Aomori West Bypass

西バイ (Nishibai)
Route information
Length	7.8 km (4.8 mi)
Major junctions
From	National Route 7
	National Route 280
To	National Route 4
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

The Aomori West Bypass (青森西バイパス Aomori Nishi Bypass) is a major highway located entirely in the city of Aomori in northern Japan. The highway main function is to link the western part of the city to its center. Signed as National Route 7, it connects the main section of National Route 7 to the northern terminus of National Route 4, meeting at Hakko Dori in front of the prefecture office of Aomori. The route also carries National Route 101 to its northern terminus at National Route 4 as well.^[1]

Route description

A sign marking the boundary between National Route 4 and National Route 7

From its western terminus at the mainline of National Route 7, the bypass makes its way east to the middle of Aomori. It first meets with a bypass of National Route 280, then it crosses under the tracks of the Hokkaido Shinkansen near Shin-Aomori Station. It is then carried by the Aomori Viaduct (993.8 metres or 3,260 feet) over the Tsugaru Line; this bridge is the third-longest in Aomori Prefecture.^{[lower-alpha 1]} The bypass meets the southern terminus of National Route 280 at the east end of the viaduct. It then crosses over the Ōu Main Line and Aoimori Railway Line near Aomori Station meeting its end shortly after at the northern terminus of National Route 4. National Route 4 continues along the same roadway south towards Tokyo.^[2]

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