Tomei Expressway - Tomei Expressway

Japanese: 東名高速道路 - とうめいこうそくどうろ
Tomei Expressway - Tomei Expressway

This expressway runs from Tokyo through the Tokai region to Komaki City. It is managed by Central Nippon Expressway Company. Its legal name is the First Tokai Expressway, which starts in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, passes through Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Gotemba City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Numazu City, runs west parallel to National Route 1 through Shizuoka Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture, and connects to the Chuo Expressway Nishinomiya Line in Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture (during this time, it connects with the planned Second Tokai Expressway in Ebina City, Isehara City, Gotemba City, Shizuoka City, Hamamatsu City, and Toyota City). It is 347 kilometers long, with six lanes (seven lanes in some areas) between Tokyo and Gotemba City, and four lanes elsewhere. Along with the Meishin Expressway (part of the Chuo Expressway Nishinomiya Line), which was opened in its entirety in 1965, it serves as a major transportation artery in the Tokaido Belt Zone and has played a major role in the advancement of development in the areas along the route.

Construction began in 1962, with a portion of the line opening in 1968 and the entire line in 1969. In fiscal 2010, the line saw an average daily usage of about 430,000 vehicles.

[Shimoho Osamu]

[Reference items] | Second Tokai Expressway | Chuo Expressway | Meishin Expressway

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

東京都から東海地方を通り、小牧市に至る高速道路。管理は中日本高速道路。法律上の名称は第一東海自動車道で、起点の東京都世田谷(せたがや)区から、神奈川県厚木(あつぎ)市、静岡県御殿場(ごてんば)市、沼津市を経て、静岡県・愛知県を国道1号に並行して西へ進み、愛知県小牧(こまき)市で中央自動車道西宮(にしのみや)線に接続する(この間、海老名(えびな)市、伊勢原(いせはら)市、御殿場市、静岡市、浜松市、豊田市で計画路線の第二東海自動車道と接続する)。延長347キロメートル、東京都―御殿場市間は6車線(一部7車線)、他は4車線である。1965年(昭和40)に全線開通した名神高速道路(中央自動車道西宮線の一部)とともに、東海道ベルト地帯の輸送の大動脈となっているほか、沿線地域の開発の進展に大きな役割を果たしている。

 1962年(昭和37)から建設にとりかかり、1968年に一部が開通、1969年に全線が開通した。2010年度(平成22)では、平均して1日約43万台の利用台数があった。

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[参照項目] | 第二東海自動車道 | 中央自動車道 | 名神高速道路

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