Kitasen Road
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Length5.6 km (3.5 mi)
Existed1998–present
Component
highways
National Route 2 (Kobe Nishi Bypass)
highways
National Route 2 (Kobe Nishi Bypass)EastendTarumi Junction
Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway in Tarumi-ku, Kobe
Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway in Tarumi-ku, Kobe | |
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| 国道%route%号 | |
 第二神明道路北線 (Daini Shinmei Dōro-Kitasen) | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by West Nippon Expressway Company | |
| Length | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) |
| Existed | 1998–present |
| Component highways | National Route 2 (Kobe Nishi Bypass) |
| Major junctions | |
| East end | Tarumi Junction Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway in Tarumi-ku, Kobe |
| West end | Nagaidani Junction Hanshin Expressway Kita-Kobe Route in Nishi-ku, Kobe |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Highway system | |
The Kitasen Road (北線道路, Kitasen Dōro) or Daini Shinmei Road Kitasen Route (第二神明道路北線, Daini Shinmei Dōro-Kitasen) is an expressway that links the wards Tarumi-ku and Nishi-ku of Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company and is signed as E94 under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's (MLIT) "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."[1]
In 1998, the Kitasen Road was opened in conjunction with the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway.[2]
Future
MLIT is in the process of acquiring right of way to build a 7.1 km (4.4 mi) extension of the Kitasen Road to link up with the Daini-Shinmei Road in the neighboring city, Akashi.[2]
