Miyazaki Expressway

Miyazaki Expressway sign Miyazaki Expressway
宮崎自動車道
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Route information
Length:	80.7 km (50.1 mi)
Existed:	1976 – present
Major junctions
From:	Ebino Junction in Ebino Kyushu Expressway
To:	Miyazaki Interchange in Miyazaki Hitotsuba Toll Road
Location
Major cities:	Kobayashi, Miyakonojō
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

File:Miyazaki EXPWY Tenjin Tunnel Eastern Side.JPG

Tenjin Tunnel Eastern Side, Miyazaki, Japan

Miyazaki Expressway (宮崎自動車道, Miyazaki Jidōsha-dō) is one of the Expressways of Japan from Ebino to Miyazaki linking with the Higashikyushu Expressway. It runs through the southern half of the Miyazaki prefecture. The total length is 80.7 km.

History

• March 4, 1976, the Ebino Junction with the Kyushu Expressway to Takaharu Interchange was opened.
• March 17, 1981, a section from Takaharu to Miyakonojō Interchanges was opened to traffic.
• October 29, 1981, a section from Miyakonojō to Miyazaki Interchanges was opened to traffic which made the Miyazaki Expressway from Ebino to Miyazaki fully accessible with no gaps.
• March 25, 2000, the Kiyotake Junction to the east was opened to traffic.
• October 1, 2005, Following privatisation of JH it came under the control of NEXCO West Japan.

Interchanges

• 21 Ebino Junction with the Kyushu Expressway
• 1 Kobayashi Interchange
• Kirishima Service Area
• 2 Takaharu Interchange with Route 221
• Hyūga Takasaki Parking Area
• 3 Miyakonojō Interchange with Route 10
• Yamanokuchi Service Area
• 4 Tano Interchange
• 4-1 Kiyotake Junction with Higashikyushu Expressway
• Kyotake Parking Area
• 5 Miyazaki Interchange with Route 220 and Hitotsuba Toll Road, a superhighway

Lanes

• 4-lane