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中央自動車道  | |
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| Route information | |
| Length | 366.8 km (227.9 mi) |
| Existed | 1967[1]–present |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Takaido Interchange inSuginami, Tokyo Shuto ExpresswayShinjuku RouteTokyo Metropolitan Route 14 |
| To | Komaki Junction inKomaki, Aichi Tōmei ExpresswayKawaguchiko Interchange inFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi  Higashifuji-goko Road National Route 139 |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Major cities | Hachiōji,Sagamihara,Ōtsuki,Kōfu,Suwa,Okaya,Iida,Nakatsugawa,Tajimi,Kasugai |
| Highway system | |
TheChūō Expressway (中央自動車道,Chūō Jidōsha-dō; lit. Central Motorway, formerlyChūō Kōsoku-dōro (中央高速道路) until 1972) is a nationalexpressway inJapan. It is owned and operated byNEXCO Central.
Officially the expressway is designated as the Chūō Expressway Nishinomiya Route (from Takaido Interchange to Komaki Junction), the Chūō Expressway Nagano Route (from Takaido Interchange toOkaya Junction), and the Chūō Expressway Fujiyoshida Route (from Takaido Interchange throughŌtsuki Junction to Kawaguchiko Interchange, this section being a branch of the main route).[4] These designations do not appear on any signage as all sections are signed simply as the Chūō Expressway.
The Chūō Expressway is a major roadway connecting the greaterTokyo andNagoya urban areas, a role also shared by theTōmei Expressway. While the Tōmei Expressway follows a coastal route, the Chūō Expressway follows an inland route through the mountainous regions ofKanagawa,Yamanashi,Nagano, andGifu Prefectures, its highest point (1,015 meters above sea level) being at 157.3 km point sandwiched between theYatsugatake Mountains andSouthern Japanese Alps. In addition, a branch of the expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture known as the Kawaguchiko Route facilitates access toMount Fuji and theFuji Five Lakes area.
The expressway is 4 lanes for its entire length except for the section betweenUenohara Interchange and Ōtuski Junction, which is 6 to 7 lanes. This section was originally 4 lanes as well, however increasing traffic volume led to the construction of a new parallel roadway for Uenohara-bound traffic, with the original 4 lanes of roadway being converted for the use of Ōtsuki-bound traffic only.
Tolls on the section from Takaido Interchange toHachiōji Interchange are charged at a flat rate. As of October 2024, the toll on this section is 1000yen for a regular passenger car. Tolls on all other sections of the expressway are assessed according to distance travelled in the same manner as most other national expressways.[5] Also, tolls on the section fromSonohara Interchange toNakatsugawa Interchange are assessed at 1.6 times the normal rate to account for the high cost of constructing theEnasan Tunnel. Vehicles carrying dangerous materials are forbidden from using this tunnel and must use alternate routes.
