Aomori Expressway
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Michinoku Toll RoadAomori Prefectural Route 47
Aomori Prefectural Route 123
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| 青森自動車道 | |
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| Route information | |
| Length | 15.95 km[1] (9.91 mi) |
| Existed | 2003[2]–present |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Aomori Interchange in Aomori, Aomori Tōhoku Expressway |
| To | Aomori-higashi Interchange in Aomori, Aomori Michinoku Toll Road Aomori Prefectural Route 47 Aomori Prefectural Route 123 |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Highway system | |
The Aomori Expressway (青森自動車道, Aomori Jidōsha-dō) is a two-lane national expressway spur route in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company and is signed E4A as a direct extension and spur route of the Tōhoku Expressway.[3]
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The expressway is officially referred to as the Tōhoku Jūkan Expressway Hachinohe Route.[4]
The expressway serves as an extension to the Tōhoku Expressway (which terminates at Aomori Interchange) and runs through southern areas of the city of Aomori.[5] From Aomori Interchange, it runs east, crossing under the tracks of the Tōhoku Shinkansen. Soon after the expressway meets the Aomori Belt Highway, a bypass of National Route 7, which serves for several kilometers from here as a frontage road to the expressway. Eventually, the two roads have are linked by the Aomori-chūō Interchange where tolls are collected for the entire expressway, including any tolls accrued from traveling from the Tōhoku Expressway. The expressway continues east and splits from National Route 7 before it comes to its end at Aomori-higashi Interchange near the western terminus of the Michinoku Toll Road.
The speed limit is 70 km/h for the entire route.
History
Construction on Aomori Expressway began in 1999 and it was opened to traffic on 28 September 2003. The completion of the expressway reduced travel times from the Tōhoku Expressway to Central Aomori by 11 minutes and reduced congestion along the Aomori West Bypass.[6]
Future
Though the Aomori Expressway terminates at Aomori-higashi Interchange, it is planned to eventually connect with the northern terminus of the Hachinohe Expressway in the town of Oirase via a series of toll roads.
Junction list
The expressway is a direct extension of the Tōhoku Expressway. Therefore, the distance and exit numbers continue from the sequence of the Tōhoku Expressway, starting at 677.26 kilometers (420.83 mi). The entire route is in Aomori Prefecture.
| Location | km | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Through to Tōhoku Expressway | |||||||
| Aomori | 677.26 | 420.83 | 54 | Aomori | Tōhoku Expressway– Morioka, Tokyo | Access only from northbound E4 and to southbound E4. | |
| 683.50 | 424.71 | 55/TB | Aomori-chūō |  National Route 7 (Aomori Belt Highway) | Tolls are collected here for both Aomori-higashi IC and Aomori-chūō IC | ||
| 688.31 | 427.70 | — | Emergency Exit | National Route 7 (Aomori Belt Highway) | Access for Aomori Chūō Hospital Authorized vehicles only | ||
| 693.21 | 430.74 | 56 | Aomori-higashi | Pref. Route 47 (Aomori-higashi Inter Route) Pref. Route 123 (Shimizugawa Takizawanonai Route) | At-grade junction E4A is to the right | ||
| Through to Michinoku Toll Road | |||||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
