Chiba-Tōgane Road

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千葉東金道路
Chiba-Tōgane Toll Road
国道%route%号
E82 千葉東金道路 (Chiba Tōgane Dōro)
Route information
Maintained by East Nippon Expressway Company
Length32.2 km[1] (20.0 mi)
Existed1979[2]–present
Major junctions
FromChiba-higashi Junction in Chūō-ku, Chiba
Keiyō Road
ToMatsuo-Yokoshiba Interchange in Sanmu, Chiba
Ken-Ō Expressway
Chōshi Renraku Road
Chiba Prefectural Route 62
Location
CountryJapan
Major citiesTōgane
Highway system

The Chiba-Tōgane Road (千葉東金道路, Chiba Tōgane Dōro) is a toll road in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.

Overview[edit]

Officially the road is designated as National Route 126. The road is built to an expressway standard and is classified as a road for motor vehicles only (自動車専用道路, Jidōsha Senyō Dōro) (motor vehicles must have a displacement of at least 125 cc).

The road consists of two distinct sections. The first section (Chiba-higashi Junction to Tōgane Interchange) was opened in 1979 and connects the prefectural capital Chiba with the city of Tōgane. It is 4 lanes for its entire length.

The second section (Tōgane Interchange to Matsuo-Yokoshiba Interchange) was opened in 1998[2] and is 2 lanes. This section is designed to become part of the future Ken-Ō Expressway. The expressway will extend south beyond Tōgane Interchange (expected to open in 2009-2010) and north beyond Matsuo-Yokoshiba Interchange (route is currently under assessment).[3]

Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) is accepted, however no discount programs are in effect.

List of interchanges and features[edit]

No. Name Connections Dist. from
Origin
Notes Location
(all in Chiba)
(10)
1
Chiba-higashi JCT/
IC
Keiyō Road
National Route 16
0.0 IC: Chiba-bound exit, Tōgane-bound entrance only Chūō-ku, Chiba
2 Ōmiya IC 3.2 Wakaba-ku, Chiba
3 Takada IC 7.5 Midori-ku, Chiba
PA Noro PA Wakaba-ku, Chiba
4 Nakano IC Pref. Route 129 (Honda Teishajō Nakano Route) 11.4
5 Yamada IC Pref. Route 83 (Yamadadai Ōami Shirasato Route) 13.9 Tōgane-bound exit, Chiba-bound entrance only Tōgane
6 Tōgane IC Ken-Ō Expressway
National Route 126
16.1
7 Sanbu-Narutō IC Pref. Route 76 (Narutō Shisui Route) 24.8 Sanmu
8 Matsuo-Yokoshiba IC Chōshi Renraku Road
Pref. Route 62 (Narita Matsuo Route)
32.2
Through to Ken-Ō Expressway (Planned)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "E-NEXCO Expressway Data". Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  2. ^ a b Chiba Prefectural Government. "History of Capital Projects in Chiba" (pdf). Retrieved 2008-05-15. [dead link]
  3. ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "Ken-O Expressway Plan, Chiba Section". Archived from the original on 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2008-05-15.

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