Usui Bypass - Usui Bypass

Japanese: 碓氷バイパス - うすいバイパス
Usui Bypass - Usui Bypass
This road, which crosses Iriyama Pass, was completed in 1971 as a bypass of National Route 18 from Annaka City, Gunma Prefecture to Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture. It is 13.2 km long. It was built as a toll road to deal with the expansion of roads and the increase in automobile traffic near Usui Pass, which was once known as a difficult spot on the Nakasendo road, and was opened to the public free of charge in 2001.

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Japanese:
群馬県安中市から長野県軽井沢町にいたる国道18号線のバイパスとして 1971年に完成した入山峠(いりやまとうげ)越えの道路。全長 13.2km。かつて中山道の難所として知られた碓氷峠付近の道路拡張と自動車交通量の増大に対処する有料道路として建設され,2001年無料開放された。

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