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| No. | Name | Connections | Dist. from Origin | Bus Stop | Notes | Speed Limit | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through toShuto ExpresswayShinjuku Route | ||||||||
| 1 | Takaido IC | Met. Route 14 (Shinjuku Kunitachi Route) (Tōhachi Road) | 0.0 | Tokyo-bound exit only | 60 km/h | Suginami | Tokyo | |
| <2> | Chūō JCT |  Tokyo Gaikan Expressway | Planned | Mitaka | ||||
| BS | Mitaka Bus Stop | 4.0 | ○ | |||||
| TB | Mitaka Toll Gate | 4.0 | Komaki-bound only | |||||
| 80 km/h | ||||||||
| BS | Jindaiji Bus Stop | 6.0 | ○ | Chōfu | ||||
| 3 | Chōfu IC |  National Route 20 (Kōshū Kaidō) | 7.7 | |||||
| 3-1 | Inagi IC | Met. Route 9 (Kawasaki Fuchū Route) | 10.0 | Komaki-bound exit, Takaido-bound entrance only | Fuchū | |||
| 100 km/h | ||||||||
| BS | Fuchū Bus Stop/ SIC | Met. Route 9 (Kawasaki Fuchū Route) | 11.5 | ○ | SIC: Takaido-bound exit, Komaki-bound entrance only | |||
| 4 | Kunitachi-Fuchū IC | National Route 20 (Hino Bypass) | 17.0 | Kunitachi | ||||
| BS | Hino Bus Stop | 20.0 | ○ | Hino | ||||
| PA | Ishikawa PA | 23.3 23.5 | Takaido-bound Komaki-bound | Hachiōji | ||||
| 5-1 | Hachiōji No.1 Exit |  National Route 16 (Hachiōji Bypass) | 25.8 | Komaki-bound only | ||||
| 5-2 | Hachiōji No.2 Exit | National Route 16 | Komaki-bound only | |||||
| 5 TB 5 | Hachiōji IC Hachiōji Toll Gate Hachiōji Exit | Exit is Takaido-bound only | ||||||
| BS | Motohachiōji Bus Stop | 31.0 | ○ | 80 km/h | ||||
| - | Motohachiōji IC | Met. Route 61 (Yamada Miyanomae Route) | 33.2 | open in 2021 | ||||
| 6 | Hachiōji JCT |  Ken-Ō Expressway | 36.0 | |||||
| 7 | Sagamiko Higashi Exit | National Route 20 | 42.4 | Komaki-bound only | Sagamihara | Kanagawa | ||
| BS | Sagamiko Bus Stop | 42.9 | ○ | |||||
| 8 | Sagamiko IC | National Route 20 | 45.4 | |||||
| PA | Fujino PA | 46.5 | ||||||
| 9 | Uenohara IC | Pref. Route 35 (Yokkaichiba Uenohara Route) | 50.3 | ○ | Uenohara | Yamanashi | ||
| SA | Dangōzaka SA/ Nodajiri Bus Stop | 55.6 | Komaki-bound | |||||
| 57.7 | ○ | Takaido-bound | ||||||
| BS | Saruhashi Bus Stop | 65.1 | ○ | Ōtsuki | ||||
| 10 | Ōtsuki IC | National Route 20 | 70.4 | |||||
| 11 | Ōtsuki JCT | Chūō Expressway (Kawaguchiko Route) | 71.4 | |||||
| BS | Magi Bus Stop | 72.8 | ○ | |||||
| PA | Hatsukari PA | 74.8 | ||||||
| BS | Sasago Bus Stop | 78.7 | ○ | |||||
| 70 km/h | ||||||||
| BS | Kai-Yamato Bus Stop | 86.4 | ○ | Kōshū | ||||
| 12 | Katsunuma IC | National Route 20 (Katsunuma Bypass) | 90.5 | |||||
| 80 km/h | ||||||||
| PA | Shakadō PA | 92.8 | ○ | |||||
| Fuefuki | ||||||||
| BS | Kai-Ichinomiya Bus Stop | 95.2 | ○ | |||||
| 13 | Ichinomiya-Misaka IC |  National Route 137 | 96.6 | |||||
| BS | Misaka Bus Stop | 98.7 | ○ | |||||
