Country: | JPN |
Type: | Expressway |
Route: | Nishi-Meihan |
Alternate Name: | 西名阪自動車道 |
Map Custom: | yes |
Length Km: | 27.2 |
Length Round: | 1 |
Established: | 1969 |
Terminus A: | Matsubara Junction |
Cities: | Fujiidera, Kashiwara, Kashiba, Yamatokōriyama |
Terminus B: | Tenri Interchange |
is a national expressway in the Kinki region of Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company.
Meihan is a kanji acronym of two characters. The first character represents Nagoya (名古屋) and the second character represents Osaka (大阪). Nishi (西) means west; together with the Meihan Expressway and Higashi-Meihan Expressway, it forms a corridor linking the greater Nagoya and Osaka areas.
Matsubara - Fujiidera - Habikino - Kashiwara
Kashiba - Kanmaki - Kawai - Ando - Yamatokōriyama - Ando - Yamatokōriyama - Tenri