Misato Route

The Misato Route (三郷線, Misato-sen), signed as Route 6, is one of the tolled routes of the Shuto Expressway system serving the Greater Tokyo Area and is one of five of the routes in the system serving Saitama Prefecture despite not being given a designation to signify this. It is one of two expressways signed as Route 6 in the system; the other expressway signed as Route 6 is the Mukojima Route. The route is a 10.6-kilometer (6.6 mi) long radial highway running northeast from Katsushika in Tokyo to the city of Misato in Saitama Prefecture. Alongside the Mukojima Route, it connects Tokyo's Inner Circular Route in central Tokyo to the Jōban Expressway, which connects the Kantō region to the Tōhoku region.

Shuto Expressway Misato Route
首都高速6号三郷線
Route information
Maintained by Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited
Length10.6 km (6.6 mi)
Existed1985–present
Major junctions
South endKosuge Junction in Katsushika, Tokyo
C2 Central Circular Route
North endMisato Junction in Misato, Saitama
Tokyo Gaikan Expressway
National Route 298
Jōban Expressway
Location
CountryJapan
Highway system

Route description

The Misato Route begins at Kosuge Junction with the Central Circular Route in Katsushika as an indirect continuation north for the Mukojima Route, the other expressway signed as Route 6 on the Shuto Expressway network. From this southern terminus, it travels northeast out of Katsushika, crossing in to Adachi, Tokyo. The expressway is paralleled by the Ayase River along its route through Tokyo, upon entering Saitama Prefecture, the expressway curves to the northeast away from the river. In Saitama the expressway passes through the city of Yashio before entering the city of Misato where it meets its northern terminus at Misato Junction where it intersects the Tokyo Gaikan Expressway. From there, the expressway continues north as the Jōban Expressway, leaving the Shuto Expressway network.[1]

The speed limit is set at 60 km/h between Kosuge Junction and the interchange at Kahei. The remainder of the route has a speed limit of 80 km/h.[2]

History

The entirety of the Misato Route was opened to traffic on 24 January 1985 instead of being opened in phases like many of the other routes in the Shuto Expressway network.[3]

Junction list
PrefectureLocationkm[4]miExitNameDestinationsNotes
TokyoKatsushika0.00.0—KosugeC2 Central Circular Route – Bayshore Route, Higashi-Kantō Expressway, Mukojima Route, Circle 1, Tōmei Expressway, Chūō Expressway, Ōmiya, Higashi-IkebukuroSouthern terminus
Adachi2.2–
2.3		1.4–
1.4		651,652,653,654KaheiTokyo Metropolitan Route 318 (Kannana-dōri Avenue) – Nishiarai, KameariParking area
SaitamaYashio5.2–
6.1		3.2–
3.8		655,656Yashio-minamiSaitama Prefecture Route 116 – Koshigaya, Matsudo, Sōka
7.04.3—Yashio Parking AreaParking area is only for southbound traffic
7.14.4657YashioSaitama Prefecture Route 116 – Sōka, MisatoNorthbound exit, southbound entrance
Misato10.26.3661Misato Tokyo Gaikan Expressway – Ōizumi, Matsudo
E17 E4 National Route 298 – Kan-etsu Expressway, Tōhoku Expressway, Sōka, Central Misato
Jōban Expressway – Mito		Northern terminus; expressway continues as the Jōban Expressway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References
  1. "高速三郷線". Metropolitan Expressway (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  2. "Tokyo Shutoko Expressway: Japan's Busiest Road Network". Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  3. "首都高の歴史". Metropolitan Expressway (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  4. Google (8 November 2019). "Misato Route (Route 6)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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