Kushiro Sotokan Road
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National Route 38 / National Route 44Hokkaido Route 148 in Kushiro
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  釧路外環状道路 (Kushiro-Sotokan Jōdōro) | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | |
| Length | 17.3 km (10.7 mi) |
| Existed | 2016–present |
| Component highways | National Route 38 / National Route 44 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Kushiro-nishi Interchange Hokkaido Route 148 in Kushiro |
| East end | Kushirobeppo Interchange National Route 272 in Kushiro |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Highway system | |
The Kushiro Sotokan Road (釧路外環状道路, Kushiro-Sotokan Jōdōro) is a two-lane national expressway in Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of July 2019, it connects the city Kushiro to the adjacent town that bears the same name. It is owned and operated by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and is signed as E38 and E44 under their "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."[1]
The Kushiro Sotokan Road was built to reduce congestion along National Routes 38 and 44 through Kushiro and to build part of the larger Trans-Hokkaidō Expressway with plans to link it to the Dōtō Expressway.
The route has a total length of 16.8 kilometres (10.4 mi). Variable-message signs indicate the speed limit along the road, but the standard limit is 100 km/h.[2]
