Hanshin Expressway

The is a network of expressways surrounding Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto, Japan.

History

Operated by , it opened in 1962.

Portions of the Hanshin Expressway about east of Fukae Station collapsed during the Kobe earthquake on 17 January 1995. These sections were rebuilt with more modern standards by 1996. Portions of the Osaka highway are featured in Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3, and the Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune video games from 3 onwards.

Routes

• 1 - Loop Route (Central Osaka)
• 2 - Yodogawa-Sagan Route (Hokko-kita - Universal Studios Japan)
• 3 - Kobe Route (Nishi-Nagahori - Amagasaki - Nishinomiya - Kobe)
• 4 - Bayshore Route (Osakako - Rinku Town, Kansai Airport)
• 5 - Bayshore Route (Osakako - Rokko Island)
• 6 - Yamatogawa Route (Sakai - Matsubara)
• 7 - Kita-Kobe Route (Igawadani - Shirakawa - Minotani - Arima - Nishinomiya-Yamaguchi)
• 11 - Ikeda Route (Umeda - Toyonaka - Osaka Airport - Kawanishi - Ikeda)
• 12 - Moriguchi Route (Kitahama - Moriguchi)
• 13 - Higashi-Osaka Route (Central Osaka - Higashi-Osaka)
• 14 - Matsubara Route (Namba - Hirano - Matsubara)
• 15 - Sakai Route (Sumiyoshi - Suminoe - Sakai)
• 16 - Ōsakakō Route (Nishi-Nagahori - Osakako)
• 17 - Nishi-Osaka Route (Bentencho - Sumiyoshi)
• 31 - Kobe-Yamate Route (Kobe - Shirakawa)
• 32 - Shin-Kobe Tunnel (National Highway Route 2 - Minotani)

Former Hanshin route

• 8 - Kyoto Route (Fushimi - Yamashina) (transferred to West Nippon Expressway Company and Kyoto City, renamed to E89 Second Keihan Highway southwest of Kamogawa-Higashi interchange, and ShinjÅ«jōdōri () east of same IC (also free opened))

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