Japan National Route 18 Explained
Country: | JPN |
Type: | National |
Route: | 18 |
Map Custom: | yes |
Length Km: | 193.9 |
Length Ref: | [1] |
Established: | 4 December 1952 |
Direction A: | North |
Terminus A: | in Jōetsu |
Direction B: | South |
Previous Type: | Route |
Previous Route: | 17 |
Next Type: | Route |
Next Route: | 19 |
is a national highway connecting Takasaki and Joetsu, Niigata in Japan.[2] A section of the highway is designated as a part of the Japan Romantic Road.[3]
Route data
History
- 4 December 1952 - First Class National Highway 18 (from Takasaki to Joetsu)
- 1 April 1965 - General National Highway 18 (from Takasaki to Joetsu)
Municipalities passed through
Intersects with
- at Karuizawa Town
- at Komoro City - Ueda City
Bypasses
Among other sections already finished, a bypass running on the west side of the Chikuma River from the extreme southern part of Nagano City to Ueda is currently under construction. As of 2008, only a small amount of sections of this bypass has been completed. The completed sections are in Ueda, just west of the Chikuma River, and in Chikuma from Inariyama to just south of Yawata.
Notes and References
- Web site: 一般国道の路線別、都道府県別道路現況. Road statistics by General National Highway route and prefecture. ja. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. 19 February 2020.
- Web site: ja:一般国道18号 . . Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Kanto Regional Development Bureau. . 29 November 2010 . ja . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928103702/http://www.ktr.mlit.go.jp/honkyoku/road/jikoku/station/r018.html . 28 September 2011.
- Web site: Japan Romantic Road. japan-guide.com. 13 May 2020. 18 February 2021.