The Higashi-Osaka Route (東大阪線, Higashi-Osaka-sen), signed as Route 13, is one of the tolled routes of the Hanshin Expressway system serving the Keihanshin area in Kansai, Japan. It travels in a west to east direction from the Chūō ward of Osaka, beginning at a junction with the Loop Route and Ōsakakō Route, to the Daini Hanna Road in the city of Higashiōsaka. The expressway has a total length of 12.5 kilometers (7.8 mi).
 阪神高速13号東大阪線 | |
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 The Higashi-Osaka Route highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Hanshin Expressway Company, Limited | |
| Length | 12.5 km (7.8 mi) |
| Existed | 1970–present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Nishisenba Junction in Chūō-ku, Osaka Ōsakakō Route /  Loop Route |
| East end |  Daini Hanna Road |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Highway system | |
Route description edit
The Higashi-Osaka Route travels in a west to east direction from the Chūō ward of Osaka, beginning as a one-way highway at a junction with the Loop Route and Ōsakakō Route on the western side of the Loop Route. Its next junction is a second interchange with the Loop Route on that highway's eastern side.[1] Heading east towards Higashiōsaka and Nara, the expressway is an elevated highway running directly over the Yumehanna rail line.[2]
When utilized with the Daini Hanna Road at the eastern end of the Higashi-Osaka Route, the combined expressways function as the most direct road connection between the city centers of Osaka and Nara.[3]
History edit
Construction of the Higashi-Osaka Route began in 1967 in preparation for the Expo '70 held in the nearby city of Suita. The first section of the expressway was completed after three years of construction in 1970.[4] The entire expressway was completed by 1976, with the exception of a short section between Osaka Castle and Naniwa Nagara-Toyosaki Palace that was left unbuilt until 1978.[5]
This section's completion was delayed due to the discovery of a trace of a palace that was found along the expressway's route during a survey done in 1960.[6] In order to preserve the archaeological site, the elevated expressway had to be built using a structure that did not require piles.[6] A lightweight superstructure was used to elevate the road above the site, but the structure was deemed deficient after fractures developed in it after years of use.[6] The structure was temporarily reinforced, but it has been determined by the Hanshin Expressway Company that it will need to be replaced with a stronger structure in the future.[6]
List of interchanges edit
The entire expressway lies within Osaka Prefecture.
| Location | km[7] | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | Nishisenba |  Loop Route – Osaka Airport Ōsakakō Route – Kansai Airport, Tenpozan, Izumisano, Kobe | Western terminus; expressway continues as the Ōsakakō Route | |
| 1.1 | 0.68 | – | Higashisenba | Loop Route | |||
| 2.0 | 1.2 | 13-01 | Hōenzaka | Chūō-dōri – Banbachō, Fukaebashi, Morinomiya Station, Osaka Museum of History, Remains of Naniwanomiya Palace | Eastbound exit, westbound entrance | ||
| 2.6 | 1.6 | 13-02 | Morinomiya | Chūō-dōri – Osaka Port, Honmachi, Uehonmachi-6, Banbachō | Eastbound entrance, westbound exit | ||
| Higashiōsaka | 5.9 | 3.7 | 13-03 | Takaida |  National Route 308 | Eastbound exit, westbound entrance | |
| 8.1 | 5.0 | 13-04 | Nagata | National Route 308 – Ikeda, Ishikiri, Sakai | Eastbound exit, westbound entrance | ||
| 9.0 | 5.6 | 13-05 | Higashiosaka |  Kinki Expressway – Suita, Ibaraki, Kyoto, Matsubara, Wakayama | |||
| 9.4 | 5.8 | 13-06 | Higashiosaka Aramoto | National Route 308 – Ikeda, Fukaebashi, Sakai, Nara, Ishikiri Osaka Prefecture Route 2 – Sakai, Yao, Ikeda, Kadoma | |||
| 10.1 | 6.3 | 13-07 | Nakano | National Route 308 – Ishikiri Osaka Prefecture Route 21 – Fujidera, Yao, Hirakata, Daitō | Eastbound exit, westbound entrance | ||
| 11.6 | 7.2 | 13-08 | Mizuhai | National Route 308 – Ishikiri, Osaka (Morinomiya) National Route 170 – Izumisano, Yao, Takatsuki, Neyagawa | |||
| 12.5 | 7.8 | 13-09 | Daini Hanna Road – Nara | Eastern terminus; expressway continues as the Daini Hanna Road | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Expressway Map". Hanshin Expressway Company. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "ゆめはんな線" [Yumehanna Line] (in Japanese). Kintetsu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "E92 第二阪奈道路、阪神高速13号東大阪線（水走～宝来IC）で夜間通行止めを実施いたします―夜間通行止めの時間帯は、阪奈道路等へのう回をお願いいたします" [E92 Daini Hanna Road, Hanshin Expressway No. 13 Higashi-Osaka Route (Mizurun-Horai IC) will be closed at night. Please use the Hanna Road, etc. during the nighttime closures] (in Japanese). West Nippon Expressway Company. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "第７話 万国博覧会の成功へ、供用延長を一挙４倍" [Episode 7: For the success of the World Expo, the extension of service is quadrupled at once.] (in Japanese). Hanshin Expressway Company. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "50年のあゆみ" [50 years of history] (in Japanese). 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d "13号東大阪線 法円坂付近 〜1978年（昭和53年）開通〜" [Route 13 Higashi-Osaka Route near Hoenzaka - Opened in 1978 (Showa 53)] (in Japanese). Hanshin Expressway Company, Limited. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Google (11 November 2020). "Higashi-Osaka Route" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
External links edit
Media related to Category:Hanshin Expressway Route 13 Higashi-Osaka Route at Wikimedia Commons
