Hiroshima-Kure Road

Hiroshima-Kure Road
; Hiroshima-Kure Road
国道%route%号 (Japanese)
広島呉道路
Route information
	Maintained by West Nippon Expressway Company
Length	15.9 km (9.9 mi)
Existed	1974–present
Component; highways	National Route 31
Major junctions
From	Niho Junction; Hiroshima Expressway Route 2; Hiroshima Expressway Route 3 in Minami-ku, Hiroshima
To	Kure Interchange; National Route 31; National Route 185 in Kure, Hiroshima
Location
Country	Japan
Highway system
	National highways of Japan; Expressways of Japan;

Hiroshima-Kure Road (広島呉道路, Hiroshima-Kure Dōro) is a toll road in Hiroshima Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the West Nippon Expressway Company (NEXCO West Japan). The route is signed E31 under Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."^[1]

Junction list

The entire expressway is in Hiroshima Prefecture. PA - parking area, TB - toll gate

Location	km	mi	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Minami-ku, Hiroshima	0	0.0	1	Niho	Hiroshima Prefecture Route 86	Closed due to use of the Niho Interchange on Hiroshima Expressway Route 2
Minami-ku, Hiroshima			1-1	Niho	Hiroshima Expressway Route 2– Fuchū, Sanyō Expressway Hiroshima Expressway Route 3– Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, Hatsukaichi	Access only to and from Hiroshima Expressway
Hiroshima Bridge over the Hiroshima Bay
Saka			TB/PA	Saka		Northbound access only to the parking area
	3.4	2.1	2-1	Saka-kita	National Route 31	Northbound entrance, southbound exit
	3.9	2.4	2-2	Saka-minami	National Route 31	Northbound exit, southbound entrance
Kure	9.5	5.9	3-1	Tennō-nishi	National Route 31 Hiroshima Prefecture Route 66	Northbound entrance, southbound exit
	10.1	6.3	3-2/TB	Tennō-higashi	National Route 31 Hiroshima Prefecture Route 66	Northbound exit, southbound entrance
	15.9	9.9	4	Kure	National Route 31– Hiroshima, Central Kure National Route 185– Mihara, Ondo
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Closed/former Incomplete access Tolled