The is an urban expressway in Nagoya, Japan. It is a part of the Nagoya Expressway network and is owned and operated by Nagoya Expressway Public Corporation.
Overview
The Ring Route forms a rectangular loop around downtown Nagoya. It is one-way only and flows clockwise with 2 to 4 lanes of traffic. Routes 1 through 6 of the Nagoya Expressway network extend radially from the Ring Route (Route 2 bisects it). The Ring Route also serves as the origin point for these expressways.
The first section of the route was opened to traffic in 1985 and the route was completed in 1995. The future Sannō Junction will link the Ring Route to Route 4 which is under construction.
In Gaming The Nagoya Expressway Ring Route is used in Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6 as the Nagoya Area map, or the Nagoya Speed Ring. However, when playing on this map you race for 14.9 km, going around the Ring Route more than one time but less than twice. Around the Marunouchi Exit, there are orange lights on the border of the roadway that illuminate at night, just like the actual expressway.
Interchange list
JCT - junction
No.NameConnectionsNotesLocation(all in Nagoya)JCTHigashi-Kataha JCT Nagoya Expressway Kusunoki RouteHigashi-kuC01Tōshinchō ExitC02Tōshinchō EntranceJCTMarutamachi JCT Nagoya Expressway Higashiyama RouteMarutamachi JCT ←→ Takabari JCT access onlyNaka-kuJCTTsurumai-minami JCT Nagoya Expressway Ōdaka RouteShōwa-kuC03Higashibetsuin ExitNaka-kuC04Higashibetsuin EntranceJCTSannō JCT Nagoya Expressway Tōkai RouteUnder constructionNakagawa-kuJCTShinsuzaki JCT Nagoya Expressway Manba RouteShinsuzaki JCT ←→ Nagoya-nishi JCT access onlyNakamura-kuC05Nishikibashi ExitNaka-kuC06Meieki EntranceMeieki is the area around Nagoya Station.Nakamura-kuJCTMeidōchō JCT Nagoya Expressway Kiyosu RouteNishi-kuC07Marunouchi Exit National Route 22On the sides of the roadway, there are orange lights that illuminate when it is darkNaka-kuC08Marunouchi Entrance National Route 22JCTHigashi-Kataha JCT Nagoya Expressway Kusunoki RouteHigashi-ku
References
External links Nagoya Expressway Public Corporation