Okinawa Expressway

The Okinawa Expressway (沖縄自動車道, Okinawa Jidōsha-dō) is an expressway on Okinawa Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The expressway has a length of 57.3 kilometers (35.6 mi). The West Nippon Expressway Company is the owner and operator of this expressway. It is signed E58 under the "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering".^[1]

Okinawa Expressway
沖縄自動車道
Route information
Length	57.3 km (35.6 mi)
Existed	1975–present
Major junctions
From	Naha Interchange in Naha, Okinawa Prefectural Route 82
Major intersections	National Route 330 National Route 329 Naha Airport Expressway
To	Kyoda Interchange in Nago, Okinawa National Route 58
Location
Country	Japan
Major cities	Naha, Urasoe, Ginowan, Okinawa, Uruma
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

Route description

Tolls

The toll from end to end is 1020 yen for normal-sized cars and 840 yen for kei cars.^[2] For comparison, the Tōmei and Tōhoku Expressways radiating from Tokyo have tolls of about 1650 yen for similar distances.^[3]

Utilization

In 2002, an average of 23,910 vehicles per day used the expressway. This was a 5.6% increase from the previous year. This is the only expressway in Japan having more than 20% kei car traffic; the national average is 7.3%.

Junction list

The entire expressway is in Okinawa Prefecture.

Location	km[4]	mi	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Naha	0	0.0	1	Naha	Okinawa Prefecture Route 82 – to National Route 58, Naha Airport, Prefectural Office, Shuri Castle, Shuri	Southern terminus; partially signaled intersection
Nishihara	2.4	1.5	1-1	Nishihara	Naha Airport Expressway – Naha Airport, Haebaru-kita	Southbound exit, northbound entrance
Urasoe	5.6	3.5	2	Nishihara	National Route 330 – Nishihara, Urasoe
Nakagusuku	10.2	6.3	PA	Nakagusuku Parking Area
Kitanakagusuku	12.0	7.5	3	Kitanakagusuku	Okinawa Prefecture Route 29 – Ginowan, Kitanakagusuku
	13.4	8.3	3-1	Kishaba	Okinawa Prefecture Route 81	Southbound entrance only Access only for vehicles equipped with ETC
Okinawa	17.8	11.1	4	Okinawa-minami	Okinawa Prefecture Route 85 – Okinawa, Kadena, Chatan
	22.9	14.2	5	Okinawa-kita	National Route 329 – Nago, Ishikawa, Naha, Yonabaru Okinawa Prefecture Route 36 east – Uruma
Uruma	31.4	19.5	6	Ishikawa	Okinawa Prefecture Route 73 – to National Route 58, National Route 329, Nago, Kin, Nakadomari, Onna
Kin	34.1	21.2	7	Yaka	Okinawa Prefecture Route 88 – Ishikawa, Nago	Southbound entrance, northbound exit
	36.7	22.8	SA	Igei Service Area
	39.9	24.8	8	Kin	National Route 329 – Kin, Yaka
Ginoza	48.1	29.9	9	Ginoza	National Route 329 (Ginoza Bypass) – Ocean Expo Park (Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium), Nago, Okinawa, Uruma
Nago	57.3	35.6	10	Kyoda	National Route 58 – Cape Busena, Inbu, Kyoda, Nago, Motobu	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Electronic toll collection       Incomplete access

References

1. "Japan's Expressway Numbering System". www.mlit.go.jp.
2. "Okinawa Expressway and ETC". Okinawa Hai. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
3. "Tōhoku Expressway fare Urawa to Sano-Fujioka". East Nippon Expressway Company. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
4. "Okinawa Expressway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 September 2020.