7-707: The Ikeda Route ( 池田線 , Ikeda-sen ) , signed as Route 11 , is one of the routes of the Hanshin Expressway system serving the Keihanshin area in Japan. It is a radial route that travels in a south to north direction from central Osaka to Itami Airport and Ikeda , with a length of 14.2 kilometers (8.8 mi). Along with its spur route, it has a total length of 21.6 kilometers (13.4 mi). The Ikeda Route begins at Nakanoshima Junction in Nishi-ku, Osaka , where it meets
14-714: Is a 239.3-kilometer-long (148.7 mi) network of expressways surrounding Osaka , Kobe and Kyoto , Japan . Operated by Hanshin Expressway Company, Limited ( 阪神高速道路株式会社 , Hanshin Kōsoku-dōro Kabushiki-gaisha ) , it opened in 1962. Portions of the Hanshin Expressway about 400 meters (1,300 ft) east of Fukae Station collapsed during the Kobe earthquake on 17 January 1995. These sections were rebuilt with more modern standards by 1996. Portions of
21-663: The Loop Route . Curving to the north just south of Osaka Station , the expressway serves the station and the Umeda commercial, business, shopping, and entertainment district. The southbound exit ramp to the area is the Ikeda Route's most notable feature, an exit ramp that passes through the Gate Tower Building , taking up part of the building's fifth, sixth, and seventh floors. From there it travels northwest from central Osaka, crossing
28-530: The Yodo River . After this, the expressway crosses through the city's Nishiyodogawa and Yodogawa wards, then it crosses into the city of Toyonaka where it curves to the north. In Toyonaka it meets the Meishin Expressway at Toyonaka Interchange. Approaching the vicinity of Itami Airport , it slowly begins to curve to the northwest again. An interchange connects the airport to the expressway. Just north of
35-748: The Loop Route and Umeda. The spur of the Ikeda Route was completed in 1998. The entire expressway lies within Osaka Prefecture . The Ikeda Route has a spur route that travels north from its southern terminus with the main route of the Ikeda Route at Hotarugaike Junction in Toyonaka to its northern terminus at National Route 173 in Ikeda . The spur of the Ikeda Route begins at Hotarugaike Junction in Toyonaka where it meets its parent route. The expressway travels around
42-536: The airport interchange, the spur route of the Ikeda Route begins, heading northwest, while the main route meets its northern terminus just beyond the junction. The main route ends at an at-grade intersection with National Route 176 and Osaka Prefecture Route 10 just south of the Ikeda Interchange on the Chūgoku Expressway . The first section of what come to be known as the Ikeda Route opened in 1965 between
49-868: The northeastern edge of Itami Airport, briefly crossing into Itami, Hyōgo before crossing back into the city of Ikeda in Osaka Prefecture. The expressway then begins paralleling the Ina River as it travels north toward Kawanishi , once again briefly switching to the opposite shore of the river in Hyōgo Prefecture, before returning into Osaka. The route meets its northern terminus at an interchange with national routes 173 and 423 just north of Satsukiyama Zoo . Hanshin Expressway The Hanshin Expressway ( 阪神高速道路 , Hanshin Kōsoku-dōro )
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