The Takamatsu Expressway (高松自動車道, Takamatsu Jidōsha-dō) is an expressway in the Shikoku region of Japan. The expressway is numbered E11.[1]

Takamatsu Expressway sign
Takamatsu Expressway
高松自動車道
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Route information
Length124.2 km (77.2 mi)
Existed1987–present
Major junctions
FromNaruto, Tokushima
ToShikokuchūō
Location
CountryJapan
Highway system

Overview

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Takamatsu Expressway in Takamatsu, Kagawa

The expressway is an important route connecting the greater Osaka area with Takamatsu, the capital of Kagawa Prefecture. Beyond Takamatsu, the route follows a westerly course parallel to the Seto Inland Sea to its terminus with Matsuyama Expressway and Kōchi Expressway in Shikokuchūō.

The speed limit is 80 km/h along the majority of the route, there are some 100 km/h sections between Naruto Junction and Tsuda-Higashi Interchange and Takamatsu-Nishi Interchange and Kawanoe Junction.

History

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The first section of the Takamatsu Expressway to open was between Zentsuji and Mishima-Kawanoe interchanges on 16 December 1987. The final section of the expressway (9.1 km between Takamatsu-Chūō and Takamatsu-Nishi Interchanges) was opened on 30 March 2003. The 16.2 kilometres (10.1 mi) long Takamatsu-higashi Road was incorporated into the Takamatsu Expressway on 21 November 2017.[2]

List of interchanges and features

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Naruto TB - Takamatsu-Nishi IC

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Due to open the expressway from Takamatsu towards Matsuyama, kilometer markers between Naruto Toll Gate and Takamatsu-Nishi Interchange show the distance from Naruto Toll Gate plus 100 (the marker at Naruto Toll Gate is 100.0 while the marker at Takamatsu-Nishi Interchange is 165.4). Therefore, the exit numbers continue from the sequence of the Takamatsu-Nishi Interchange, starting at 7.

No. Name Connections Dist. from
Origin
Bus Stop Notes Location
Through to   Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway
TB Naruto TB 100.0 Sakaide-bound entrance only Naruto Tokushima
12 Naruto IC   National Route 11 (Yoshinogawa Bypass) 100.2
7 Naruto JCT   Tokushima Expressway 101.6
PA Naruto-Nishi PA 108.2
108.5
Sakaide-bound
Naruto-bound
8 Itano IC Pref. Route 229 (Itano Inter Route) 110.5 Itano
9 Hiketa IC Pref. Route 40 (Shirotori Hiketa Route) 123.3 Higashikagawa Kagawa
10 Shirotori-Hiketa IC Pref. Route 41 (Shirotori-Hiketa Inter Route) 128.5
BS Ōchi BS 130.2
11 Tsuda-Higashi IC   National Route 11 136.2 Sanuki
SA Tsuda-no-matsubara SA/BS 137.3
12 Tsuda-Samukawa IC Pref. Route 37 (Miki Tsuda Route) 141.4
13 Shido IC Pref. Route 141 (Ishida Higashishido Route) 144.8
BS Shido BS 146.4
14 Sanuki-Miki IC   National Route 11 (Takamatsu-Higashi Bypass)
Pref. Route 38 (Miki Mure Route)
149.5 Sakaide-bound exit, Naruto-bound entrance only Miki
BS Shishi-no-sato Miki BS 150.9
15 Takamatsu-Higashi IC   National Route 11 (Takamatsu-Higashi Bypass) 152.4 Naruto-bound exit, Sakaide-bound entrance only Takamatsu
16 Takamatsu-Chūō IC Pref. Route 43 (Chūtoku Mitani Takamatsu Route) 156.3
17 Takamatsu-Danshi IC   National Route 11 (Takamatsu-Minami Bypass) 162.9 Sakaide-bound exit, Naruto-bound entrance only
1 Takamatsu-Nishi IC Pref. Route 12 (Miki Kokubunji Route) 165.4 Naruto-bound exit, Sakaide-bound entrance only
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Takamatsu-Nishi IC - Kawanoe JCT

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No. Name Connections Dist. from
Origin
Bus Stop Notes Location
1 Takamatsu-Nishi IC Pref. Route 12 (Miki Kokubunji Route) 0.0 Naruto-bound exit, Sakaide-bound entrance only Takamatsu Kagawa
1-1 Fuchūko PA/SIC 7.3 Sakaide
2 Sakaide JCT for   Seto-Chūō Expressway (Sakaide Route) 14.0
BS Marugame BS 17.2 Marugame
3 Zentsuji IC   National Route 319 21.6 Zentsuji
3-1 Mitoyo-Tossaka IC Pref. Route 220 (Ōmi Yoshizu Niō Route) 29.5 Kawanoe-bound exit, Sakaide-bound entrance only Mitoyo
PA Takase PA 32.2
4 Sanuki-Toyonaka IC   National Route 11 36.3
BS Kan'onji BS/SIC 40.8 Planned Smart Interchange Kan'onji
5 Ōnohara IC   National Route 11 45.3
SA Toyohama SA 49.0
49.5
Sakaide-bound
Kawanoe-bound
6 Kawanoe JCT   Matsuyama Expressway
  Kōchi Expressway
56.8 Shikokuchūō Ehime
Through to   Matsuyama Expressway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Sakaide Route

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No. Name Connections Dist. from
Origin
Bus Stop Notes Location
(all in Kagawa)
Through to   Seto-Chūō Expressway
TB Sakaide TB 500.0 Sakaide-bound entrance only Sakaide
5 Sakaide IC   National Route 11 (Sakaide-Marugame Bypass) 500.0
2 Sakaide JTC for Naruto, Shikokuchūō (Main Route) 502.0
Through to   Matsuyama Expressway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  • To prevent confusion with the main route, kilometer markers along the Sakaide Route show the distance from Sakaide Junction plus 500 (the marker at Sakaide Interchange is 500.0 while the marker at Sakaide Junction is 502.0).

References

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  1. ^ "Japan's Expressway Numbering System". www.mlit.go.jp.
  2. ^ 平成29年11月高速各社からのお知らせ (in Japanese). IKOC. November 29, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
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