…In Japan, expressways are commonly called highways, but highways originally mean public roads. In the United States, roads with complete access restrictions are also called freeways. The first expressway in Japan was a section of the Meishin Expressway (Kuritto to Amagasaki) that opened in July 1963, but the Tomei Expressway, Chuo Expressway, and Tohoku Expressway that were completed afterwards are also highways that can only be entered and exited through interchanges that connect to general roads, and are equivalent to American freeways. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "freeway" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…なお,日本では高速道路を俗にハイウェーと称するが,ハイウェーhighwayとは本来は公道の意である。アメリカでは完全な出入制限を行った道路をフリーウェーfreewayとも称している。日本の高速道路は1963年7月に開通した名神高速道路の一部区間(栗東~尼崎)が最初であるが,その後に完成した東名高速道路,中央自動車道,東北自動車道なども,一般道路との接続施設であるインターチェンジ以外からは出入りできない,アメリカのフリーウェーに相当する自動車幹線道路である。… ※「freeway」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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