜1978年(昭和53年)開通〜" [Route 13 Higashi-Osaka Route near Hoenzaka - Opened in 1978 (Showa 53)] (in Japanese). Hanshin Expressway Company, Limited. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  7. ^ Google (11 November 2020). "Higashi-Osaka Route" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

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