Nishi-Meihan Expressway
National expressway in Osaka and Nara Prefectures, Japan
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Length | 27.2 km (16.9 mi) |
Existed | 1969–present |
Major junctions | |
From | Matsubara Junction |
To | Tenri Interchange |
Location | |
Country | Japan |
Major cities | Fujiidera, Kashiwara, Kashiba, Yamatokōriyama |
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Nishi-Meihan Expressway (西名阪自動車道, Nishimeihan Jidōshadō) is a national expressway in the Kinki region of Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company.
Naming
Meihan is a kanji acronym of two characters. The first character represents Nagoya (名古屋) and the second character represents Osaka (大阪). Nishi (西) means west; together with the Meihan Expressway and Higashi-Meihan Expressway, it forms a corridor linking the greater Nagoya and Osaka areas.
Passage cities
- Osaka Prefecture
Interchange list
Prefecture | Location | km | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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Osaka | Matsubara | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | Matsubara | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Expressway continues as the Matsubara Route |
Fujiidera | Matsubara Toll Gate (western terminus of ticketed system only for outbound (eastbound)) | ||||||
3.1 | 1.9 | 1 | Fujiidera | ![]() | Toll entrance only. | ||
Kashiwara | Kashiwara Toll Gate (western terminus of ticketed system only for inbound (westbound)) | ||||||
8.1 | 5.0 | 2 | Kashiwara | ![]() | Outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance. | ||
Kashiwara Tunnel | |||||||
Nara | Kashiba | Tajiri Tunnel | |||||
11.5 | 7.1 | Kashiba Service Area | |||||
12.6 | 7.8 | 3 | Kashiba | ![]() ![]() | |||
Kawai | 18.0 | 11.2 | 4 | Horyuji | ![]() | Toll outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance only. | |
Ando | 21.2 | 13.2 | 4-1 | Yamato-Mahoroba | ![]() ![]() | Toll outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance only; ETC only (Smart interchange) | |
Yamatokōriyama | 23.4 | 14.5 | 4-2 | Koriyama-shimotsumichi | ![]() | Toll outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance. | |
24.3 | 15.1 | 5 | Koriyama | ![]() | Toll outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance only. | ||
Tenri Parking Area (outbound (eastbound)) | |||||||
25.3 | 15.7 | Tenri Toll Gate (eastern terminus of ticketed system) | |||||
Tenri Parking Area (inbound (westbound)) | |||||||
Tenri | 27.2 | 16.9 | 6 | Tenri | ![]() ![]() | Expressway continues as the Meihan Expressway. Signed as exit 29 for westbound exit and eastbound entrance. | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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External links
- (in Japanese) West Nippon Expressway Company
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