Kinki Expressway (近畿自動車道, Kinki Jidōshadō) is a national expressway in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company. In conjunction with the Chūgoku Expressway and the Osaka Chūō Kanjōsen of Osaka Prefectural Road 2, it will form a full outer ring road of Osaka. The expressway is designated with the number E26 under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."[1]

Kinki Expressway sign
Kinki Expressway
E26 近畿自動車道
Route information
Length28.4 km (17.6 mi)
Existed1970–present
Major junctions
FromSuita Junction
ToMatsubara Junction
Location
CountryJapan
Major citiesSuita, Osaka, Higashiōsaka, Yao
Highway system

Route description

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The Kinki Expressway at Higashiōsaka Interchange with the Hanshin Expressway Route 13.

The route originates from its junction with the Meishin Expressway and Chūgoku Expressway and extends east shortly, then southward. At its southern terminus it connects to the Nishi-Meihan Expressway and Hanwa Expressway. Tolls are charged at a flat rate (currently 510 yen for a regular passenger car). The speed limit is 60 km/h on the section between Suita Junction and Ibaraki Toll Gate and 80 km/h on all other sections.

History

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The first section of the expressway was opened to traffic in 1970 to coincide with the opening of Expo 70 in Osaka. The final section of the expressway (4.8 km between Yao Interchange and Matsubara Junction) was opened on 17 March 1988.

Junction list

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The entire expressway is in Osaka Prefecture.

LocationkmmiExitNameDestinationsNotes
Suita00.035Suita  Meishin Expressway – Kyoto, Kobe, Nishinomiya
   Chūgoku Expressway – to San'yō Expressway, Takarazuka
Expressway continues at the Chūgoku Expressway
Ibaraki2.91.8TBIbaraki Toll GateClosed in 1994
Settsu4.52.81Settsu-kitaEntrance and exit for Matsubara-bound traffic.
6.94.32Settsu-minamiEntrance and exit for Suita-bound traffic.
Moriguchi7.94.92-1Moriguchi  Moriguchi Route
Kadoma11.27.03KadomaEntrance and exit for Suita-bound traffic.
12.77.93-1Kadoma   Daini Keihan Road
Osaka13.78.54Daitō TsurumiEntrance and exit for Matsubara-bound traffic.
Higashiōsaka14.79.15Higashiōsaka-kitaEntrance and exit for Suita-bound traffic.
15.79.8PAHigashiōsaka Parking AreaAccess only to Matsubara-bound traffic.
16.910.56Higashiōsaka  Higashi-Osaka Route
20.412.77Higashiōsaka-minamiEntrance and exit for Matsubara-bound traffic.
YaoTBYao Toll Gate
22.313.98Yao  National Route 25, Osaka Prefecture Route 5Entrance and exit for Suita-bound traffic.
22.914.2PAYao Parking AreaAccess only to Suita-bound traffic.
Osaka26.616.59NagaharaEntrance and exit for Matsubara-bound traffic.
Matsubara27.517.110Matsubara  Nishi-Meihan Expressway
  Matsubara Route
28.417.611MatsubaraFrontage road
  Hanwa Expressway
Expressway continues as the Hanwa Expressway; Entrance and exit for Suita-bound traffic.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ "Japan's Expressway Numbering System". www.mlit.go.jp.
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