Bayshore Route (Port of Osaka-Kobe)

This article is about an expressway in Osaka and Kobe. For the other expressway in Osaka, see Bayshore Route (Port of Osaka-Kansai International Airport). For the expressway in Tokyo, see Bayshore Route. For the freeway in California, see Bayshore Freeway.

The Bayshore Route (湾岸線, Wangan-sen), signed as Route 5, is one of the routes of the Hanshin Expressway system serving the Keihanshin area. It is an intercity route that travels in an east to west direction from Suminoe-ku, Osaka to Tarumi-ku, Kobe. It has a total length of 32.7 kilometers (20.3 mi).^[1]

Hanshin Expressway Route 5 Bayshore Route 阪神高速5号湾岸線
The Bayshore Route highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Hanshin Expressway Company, Limited
Length	23.1 km (14.4 mi)
Existed	1991–present
Major junctions
East end	Nankō Junction [ja] in Suminoe-ku, Osaka Bayshore Route
West end	Tarumi Junction [ja] in Tarumi-ku, Kobe Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway Kitasen Road
Location
Country	Japan
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

See also

• Japan portal
• Roads portal