7-600: The Aomori Interchange ( 青森インターチェンジ , Aomori Intāchenji ) is the northern terminus of the Tōhoku Expressway as well as the western terminus of the Aomori Expressway , a two-lane national expressway in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company . The Aomori Interchange is the northern terminus of a continuous series of expressways that links Honshu and Kyushu, with
14-617: 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
21-537: A total 2,170 kilometers of expressway to Kagoshima Interchange in Kagoshima . The Aomori Interchange is made up of two road junctions. Approaching from the south, the Tōhoku Expressway forks to the left while the Aomori Expressway forks to the right. From here, the Tōhoku Expressway continues northeast to a final toll plaza. The plaza has five gates for traffic heading towards the northern terminus; one gate of which
28-483: Is 70 km/h for the entire route. 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 . Though the Aomori Expressway terminates at Aomori-higashi Interchange , it is planned to eventually connect with
35-465: Is electronically collected, and three gates for southbound traffic; one of which is electronically collected as well. After passing through the plaza, the expressway reaches its northern terminus at a trumpet interchange with the Aomori Belt Highway ( National Route 7 ). When traveling south, there is no access to the Aomori Expressway, instead westbound traffic from Aomori Expressway merges into
42-421: The Tōhoku Expressway's southbound traffic. Aomori Expressway 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 . The expressway is officially referred to as
49-583: The Tōhoku Jūkan Expressway Hachinohe Route. 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. 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
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