National Route 345 (Japan)

National Route 345
National Route 345
国道345号 (Japanese)
Route information
Length	212.0 km (131.7 mi)
Existed	1 April 1975–present
Major junctions
South end	National Route 7 / National Route 8 / National Route 17 / National Route 113 / National Route 350 in Chūō-ku, Niigata
	National Route 112; National Route 47; National Route 344
North end	National Route 7 in Yuza, Yamagata
Location
Country	Japan
Highway system
	National highways of Japan; Expressways of Japan;

National Route 345 is a national highway of Japan connecting Chūō-ku, Niigata and Yuza, Yamagata in Japan, with a total length of 212.0 kilometers (131.7 mi).

History

National Route 345 was established on 1 April 1975 as a route connecting Murakami, Niigata and Yuza, Yamagata.^[2]

On 19 June 2019, Route 345 was blocked by fallen debris in Murakami, Niigata because of the 2019 Yamagata earthquake.^[3]

^ "一般国道の路線別、都道府県別道路現況" [Road statistics by General National Highway route and prefecture] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^ "一般国道の路線を指定する政令の一部を改正する政令" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ "山形と新潟、地震で高速道路に規制日本海東北道、山形道で一部通行止め" (in Japanese). Fukui Shimbun. 19 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.