Everything about T Hoku Expressway totally explained
The is a national
expressway in
Japan. It is owned and operated by
East Nippon Expressway Company.
Naming
Tōhoku refers to the
Tōhoku region, the northernmost region on the island of
Honshū.
Officially the expressway is designated as the Tōhoku Jūkan Expressway Hirosaki Route. It is also concurrent with the Tōhoku Jūkan Expressway Hachinohe Route until
Ashiro Junction, where it diverges from the Tōhoku Expressway to become the
Hachinohe Expressway.
Overview
The expressway links the Tōhoku region with the
Kantō region and the greater
Tokyo urban area. It is also the longest expressway among all expressways operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.
Starting at a junction with the
Tokyo Gaikan Expressway to the north of Tokyo, the expressway follows a northerly course through the plains of
Saitama Prefecture and
Tochigi Prefecture before entering the mountainous interior of the Tōhoku region. Passing through central
Fukushima Prefecture, the expressway then enters
Miyagi Prefecture and passes to the west of
Sendai, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. The expressway continues north into
Iwate Prefecture, passing the prefectural capital
Morioka. In the northern part of Iwate, the expressway veers to the northwest, while the Hachinohe Expressway branches off to the northeast. The Tōhoku Expressway continues into central
Aomori Prefecture before terminating in the city of
Aomori, the prefectural capital.
The route parallels the
Tōhoku Shinkansen and
Tōhoku Main Line of
East Japan Railway Company as well as
National Route 4 from the origin to the city of Morioka. North of Morioka the route diverges and parallels the
Ōu Main Line and
National Route 7 to the terminus in Aomori.
The expressway is 6 lanes from
Kawaguchi Junction to
Utsunomiya Interchange, and 4 lanes from Utsunomiya to the terminus in Aomori.
Route description
Kawaguchi JCT - Sendai-Miyagi IC
Iwafune JCT - Tochigi-Tsuga JCT is concurrent with the Kita-Kantō Expressway
Sendai-Miyagi IC - Aomori IC
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