Matsubara Route

The Matsubara Route (松原線, Matsubara-sen), signed as Route 14, is one of the tolled routes of the Hanshin Expressway system serving the Keihanshin area in Kansai, Japan. It travels in a northwest to southeast direction from the Chūō ward of Osaka, beginning at a junction with the Loop Route, to a junction with the Hanwa Expressway, Kinki Expressway, and Nishi-Meihan Expressway in the city of Matsubara. The expressway has a total length of 12.1 kilometers (7.5 mi).

Hanshin Expressway Route 14 Matsubara Route
阪神高速14号松原線
The Matsubara Route highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Hanshin Expressway Company, Limited
Length12.1 km (7.5 mi)
Existed1970–present
Major junctions
North endEbisu Junction in Chūō-ku, Osaka
Loop Route
Major intersections
South endMatsubara Junction in Matsubara
Nishi-Meihan Expressway
Kinki Expressway / Hanwa Expressway
Location
CountryJapan
Highway system

Route description

The Matsubara Route at Miyake Junction

The Matsubara Route travels in a northwest to southeast direction from the Chūō ward of Osaka, beginning at a junction with the Loop Route, to a junction with the Hanwa Expressway, Kinki Expressway, and Nishi-Meihan Expressway in the city of Matsubara. Serving as the primary expressway route from central Osaka to Matsubara and points beyond in eastern Osaka Prefecture and Nara Prefecture, the highway winds its way through the wards of Osaka. Much of this section of the expressway lies above the Tanimachi Line of the Osaka Metro between Abeno Station and Kire-Uriwari Station. After crossing over the Yamato River into Matsubara, the expressway has a junction with Yamatogawa Route that parallels the river from the junction to its end near Osaka Bay. Before ending at the junction with the Hanwa Expressway, Kinki Expressway, and Nishi-Meihan Expressway, the expressway briefly crosses back into the city of Osaka before returning into Matsubara where the junction lies.[1] The expressway has a total length of 12.1 kilometers (7.5 mi).[2]

History

The first section of the expressway near the Loop Route was completed in 1970. The majority of the expressway was completed by 1980 after the opening of an 11.2-kilometer-long (7.0 mi) section.[3] A mini parking area once operated between Miyake and Matsubara junctions,[4] it has since been removed.[5] On 21 March 2013, the expressway was linked to the Yamatogawa Route at Miyake Junction.[6]

List of interchanges

The entire expressway lies within Osaka Prefecture.

Locationkm[2]miExitNameDestinationsNotes
Osaka0.00.0Ebisu Loop Route NambaNorthern terminus
0.60.3714-01TennōjiUnnamed city street – Tanimachi-9, Terada-chō, Harima-chōSouthbound exit only
0.70.4314-02AbenoAbiko-sujiNorthbound entrance only
3.22.014-03FuminosatoAbiko-suji Tennōji Station, Nagai ParkSouthbound entrance, northbound exit
4.83.014-04KomagawaNankō-dōri Hirano, Nagai ParkSouthbound exit, northbound entrance
6.94.314-05Hirano National Route 479 (Uchikanjo Route) Fukaebashi StationSouthbound entrance, northbound exit
7.74.814-06Kire-Uriwari National Route 309 (Nagai-kōen-dōri) – Tondabayashi
National Route 479 (Uchikanjo Route) – Fukaebashi, Nankō
Southbound exit, northbound entrance
9.25.7Uriwari Toll BoothToll gate is for northbound traffic only
Matsubara9.55.914-07Miyake National Route 309 (Miyake Shinmichi) – central MatsubaraSouthbound exit, northbound entrance
10.16.3Miyake Yamatogawa Route – Miyake-nishiSouthbound entrance, northbound exit
Miyake Mini Parking AreaClosed
Osaka11.47.114-08ŌboriOsaka Prefecture Route 179Southbound exit, northbound entrance
Matsubara12.17.5Matsubara Nishi-Meihan Expressway Tenri
Kinki Expressway north / Hanwa Expressway south – to Minami-Hanna Road, Suita, Wakayama
Southern terminus; expressway continues as the Nishi-Meihan Expressway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. "Expressway Map". Hanshin Expressway Company. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. Google (11 November 2020). "Matsubara Route" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  3. "50年のあゆみ" [50 years of history] (in Japanese). Hanshin Expressway Company. 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  4. "三宅ミニパーキングエリア" [Miyake Mini Parking Area] (in Japanese). Hanshin Expressway Company. December 2005. Archived from the original on 12 December 2005. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  5. "Hanshin Expressway parking area guide" (PDF) (in Japanese). Hanshin Expressway Company. June 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  6. "阪神高速6号大和川線の三宅西出入口〜三宅中区間が新しく開通しました" [Miyake-nishi entrance and the Miyake Naka section of the Route 6 of the Hanshin Expressway the Yamatogawa Route has been opened.] (in Japanese). Hanshin Expressway Company. 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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