The is an expressway connecting Sayō in Hyōgo Prefecture and Tottori, the capital and largest city in Tottori Prefecture. It is owned and operated partly by the West Nippon Expressway Company and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The expressway is signed as an auxiliary route of National Route 373 as well as E29 under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."
Naming The expressway is officially referred to as the Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Himeji Tottori Route. The Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Himeji Tottori Route is the official designation for the Sanyō Expressway between Sanyō Himeji-Nishi Interchange and Harima Junction, the Harima Expressway between Harima Junction and Yamazaki Junction, the Chūgoku Expressway between Yamazaki Junction and Sayō Junction, and the Tottori Expressway between Sayō Junction and Tottori Interchange (concurrent with the Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Himeji Tottori Route).
Route description From Sayo Junction to Sayo Toll Gate the expressway is maintained and tolled by the West Nippon Expressway Company. The rest of the expressway is able to be driven without any fees. That section of the expressway is maintained by the Chūgoku branch of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
The entire expressway has only one lane in each direction, except for the section between Sayō Junction and Sayō Toll Gate.
History The first section of the Tottori Expressway to open was the Shidosaka Tunnel section between Sakane Junction in Nishiawakura and Chizu in 1981. The final section of the expressway (8.8 km between Ōhara Interchange and Nishi-Awakura Interchange) was opened on March 23, 2013.
List of interchanges and features
IC - interchange, SIC - smart interchange, JCT - junction, SA - service area, PA - parking area, BS - bus stop, TN - tunnel, TB - toll gate No.NameConnectionsDist. fromOriginBus StopNotesLocation(10-1)Sayō JCT Chūgoku Expressway0.0SayōHyōgoTBSayō TB1.0BSSayō-Hirafuku BS3.6○1Sayō-Hirafuku IC National Route 3733.7southbound exit, northbound entrance2Ōhara IC National Route 42910.9○MimasakaOkayamaBSNishi-Awakura BS18.3○Nishiawakura 19.0Beginning of concurrency with Shidosaka Pass Road. 3Nishi-Awakura IC National Route 37319.7 3-1Sakane Intersection National Route 37322.92.5 km gap in the expressway, connection is made by National Route 373TNShidosaka TunnelLength - ChizuTottori3-1Komagaeri Intersection National Route 37325.4North end of concurrency with Shidosaka Pass Road.PAFukuhara PA27.8○PA:Southbound entrance only4Chizu-Minami IC National Route 37329.3northbound exit, southbound entrance5Chizu IC National Route 53 National Route 37337.66Mochigase IC/PATottori Prefectural Route 4948.1○Tottori7Kawahara IC/PA National Route 53 National Route 373Tottori Prefectural Route 32452.6○PA:Northbound entrance only8Tottori-Minami IC National Route 53 National Route 37355.7northbound exit, southbound entrance57.2southbound exit, northbound entrance(9)Tottori JCT San'in Kinki Expressway National Route 9 (Bypass)62.3 Through to San-in Expressway
References
External links West Nippon Expressway Company