Shin-Meishin Expressway

The Shin-Meishin Expressway (新名神高速道路, Shin Meishin Kōsokudōro) or simply Shin-Meishin for short is an expressway, linking Mie prefecture to Hyōgo Prefecture, which is partially open and partially under construction. The expressways current length as of February 2008 is 49.7 km.^[2] It connects to the Isewangan Expressway.

Shin-Meishin Expressway
新名神高速道路
Route information
Length	49.7 km[1] (30.9 mi)
Location
Country	Japan
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

Omi-Odori Bridge on Shin-Meishin Expressway

Interchanges, junctions, service areas and parking areas

• IC: interchange
• SIC: smart interchange
• JCT: junction
• SA: service area
• PA: parking area
• BS: bus stop
• TN: tunnel

Main route

No.	Name	Connections	Dist. from start (km)	Bus stop	Notes	Location
Isewangan Expressway
(29-1)	Yokkaichi JCT	Higashi-Meihan Expressway	0.0			Yokkaichi	Mie Prefecture
1	Shin-Yokkaichi JCT	Tokai-Kanjo Expressway	4.4
2	Komono IC	National Route 477	12.6			Komono
2-1	Suzuka PA/SIC		20.6			Suzuka
3	Kameyama-nishi JCT	Kameyama Connection Route (to Higashi-Meihan Expressway)	27.8			Kameyama
TN	Suzuka TN
–	Tsuchiyama SA/BS		38.3	S		Koka	Shiga Prefecture
4	Koka-Tsuchiyama IC	Shiga Pref. Route 340 (Koka-Tsuchiyama Interchange Route)	41.3
5	Konan IC/PA	Shiga Pref. Route 343 (Konan Interchange Route)	51.5
6	Shigaraki IC	Shiga Pref. Route 341 (Shigaraki Interchange Route)	58.2
7	Otsu JCT	Otsu Connection Route (to Meishin Expressway)	69.8			Otsu
–	Shin Otsu SA/Shin Otsu SIC	Shiga Pref. Route 782 (Ujitawara Ōishihigashi Route)		–	Opening Year Undecided
–	Ujitawara IC	National Route 307	87.8	–		Ujitawara	Kyoto Prefecture
–	Shin Joyo SA	–		–		Joyo
9	Joyo JCT/IC	Keinawa Expressway National Route 24 (Okubo Bypass)	94.9
10	Yawata-Kyotanabe JCT/IC	Daini Keihan Road Kyoto Pref. Route 284 (Yawata Interchange Route)	98.4			Yawata
Opening Year Undecided
11	Takatsuki JCT/IC	Meishin Expressway Osaka Pref. Route 79 (Fushimi-Yanagitani-Takatsuki Route)	109.1	–		Takatsuki	Osaka Prefecture
12	Ibaraki-Sendaiji IC/PA	Osaka Pref. Route 1 (Ibaraki-Settsu Route)	119.0	–		Ibaraki
13	Minō-Todoromi IC	National Route 423 Minō Toll Road	127.1	–		Minoh
14	Kawanishi IC	Hyogo Pref. Route 721 (Kawanishi Interchange Route)	132.7	–		Kawanishi	Hyogo Prefecture
14-1	Takarazuka-kita SA/SIC	Hyogo Pref. Route 33 (Shiose Takarazuka Route)	141.5	–		Takarazuka
(5-1)	Kobe JCT	Chugoku Expressway	149.6	–		Kita-ku, Kobe
Sanyo Expressway

Kameyama connection route

No.	Name	Connections	Dist. from start (km)	Notes	Location
(32-1)	Kameyama JCT	Higashi-Meihan Expressway	0.0		Kameyama, Mie Prefecture
3	Kameyama-nishi JCT	Main Route	5.3	tentative name

Otsu connection route

No.	Name	Connections	Dist. from start (km)	Notes	Location
(30-1)	Kusatsu JCT	Meishin Expressway	0.0		Kusatsu	Shiga Prefecture
7-1	Kusatsu-Tanakami IC	Shiga Pref. Route 342 (Kusatsu-Tanakami Interchange Route)	1.2
7	Otsu JCT	Main Route	3.6	tentative name	Otsu

See also

• Central Nippon Expressway Company
• West Nippon Expressway Company