Hamada Expressway

Hamada Expressway sign Hamada Expressway
浜田自動車道
Route information
Length:	56.6 km (35.2 mi)
Existed:	1989 – present
Major junctions
From:	Chiyoda Junction in Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima Chūgoku Expressway
To:	Hamada Interchange in Hamada, Shimane
Location
Major cities:	Ōnan
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

The Hamada Expressway (浜田自動車道, Hamada Jidōsha-dō) is a national expressway in the Chūgoku region of Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company.

Overview

The expressway is officially referred to as the Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Hiroshima Hamada Route. Together with the Chūgoku Expressway and Hiroshima Expressway, the expressway forms a link connecting the greater Hiroshima area with western Shimane Prefecture.

The first section of the expressway was opened to traffic in 1989 and the entire route was completed in 1991. The entire route is 2 lanes with the exception of the short (1.3 km) section between Hamada Junction and Hamada Interchange.

List of interchanges and features

• IC - interchange, SIC - smart interchange, JCT - junction, SA - service area, PA - parking area, BS - bus stop, TN - tunnel, BR - bridge

No.	Name	Connections	Dist. from Origin	Bus Stop	Notes	Location
(25)	Chiyoda JCT	Chūgoku Expressway	0.0			Kitahiroshima	Hiroshima
BS	Chiyoda-nishi BS		2.1	○
-	Kurasako Chain Base		4.8
1	Ōasa IC	20px National Route 261 Hiroshima Prefectural Route 5	12.6	○
PA	Kanbikizan PA		16.5
-	Ōtsuka Chain Base		18.7
TN	Inokoyama Tunnel				Length - 2,595 m (8,514 ft)
						Ōnan	Shimane
-	Ichiki Chain Base		22.3		adjacent to Inokoyama Tunnel
2	Mizuho IC	Shimane Prefectural Route 5 Shimane Prefectural Route 50	24.2	○
-	Chain Base				only accessible to Chiyoda JCT-bound traffic	Hamada
BS	Shigetomi BS		34.9	○
-	Asahi Chain Base		36.0
3	Asahi IC	Shimane Prefectural Route 52 Shimane Prefectural Route 329	39.2	○
3-1	Kanagi PA/SIC		47.0	○
3-2	Hamada JCT	San'in Expressway	55.3
TB	Hamada TB		56.0
4	Hamada IC	20px National Route 9 (Hamada Bypass)	56.6

External links

• (Japanese) West Nippon Expressway Company