| 13-1 | Fuefuki-Yatsushiro SIC/ Yatsushiro Bus Stop | Pref. Route 22 (Kōfu Fuefuki Route) Pref. Route 313 (Fujinuta Isawa Route) | 100.6 | ○ | ||||
| PA | Sakaigawa PA | 104.2 104.5 | ○ | Takaido-bound Komaki-bound | ||||
| 14 | Kōfu-minami IC |  National Route 358 | 106.2 | ○ | Kōfu | |||
| - | Kōfu Chūō SIC | 108.5 | open in 2019 | |||||
| BS | Shōwa Bus Stop | 112.3 | ○ | Shōwa | ||||
| 15 | Kōfu-Shōwa IC | National Route 20 (Kōfu Bypass) | 113.8 | |||||
| 15-1 | Futaba SA/ SIC/ Futaba-higashi Bus Stop | Pref. Route 6 (Kōfu Nirasaki Route) Pref. Route 25 (Kai Chūō Route) | 118.5 | ○ | SIC: Komaki-bound exit, Takaido-bound entrance only | Kai | ||
| 15-2 | Futaba JCT |  Chūbu-Ōdan Expressway | 120.4 | |||||
| - | Kai IC/ JCT | National Route 20 (Shin-Yamanashi ring road) (planned) Pref. Route 616 (Shimokamijō Miyakubo Emidō Route) | Planned | |||||
| 16 | Nirasaki IC | Pref. Route 27 (Nirasaki Shōsenkyō Route) | 125.0 | Nirasaki | ||||
| BS | Akeno Bus Stop | 129.5 | ○ | Hokuto | ||||
| 17 | Sutama IC |  National Route 141 | 132.0 | |||||
| 70 km/h | ||||||||
| BS | Nagasaka-Takane Bus Stop | 140.1 | ○ | |||||
| 17-1 | Nagasaka IC | Pref. Route 32 (Nagasaka Takane Route) | 140.7 | |||||
| 80 km/h | ||||||||
| - | Nagasaka JCT | Chūbu-Ōdan Expressway (Planned) | Planned | |||||
| PA | Yatsugatake PA | 143.1 | ○ | |||||
| 18 | Kobuchisawa IC | Pref. Route 11 (Hokuto Fujimi Route) | 148.9 | Fujimi | Nagano | |||
| BS | Fujimi Bus Stop | 157.7 | ○ | |||||
| 19 | Suwa-minami IC | Pref. Route 425 (Haraizawa Fujimi Route) Pref. Route 90 (Suwa-minami Inter Route) | 161.5 | |||||
| PA | Chūōdō-Hara PA | 163.8 | ○ | Komaki-bound | Hara | |||
| 164.6 | Takaido-bound | |||||||
| BS | Chino Bus Stop | 169.9 | ○ | Chino | ||||
| 20 | Suwa IC | National Route 20 (Suwa Bypass) | 172.6 | Suwa | ||||
| BS | Aruga Bus Stop | 177.3 | ○ | |||||
| SA | Suwako SA | 178.5 | ||||||
| Okaya | ||||||||
| 21 | Okaya JCT |  Nagano Expressway | 182.7 | From Okaya JCT to Komaki JCT the Chūō Expressway is signed "E19" | ||||
| BS | Kawagishi Bus Stop | 186.0 | ○ | |||||
| PA | Tatsuno PA | 192.7 | ○ | Tatsuno | ||||
| 22 | Ihoku IC |  National Route 153 | 196.7 | ○ | ||||
| Minowa | ||||||||
| BS | Minowa Bus Stop | 200.5 | ○ | |||||
| 23 | Ina IC | Pref. Route 476 (Ina Inter Nishiminowa Route) Pref. Route 87 (Ina Inter Route) | 206.2 | ○ | Minamiminowa | |||
| Ina | ||||||||
| 23-1 | Ogurogawa PA/ SIC | 209.1 | ||||||
| BS | Nishiharuchika Bus Stop | 212.2 | ○ | |||||
| BS | Miyada Bus Stop | 217.4 | ○ | Miyada | ||||
| 24 | Komagane IC | Pref. Route 75 (Komagane Komagatake Kōen Route) | 221.4 | ○ | Komagane | |||
| 24-1 | Komagatake SA/ SIC | 224.7 | ||||||
| BS | Iijima Bus Stop | 228.7 | ○ | Iijima | ||||
| 25 | Matsukawa IC | Pref. Route 15 (Iijima Iida Route) Pref. Route 59 (Matsukawa Inter Ōshika Route) | 236.7 | ○ | Matsukawa | |||
