Okinawa Expressway
 沖縄自動車道 | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 57.3 km (35.6 mi) |
| Existed | 1975–present |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Naha Interchange in Naha, Okinawa Prefectural Route 82 |
 National Route 330 National Route 329 Naha Airport Expressway | |
| To | Kyoda Interchange in Nago, Okinawa National Route 58 |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Major cities | Naha, Urasoe, Ginowan, Okinawa, Uruma |
| Highway system | |
The Okinawa Expressway (沖縄自動車道, Okinawa Jidōsha-dō) is an expressway on Okinawa Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The expressway has a length of 57.3 kilometers (35.6 mi)*. The West Nippon Expressway Company is the owner and operator of this expressway. It is signed E58 under the "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering".[1]
Route description
Tolls
The toll from end to end is 1020 yen for normal-sized cars and 840 yen for kei cars.[2] For comparison, the Tōmei and Tōhoku Expressways radiating from Tokyo have tolls of about 1650 yen for similar distances.[3]
Utilization
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In 2002, an average of 23,910 vehicles per day used the expressway. This was a 5.6% increase from the previous year. This is the only expressway in Japan having more than 20% kei car traffic; the national average is 7.3%.
Junction list
The entire expressway is in Okinawa Prefecture.
| Location | km[4] | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naha | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | Naha |  Okinawa Prefecture Route 82 – to National Route 58, Naha Airport, Prefectural Office, Shuri Castle, Shuri | Southern terminus; partially signaled intersection | |
| Nishihara | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1-1 | Nishihara | Naha Airport Expressway – Naha Airport, Haebaru-kita | Southbound exit, northbound entrance | |
| Urasoe | 5.6 | 3.5 | 2 | Nishihara | National Route 330 – Nishihara, Urasoe | ||
| Nakagusuku | 10.2 | 6.3 | PA | Nakagusuku Parking Area | |||
| Kitanakagusuku | 12.0 | 7.5 | 3 | Kitanakagusuku | Okinawa Prefecture Route 29 – Ginowan, Kitanakagusuku | ||
| 13.4 | 8.3 | 3-1 | Kishaba | Okinawa Prefecture Route 81 | Southbound entrance only Access only for vehicles equipped with ETC | ||
| Okinawa | 17.8 | 11.1 | 4 | Okinawa-minami | Okinawa Prefecture Route 85 – Okinawa, Kadena, Chatan | ||
| 22.9 | 14.2 | 5 | Okinawa-kita | National Route 329 – Nago, Ishikawa, Naha, Yonabaru Okinawa Prefecture Route 36 east – Uruma | |||
| Uruma | 31.4 | 19.5 | 6 | Ishikawa | Okinawa Prefecture Route 73 – to National Route 58, National Route 329, Nago, Kin, Nakadomari, Onna | ||
| Kin | 34.1 | 21.2 | 7 | Yaka | Okinawa Prefecture Route 88 – Ishikawa, Nago | Southbound entrance, northbound exit | |
| 36.7 | 22.8 | SA | Igei Service Area | ||||
| 39.9 | 24.8 | 8 | Kin | National Route 329 – Kin, Yaka | |||
| Ginoza | 48.1 | 29.9 | 9 | Ginoza | National Route 329 (Ginoza Bypass) – Ocean Expo Park (Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium), Nago, Okinawa, Uruma | ||
| Nago | 57.3 | 35.6 | 10 | Kyoda | National Route 58 – Cape Busena, Inbu, Kyoda, Nago, Motobu | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
References
- ^ "Japan's Expressway Numbering System". www.mlit.go.jp.
- ^ "Okinawa Expressway and ETC". Okinawa Hai. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Tōhoku Expressway fare Urawa to Sano-Fujioka". East Nippon Expressway Company. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ Google (3 September 2020). "Okinawa Expressway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
