Meishin Expressway

Meishin Expressway
Meishin Expressway
名神高速道路
Route information
	Part of AH1
	Maintained by the Central Nippon Expressway Company and the West Nippon Expressway Company
Length	193.9 km (120.5 mi)
Existed	July 16, 1963–present
Major junctions
East end	Tōmei Expressway in Komaki, Aichi
West end	Kobe Route in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo
Location
Country	Japan
Highway system
	National highways of Japan; Expressways of Japan;

The Meishin Expressway (名神高速道路, Meishin Kōsoku-dōro), or Nagoya-Kōbe Expressway 193.9 kilometres (120.5 mi) is a toll expressway in Japan. It runs from a junction with the Tōmei Expressway in Komaki, Aichi (outside Nagoya) west to Nishinomiya, Hyōgo (between Osaka and Kobe). It is the main road link between Osaka and Nagoya, and, along with the Tōmei Expressway, forms the main road link between Osaka and Tokyo. East of the Chūgoku Expressway near Osaka, it is part of Asian Highway Network ( AH1).

The part east of interchange 29 (Yōkaichi) is owned by the Central Nippon Expressway Company; the rest is owned by the West Nippon Expressway Company.

^ Kenji Asai "A Dictionary Understanding Roads and Roads", published in Japanese Business Publishing Company, November 10, 2001, first edition. ISBN 4-534-03315-X.