The Misato Route (三郷線, Misato-sen), signed as Route 6, is one of the tolled routes of the Shuto Expressway system serving the Greater Tokyo Area and is one of five of the routes in the system serving Saitama Prefecture despite not being given a designation to signify this. It is one of two expressways signed as Route 6 in the system; the other expressway signed as Route 6 is the Mukojima Route. The route is a 10.6-kilometer (6.6 mi) long radial highway running northeast from Katsushika in Tokyo to the city of Misato in Saitama Prefecture. Alongside the Mukojima Route, it connects Tokyo's Inner Circular Route in central Tokyo to the Jōban Expressway, which connects the Kantō region to the Tōhoku region.
 首都高速6号三郷線 | |
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited | |
| Length | 10.6 km (6.6 mi) |
| Existed | 1985–present |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Kosuge Junction in Katsushika, Tokyo Central Circular Route |
| North end | Misato Junction in Misato, Saitama Tokyo Gaikan Expressway National Route 298 Jōban Expressway |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Highway system | |
Route description edit
The Misato Route begins at Kosuge Junction with the Central Circular Route in Katsushika as an indirect continuation north for the Mukojima Route, the other expressway signed as Route 6 on the Shuto Expressway network. From this southern terminus, it travels northeast out of Katsushika, crossing in to Adachi, Tokyo. The expressway is paralleled by the Ayase River along its route through Tokyo, upon entering Saitama Prefecture, the expressway curves to the northeast away from the river. In Saitama the expressway passes through the city of Yashio before entering the city of Misato where it meets its northern terminus at Misato Junction where it intersects the Tokyo Gaikan Expressway. From there, the expressway continues north as the Jōban Expressway, leaving the Shuto Expressway network.[1]
The speed limit is set at 60 km/h between Kosuge Junction and the interchange at Kahei. The remainder of the route has a speed limit of 80 km/h.[2]
History edit
The entirety of the Misato Route was opened to traffic on 24 January 1985 instead of being opened in phases like many of the other routes in the Shuto Expressway network.[3]
Junction list edit
| Prefecture | Location | km[4] | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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| Tokyo | Katsushika | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | Kosuge | Central Circular Route – Bayshore Route, Higashi-Kantō Expressway, Mukojima Route, Circle 1, Tōmei Expressway, Chūō Expressway, Ōmiya, Higashi-Ikebukuro | Southern terminus |
| Adachi | 2.2– 2.3 | 1.4– 1.4 | 651,652,653,654 | Kahei | Tokyo Metropolitan Route 318 (Kannana-dōri Avenue) – Nishiarai, Kameari | Parking area | |
| Saitama | Yashio | 5.2– 6.1 | 3.2– 3.8 | 655,656 | Yashio-minami | Saitama Prefecture Route 116 – Koshigaya, Matsudo, Sōka | |
| 7.0 | 4.3 | — | Yashio Parking Area | Parking area is only for southbound traffic | |||
| 7.1 | 4.4 | 657 | Yashio | Saitama Prefecture Route 116 – Sōka, Misato | Northbound exit, southbound entrance | ||
| Misato | 10.2 | 6.3 | 661 | Misato | Tokyo Gaikan Expressway – Ōizumi, Matsudo  National Route 298 – Kan-etsu Expressway, Tōhoku Expressway, Sōka, Central Misato Jōban Expressway – Mito | Northern terminus; expressway continues as the Jōban Expressway | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "高速三郷線". Metropolitan Expressway (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Tokyo Shutoko Expressway: Japan's Busiest Road Network". Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "首都高の歴史". Metropolitan Expressway (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ Google (8 November 2019). "Misato Route (Route 6)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
External links edit
Media related to Category:Route 6 (Shuto Expressway) at Wikimedia Commons
