Nagasaki Expressway
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Length120.4 km[1] (74.8 mi)
Existed1973–present
FromTosu Junction in Tosu
Kyushu Expressway
Ōita Expressway
Kyushu Expressway
Ōita Expressway | |
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| 長崎自動車道 | |
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| Route information | |
| Length | 120.4 km[1] (74.8 mi) |
| Existed | 1973–present |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Tosu Junction in Tosu Kyushu Expressway Ōita Expressway |
| To | Nagasaki Interchange in Nagasaki Nagasaki Dejima Road |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Major cities | Saga, Takeo, Omura, Isahaya |
| Highway system | |
Nagasaki Expressway (長崎自動車道, Nagasaki Jidōsha-dō) is one of the Expressways of Japan from Tosu to Nagasaki. It runs through the prefecture of Saga, and the southern half of the Nagasaki prefecture. The total length is 120.4 km.
- November 16, 1973, Tosu Interchange and Junction with the Kyushu Expressway to Nankan was open to traffic.
- November 17, 1982, a section from Nagasaki-Tarami to Omura Interchanges was opened to traffic.
- March 28, 1985, a section from Saga-Yamato to Tosu Interchanges was opened to traffic.
- February 5, 1987, the Tosu Junction in the east was opened.
- March 18, 1987, a section from Takeo-Kitagata to Saga-Yamato Interchanges was opened to traffic.
- January 26, 1990, a section from Omura to Takeo-Kitagata was opened to traffic which made the Nagasaki Expressway from Tosu to Nagasaki fully accessible with no gaps.
- January 26, 1990, the Takeo Junction was opened to traffic with another freeway.
- December 18, 1997, the tunnel from Higashisonogi to Ureshino Interchanges which made the Nagasaki Expressway with four lanes.
- March 24, 2001, the Sagan Cross Bridge in the Tosu Junction was opened to traffic which allowed access to the bridge with the Kyushu Expressway.
- March 27, 2004, a section from Nagasaki to Nagasaki-Tarami Interchanges was opened with another freeway.
- June 28, 2019, a section from Nagasaki-Tarami to Nagasaki-Susukizuka Interchanges which made Nagasaki Expressway with four lanes.
