Japan National Route 2

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国道2号 (Kokudō Ni-gō)
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Route information
Length:	533.2 km (331.3 mi)
Major junctions
East end:	National Route 1 / National Route 25 / National Route 176 in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka
	National Route 43 National Route 174 National Route 175 National Route 312 National Route 179 National Route 30 National Route 180 National Route 429 National Route 182 National Route 313 Nishiseto Expressway National Route 184 National Route 185 National Route 375 National Route 486 National Route 188 National Route 187 National Route 437 National Route 376 National Route 315 National Route 489 National Route 262 National Route 190 National Route 490 National Route 491 National Route 9
West end:	National Route 3 / National Route 10 in Moji-ku, Kitakyushu
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

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Route 2 passing through Kobe

National Route 2 is a major highway on the islands of Honshū and Kyūshū in Japan. It follows the old Sanyōdo westward from the city of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture in the Kansai region to the city of Kitakyūshū in Fukuoka Prefecture, passing through the San'yō region en route. Between Hyōgo Prefecture and Yamaguchi Prefecture it parallels the Sanyō Expressway; it crosses the Kanmon Straits through the Kanmon Roadway Tunnel. Its total length is 533.2 km. At its Osaka terminus, it meets Route 1; at its western terminus, it links with Routes 3 and 10.

Route Data

• Length: 533.2 km (331.4 mi)
• Origin: Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka (originates at the terminus of Routes 1, 25 and 176 and the origins of Routes 26, 163 and 165)
• Terminus: Moji-ku, Kitakyushu (ends at the origins of Routes 3 and 10)
• Major cities: Kobe, Himeji, Himeji, Okayama, Kurashiki, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Iwakuni, Shimonoseki

History

• 1952-12-04 - First Class National Highway 2 (from Osaka to Kitakyushu)
• 1965-04-01 - General National Highway 2 (from Osaka to Kitakyushu)

Overlapping sections

• From Nishinomiya (Fudabasuji intersection) to Kobe (San'nomiya-East intersection): Route 171
• From Kobe (Higashi-Shiriike intersection) to Akashi (Kariguchi intersection): Route 28
• From Kobe (Higashi-Shiriike intersection) to Akashi (Kokubo intersection): Route 250
• From Himeji to Taishi Town (Taishi-Kamiota IC): Route 29