Nagano Expressway | |
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長野自動車道 | |
Route information | |
Maintained by East Nippon Expressway Company and Central Nippon Expressway Company | |
Length: | 75.8 km (47.1 mi) |
Existed: | 1986 – present |
Major junctions | |
From: |
Okaya Junction in Okaya, Nagano |
To: |
Kōshoku Junction in Chikuma, Nagano |
Location | |
Major cities: | Shiojiri, Matsumoto, Azumino |
Highway system | |
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan |
Okaya Junction in Okaya, Nagano
Kōshoku Junction in Chikuma, Nagano
The Nagano Expressway (長野自動車道 Nagano Jidōsha-dō?) is a 4-laned national expressway in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company and Central Nippon Expressway Company.
The expressway is officially referred to as the Chūō Expressway Nagano Route. The Chūō Expressway Nagano Route is the official designation for the Chūō Expressway between Takaido Interchange and Okaya Junction (concurrent with the Chūō Expressway Nishinomiya Route), the Nagano Expressway between Okaya Junction and Kōshoku Junction, and the Jōshin-etsu Expressway between Kōshoku Junction and Suzaka-Naganohigashi Interchange (concurrent with the Kan-Etsu Expressway Jōetsu Route).
The expressway was originally built and managed by Japan Highway Public Corporation. On October 1, 2005, the management of the route was assigned to East Nippon Expressway Company (Kōshoku Junction to Toyoshina Interchange, excluding the interchange) and Central Nippon Expressway Company (Okaya Junction to Toyoshina Interchange, including the interchange).