Ise Expressway

The Ise Expressway (伊勢自動車道, Ise Jidōshadō) is a national expressway in Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company. 近畿自動車道伊勢線

Ise Expressway
伊勢自動車道
Route information
Length	67.7 km[1] (42.1 mi)
Existed	1975[2]–present
Major junctions
From	Ise-Seki Interchange Meihan Expressway in Tsu, Mie
To	Ise Interchange Ise Futami Toba Toll Road National Route 23 in Ise, Mie
Location
Country	Japan
Major cities	Tsu, Matsusaka
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

Overview

Officially, the route is designated as the Kinki Expressway Ise Route (近畿自動車道伊勢線), however this designation does not appear on any signage.^[3]

The expressway runs from north to south through central Mie Prefecture, beginning at a junction with the Meihan National Highway. It passes to the west of the cities of Tsu and Matsusaka before coming to a junction with the Kisei Expressway. Here the Ise Expressway turns east and eventually terminates in the city of Ise. From the terminus the Ise Futami Toba Toll Road continues east on the same roadway.

The first section was opened to traffic in 1975. Direct access to the Higashi-Meihan Expressway was established in 2005.^[2] Prior to the completion of this junction users could only travel between the two expressways via the Meihan Highway.

The exit numbering system is continuous with the Higashi-Meihan. The entire route is 4 lanes with the exception of the short (1.8 km) section between Ise-nishi Interchange and Ise Interchange.

List of interchanges and features

• IC - interchange, JCT - junction, PA - parking area, SA - service area, TB - toll gate, TN - tunnel, BR - bridge

No.	Name	Connections	Dist. from Origin	Dist. from Terminus	Notes	Location (all in Mie)
Through to Higashi-Meihan Expressway
34	Ise-Seki IC	Meihan National Highway	0.0	67.7	Ise-Seki IC ←→ Higashi-Meihan: No Access	Tsu
35	Geinō IC	Pref. Route 10 (Tsu Seki Route)	5.2	62.5
SA	Anō SA		8.7	59.0
36	Tsu IC	Pref. Route 42 (Tsu Geinō Ōyamada Route)	13.7	54.0
BR	Anōgawa Overpass		↓	↑
BR	Iwatagawa Overpass		↓	↑
37	Hisai IC	National Route 165	20.0	47.7
BR	Kumozugawa Bridge		↓	↑
37-1	Ichishi-Ureshino IC	Pref. Route 67 (Ichishi-Ureshino Route)	25.8	41.9		Matsusaka
PA	Ureshino PA		28.3	39.4
38	Matsusaka IC	Pref. Route 58 (Matsusaka Ichishi Route) Pref. Route 59 (Matsusaka Daini Kanjō Route)	32.2	35.5
TN	Matsusaka Tunnel		↓	↑	Length - 919 m
BR	Kushidagawa Bridge		↓	↑
TN	Taki Tunnel		↓	↑	Length - 700 m	Taki
39-1	Seiwa-Taki JCT	Kisei Expressway	46.1	21.6
39	Seiwa-Taki IC	National Route 42
PA	Taki PA		52.0 (52.3)	(15.7) 15.4
40	Tamaki IC	Pref. Route 65 (Watarai Tamaki Route)	56.4	11.3		Tamaki
BR	Miyagawa Bridge		↓	↑
						Ise
TB	Ise Toll Gate		↓	↑
41	Ise-nishi IC	Pref. Route 32 (Ise Isobe Route)	65.9	1.8	Ise-bound exit, Tsu-bound entrance only
TN	Ise Tunnel		↓	↑	Length - 70 m
42	Ise IC	National Route 23	67.7	0.0
Through to Ise Futami Toba Toll Road

References

1. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "Road Timetable". Retrieved 2008-04-17.
2. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "History of the Expressway Network in the Greater Nagoya Area". Archived from the original on 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
3. 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.

External links

• Central Nippon Expressway Company Archived 2008-12-09 at the Wayback Machine