Ōita Expressway

Ōita Expressway sign
Ōita Expressway
E34 大分自動車道
Map
Route information
Length104.7 km[1] (65.1 mi)
Existed1987–present
Major junctions
FromTosu Junction in Tosu
Kyushu Expressway
Nagasaki Expressway
ToHiji Junction in Hiji
Higashikyushu Expressway
Location
CountryJapan
Major citiesAsakura, Hita, Yufu
Highway system

Ōita Expressway (大分自動車道, Ōita Jidōsha-dō) is a Japanese expressway in Kyushu that travels from Tosu to Hiji, where it connects to the Higashikyushu Expressway. It runs through the southern half of Fukuoka Prefecture, and the northern half of Ōita Prefecture. The total length of Ōita Expressway is 104.7 kilometres (65.1 mi).

History

  • February 5, 1987, the Tosu Junction to Asakura Interchange was opened.
  • July 20, 1989, a section from Yufuin to Beppu Interchanges was opened to traffic.
  • March 10, 1990, a section from Asakura to Hita Interchanges was opened to traffic.
  • December 3, 1992, a section from Beppu to Ōita Interchanges was opened to traffic.
  • December 15, 1994, a section from Hiji Junction to Hayami Interchange was opened to traffic.
  • March 10, 1995, a section from Hita to Kusu Interchanges was opened to traffic.
  • March 28, 1996, a section from Kusu to Yufuin Interchanges was opened to traffic.
  • November 26, 1996, a section from Ōita to Ōita Mera Interchanges was opened to traffic which made the Ōita Expressway from Tosu to Ōita fully accessible with no gaps.
  • November 11, 1998, a section from Haki to Hita Interchanges which made Ōita Expressway with four lanes.
  • November 27, 1999, the Ōita Mera Interchange to the east was opened to traffic.
  • March 21, 2000, a section from Hita to Kusu Interchanges which made with four lanes.
  • March 30, 2002, a section from Hayami Interchange to the east was opened with other freeway.
  • May 25, 2002, a section from Yufuin Interchange to Hiji Junction which made with four lanes.
  • August 30, 2004, a section from Mizuwake Parking Area to Yufuin Interchange which made with four lanes.
  • March 19, 2005, a section from Kusu Interchange to Mizuwake Parking Area which made Ōita Expressway from Tosu to Ōita with four lanes now being connected with no gaps.
  • August 11, 2008, the Ōita Mitsuyoshi Interchange was fully accessible.
  • August 5, 2018, a section from Hiji Junction to Ōita Mera Interchange is incorporated as part of the Higashikyushu Expressway.

Interchanges

Yufu, Ōita, Japan
No. Name Connections Dist.
from
Origin 		Bus
stop 		Notes Location
(9) Tosu JCT Kyushu Expressway
Nagasaki Expressway 		0.0 Tosu Saga
BS Ōitai BS 2.0 ○ Ogōri Fukuoka
PA Inoue PA 3.3 Only accessible for Tosu
1 Chikugo Ogōri IC Pref. Route 53 (Kurume Chikushino Route) 4.9
PA Tachiarai PA 7.4 ○ Only accessible for Oita Tachiarai
2 Amagi IC Pref. Route 8 (Mada Tonta Route) 10.9 ○ Asakura
3 Asakura IC Pref. Route 80 (Amagi Asakura Tanushimaru Route) 19.0 ○
SA Yamada SA 22.0
4 Haki IC National Route 386 27.5
PA Hagio PA 38.9 Hita Ōita
5 Hita IC National Route 212
Nakatsu Hita Road (planned) 		41.5
BS Hita BS 42.9 ○
6 Amagase Takatsuka IC Pref. Route 54 (Kusu Amagase Route) 54.9 ○ Kusu
TN Daitarō TN - West-bound 2,311 m
East-bound 2,299 m
SA Kusu SA 61.4
7 Kusu IC National Route 387 66.2 ○
8 Kokonoe IC Pref. Route 40 (Handa-Kogen Nakamura Route) 75.7 ○ Kokonoe
PA Mizuwake PA 79.8
9 Yufuin IC National Route 210 88.0 ○ Yufu
9-1 Yufu PA/SIA Pref. Route 616 (Tsukahara Amama Route) 97.0 ◆ Only Bus stop closed
BS Amama BS 102.1 ◆ Beppu
10 Hiji JCT Higashikyushu Expressway 104.7 Hiji

Lanes

  • 4-lane

References

  1. ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Kyushu Regional Development Bureau. "Road Timetable". Retrieved 2008-08-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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