Ōita Airport Road (大分空港道路, Ōita Kūkōdōro) is a formerly tolled road in Ōita Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the Ōita Prefecture Road Corporation. The route is signed E97 under Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."[1]
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| 国道%route%号 | |
 大分空港道路 | |
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| Maintained by Ōita Prefecture Road Corporation | |
| Length | 22.9 km (14.2 mi) |
| Existed | 1991–present |
| Component highways |  National Route 213 |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Hiji Interchange National Route 213 / Hiji Bypass in Hiji |
| To | Shioya Crossing National Route 213 in Kunisaki |
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| Country | Japan |
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Route description
editThe Ōita Airport Road begins at a signaled intersection with Japan National Route 213 just to the east of central Hiji. From there it briefly travels north to meet its spur route, a route that links it to the Hiji Bypass. When the routes merge, they turn to the northeast, traveling out of Hiji and in to Kitsuki. The road curves more to the east in Kitsuki and then enters the southern part of Kunisaki. It ends in Kunisaki upon meeting Route 213 once again.
History
editThe Ōita Airport Road opened on 25 November 1991. A spur route of the toll road, connecting it to the Hiji Bypass, was opened on 30 March 2002. Tolls were removed from the road on 1 December 2010.[2] Many sections of the road have been widened from two lanes to four since its opening.[3]
Junction list
editThe entire expressway is in Ōita Prefecture.
| Location | km | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Hiji | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | Hiji Crossing | National Route 213 | Western terminus; at-grade intersection | |
| 2.5 | 1.6 | 2 | Fujiwara | Ōita Airport Road (spur route) west | Eastbound entrance, westbound exit | ||
| Kitsuki | 2.8 | 1.7 | PA | Aiwara | Eastbound access only | ||
| 10.6 | 6.6 | 3 | Kitsuki | Ōita Prefecture Route 49 | Toll booth closed on 1 December 2010 | ||
| Kunisaki | 18.7 | 11.6 | 4 | Aki | Ōita Prefecture Route 404 | ||
| 20.4 | 12.7 | – | Shioya Crossing | National Route 213 | Eastern terminus; at-grade intersection | ||
| Through to National Route 213 / Ōita Airport Road
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Spur to Hiji Bypass
edit| Location | km | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Through to Hiji Bypass
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| Hiji | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | Hiji | Hiji Bypass National Route 10 | Western terminus | |
| 2.5 | 1.6 | 2 | Fujiwara | Ōita Airport Road (main route) | Eastern terminus | ||
| Through to Ōita Airport Road (main route)
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
edit- ^ "Japan's Expressway Numbering System". www.mlit.go.jp.
- ^ "米良、大野川大橋、空港道路 無料化始まる" (in Japanese). 1 December 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "大分空港道路 4車線区間延伸事業（杵築市相原～国東市安岐町大添）" (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 August 2019.