Nishi-Meihan Expressway

Nishi-Meihan Expressway (西名阪自動車道, Nishimeihan Jidōshadō) is a national expressway in the Kinki region of Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company.

Nishi-Meihan Expressway sign
Nishi-Meihan Expressway
西名阪自動車道
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Route information
Length27.2 km (16.9 mi)
Existed1969–present
Major junctions
FromMatsubara Junction
ToTenri Interchange
Location
CountryJapan
Major citiesFujiidera, Kashiwara, Kashiba, Yamatokōriyama
Highway system

Naming

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Meihan is a kanji acronym of two characters. The first character represents Nagoya (古屋) and the second character represents Osaka (大). Nishi (西) means west; together with the Meihan Expressway and Higashi-Meihan Expressway, it forms a corridor linking the greater Nagoya and Osaka areas.

Passage cities

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Matsubara - Fujiidera - Habikino - Kashiwara
Kashiba - Kanmaki - Kawai - Ando - Yamatokōriyama - Ando - Yamatokōriyama - Tenri

Interchange list

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PrefectureLocationkmmiExitNameDestinationsNotes
OsakaMatsubara0.00.010Matsubara   Hanwa Expressway / Kinki Expressway – Wakayama, Suita, Sakai, Higashiosaka
  Matsubara Route – Osaka City
Expressway continues as the Matsubara Route
FujiideraMatsubara Toll Gate (western terminus of ticketed system only for outbound (eastbound))
3.11.91Fujiidera  Osaka Prefecture Route 12 – Fujiidera, Kashiwaraseibu (Izumisano, Kashiwara, Matsubara)Toll entrance only.
KashiwaraKashiwara Toll Gate (western terminus of ticketed system only for inbound (westbound))
8.15.02Kashiwara  National Route 165 – Kashiwara, Yamatotakada (Sakurai, Kashihara, Yao, Osaka)Outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance.
Kashiwara Tunnel
NaraKashibaTajiri Tunnel
11.57.1Kashiba Service Area
12.67.83Kashiba
 
奈良県道54号標識
  Nara Prefecture Route 54 to National Route 168 – Kashiba, Oji, Shigisan
Kawai18.011.24Horyuji
 
奈良県道5号標識
Nara Prefecture Route 5 – Horyuji, Yamatotakada, Shigisan
Toll outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance only.
Ando21.213.24-1Yamato-Mahoroba
 
奈良県道108号標識
Nara Prefecture Route 108 –   National Route 25 (Ando, Kawanishi, Ikoma)
Toll outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance only; ETC only (Smart interchange)
Yamatokōriyama23.414.54-2Koriyama-shimotsumichi  Keinawa Expressway – Nara City, KashiharaToll outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance.
24.315.15Koriyama  National Route 24 (Wakayama, Kashihara, Kyoto, Nara)Toll outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance only.
Tenri Parking Area (outbound (eastbound))
25.315.7Tenri Toll Gate (eastern terminus of ticketed system)
Tenri Parking Area (inbound (westbound))
Tenri27.216.96Tenri  National Route 169Tenri, Nara, Sakurai
  Meihan Expressway
Expressway continues as the Meihan Expressway. Signed as exit 29 for westbound exit and eastbound entrance.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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