| BS | Takamori Bus Stop | 243.1 | ○ | Takamori | ||||
| PA | Zakōji PA | 245.3 | Iida | |||||
| BS | Kamiiida Bus Stop | 248.9 | ○ | |||||
| 26 | Iida IC/ Igara Bus Stop | National Route 153 (Iida Bypass) | 252.2 | ○ | ||||
| 26-1 | Iida-Yamamoto IC |  San-en Nanshin Expressway | 257.4 | |||||
| PA | Achi PA/ Komaba Bus Stop | 259.8 | ○ | Achi | ||||
| 70 km/h | ||||||||
| 26-1 | Sonohara IC | Pref. Route 89 (Sonohara Inter Route) Pref. Route 477 (Fujimidai Kōen Route) | 267.0 | ○ | Takaido-bound exit, Komaki-bound entrance only | |||
| TN | Enasan Tunnel | 271.0 | Length - 8,649 m, dangerous goods forbidden | |||||
| Nakatsugawa | Gifu | |||||||
| PA | Misaka PA/ Magome Bus Stop | 278.9 | ○ | 80 km/h | ||||
| 27 | Nakatsugawa IC |  National Route 19 | 288.9 | ○ | ||||
| SA | Enakyō SA | 294.4 | Ena | |||||
| 28 | Ena IC | Pref. Route 68 (Ena Shirakawa Route) | 298.3 | ○ | ||||
| PA | Byōbuzan PA | 310.2 311.4 | Takaido-bound Komaki-bound | Mizunami | ||||
| BS | Mizunami-Tentoku Bus Stop | 314.8 | ○ | |||||
| 29 | Mizunami IC | Pref. Route 47 (Mizunami Inter Route) | 316.4 | |||||
| 30 | Toki IC |  National Route 21 | 320.9 | ○ | Toki | |||
| 30-1 | Toki JCT | Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway | 323.4 | |||||
| PA | Kokeizan PA | 327.9 | Takaido-bound only | Tajimi | ||||
| 31 | Tajimi IC |  National Route 248 | 329.7 | ○ | ||||
| PA | Utsutsutōge PA | 336.2 | Kasugai | Aichi | ||||
| 32 | Komaki-higashi IC | Pref. Route 49 (Kasugai Inuyama Route) | 337.8 | Komaki | ||||
| BS | Tōkadai Bus Stop | 343.0 | ○ | |||||
| 23 | Komaki JCT | Tōmei Expressway | 344.9 | |||||
| No. | Name | Connections | Dist. from Takaido IC | Bus Stop | Notes | Location (all inYamanashi) |
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| 11 | Ōtsuki JCT |  Chūō Expressway | 71.4 | Ōtsuki | ||
| BS | Ogatayama Bus Stop | 73.2 | ○ | Tsuru | ||
| 1 | Tsuru IC | Pref. Route 705 (Takahatake Yamura Teishajō Route) Pref. Route 40 (Tsuru Inter Route) | 77.6 | ○ | Fujiyoshida-bound exit, Ōtsuki-bound entrance only | |
| PA | Yamura PA | 79.4 79.7 | Ōtsuki-bound Fujiyoshida-bound | |||
| BS | Nishikatsura Bus Stop | 84.7 | ○ | Nishikatsura | ||
| BS | Shimoyoshida Bus Stop | 89.8 | ○ | Fujiyoshida | ||
| 1-1 | Fujiyoshida-Nishikatsura SIC | Pref. Route 718 (Fujiyoshida Nishikatsura Route) | 93.9 | |||
| 2 | Kawaguchiko IC | National Route 139 | 93.9 | Fujiyoshida-bound exit, Ōtsuki-bound entrance only | Fujikawaguchiko | |
| Through toHigashifuji-goko Road | ||||||
The Chūō Expressway features prominently in the song "Chūō Freeway" (中央フリーウェイ) byYumi Matsutoya, from the 1976 studio albumThe 14th Moon [ja]. The song describes the scenery along the highway in the vicinity ofFuchū, Tokyo.
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