Sasson Expressway
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Route information | |
Length | 38.3 km[2] (23.8 mi) |
Existed | 1971[1]–present |
Major junctions | |
From | Sapporo Junction in Sapporo![]() |
To | Otaru Interchange in Otaru, Hokkaidō![]() Hokkaido Prefectural Route 17 |
Location | |
Country | Japan |
Highway system | |
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The Sasson Expressway (札樽自動車道, Sasson Jidōshadō) is a 4-laned national expressway in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by the East Nippon Expressway Company.
Naming
The name Sasson is a kanji acronym of two characters. The first character represents Sapporo (札幌) and the second represents Otaru (小樽), which are the two cities connected by the expressway.
Officially the expressway is a part of the Hokkaidō Ōdan Expressway Nemuro Route and Abashiri Route.[3]
Overview
The first section of the expressway opened in 1971 with two lanes ahead of the 1972 Winter Olympics. Expansion to four lanes was completed in 1974.[1] The entire route was completed in 1992 with a connection to the Dō-Ō Expressway.[4]
The speed limit is 80 km/h along the entire route.
The section from Sapporo-nishi Interchange through Sapporo Junction to Sapporo-minami Interchange on the Dō-Ō Expressway is built to an urban expressway standard and tolls are charged at a flat rate. As of March 2008 the toll on this section is 400 yen for regular passenger cars. Tolls on all other sections of the expressway are assessed according to distance travelled in the same manner as most other national expressways.[5]
List of interchanges and features
- IC - interchange, JCT - junction, PA - parking area, BS - bus stop, TN - tunnel, BR - bridge, TB - toll gate
No. | Name | Connections | Dist. from Origin | Dist. from Terminus | Bus Stop | Notes | Location (all in Hokkaidō) |
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(32) | Sapporo JCT | ![]() | 0.0 | 38.3 | Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo | ||
BR | Toyohiragawa Bridge | ↓ | ↑ | Toyohira River crossing | |||
Higashi-ku, Sapporo | |||||||
1 | Kariki IC | ![]() ![]() | 1.9 | 36.4 | Sapporo-bound exit, Otaru-bound entrance only | ||
2 | Fushiko IC | ![]() Pref. Route 112 (Sapporo Tōbetsu Route) | 3.4 | 34.9 | Otaru-bound exit, Sapporo-bound entrance only | ||
BR | Fugome Bridge | ↓ | ↑ | ||||
3 | Sapporo-kita IC | ![]() | 7.6 | 30.7 | Otaru-bound exit, Sapporo-bound entrance only | ||
4 | Sapporo-kita IC | ![]() | 7.6 | 30.7 | Sapporo-bound exit, Otaru-bound entrance only | Kita-ku, Sapporo | |
5 | Shinkawa IC | ![]() Pref. Route 125 (Maeda Shinkawa Route) | 10.2 | 28.1 | Otaru-bound exit, Sapporo-bound entrance only | ||
6/TB | Sapporo-nishi IC/TB | ![]() Pref. Route 124 (Miyanosawa Kitaichijō Route) | 14.0 | 24.3 | Sapporo-bound exit, Otaru-bound entrance only | Nishi-ku, Sapporo | |
Teine-ku, Sapporo | |||||||
7 | Teine IC | 17.5 | 20.8 | Otaru-bound entrance and exit, Sapporo-bound entrance only | |||
PA | Kanayama PA/ Emergency Exit | 20.0 | 18.3 | Emergency Exit: Authorized vehicles only | |||
BR | Hoshiokigawa Bridge | ↓ | ↑ | ||||
Otaru | |||||||
8 | Zenibako IC | Pref. Route 147 (Zenibako Inter Route) | 23.6 | 14.7 | Zenibako River crossing | ||
BS | Miharashi Bus Stop | 24.8 | 13.5 | ○ | |||
TN | Hariusu Tunnel | ↓ | ↑ | ||||
9 | Otaru JCT | ![]() | 34.0 | 4.3 | No access: Asari IC → Otaru-shioya IC | ||
BS | Shinkō Bus Stop | 34.7 | 3.6 | ○ | |||
10 | Asari IC | Pref. Route 1 (Otaru Jōzankei Route) | 35.3 | 3.0 | |||
TB | Asari Toll Gate | ↓ | ↑ | ||||
TN | Asari Tunnel | ↓ | ↑ | ||||
TN | Wakatake Tunnel | ↓ | ↑ | ||||
11 | Otaru IC | ![]() Pref. Route 17 (Otarukō Route) | 38.3 | 0.0 |
References
- ^ a b "Sapporo Road Construction History". Retrieved 2008-04-15.
- ^ "E-NEXCO Expressway Data". Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "High Standard Trunk Road Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
- ^ "History of Otaru City". Archived from the original on 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
- ^ "E-NEXCO Drive Plaza Route Search". Retrieved 2008-04-15.
External links
- (in Japanese) East Nippon Expressway Company
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