Nishi-Meihan Expressway

Nishi-Meihan Expressway
 E25  西名阪自動車道
Route information
Length 27.2 km (16.9 mi)
Existed 1969 – present
Major junctions
From Matsubara Junction
To Tenri Interchange
Location
Major cities Fujiidera, Kashiwara, Kashiba, Yamatokōriyama
Highway system
National highways of Japan
Expressways of Japan

Nishi-Meihan Expressway (西名阪自動車道, Nishimeihan Jidōshadō) is a national expressway in the Kinki region of Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company.

Naming

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 Highway and Higashi-Meihan Expressway, it forms a corridor linking the greater Nagoya and Osaka areas.

Passage cities

Matsubara - Fujiidera - Habikino - Kashiwara
Kashiba - Kanmaki - Kawai - Ando - Yamatokōriyama - Ando - Yamatokōriyama - Tenri

Interchanges and Junctions

  • (10) Matsubara Junction
  • TB Matsubara Toll Gate
  • 1 Fujiidera Interchange
  • TB Kashiwara Toll Gate
  • 2 Kashiwara Interchange
  • SA Kashiba Service Area
  • 3 Kashiba Interchange
  • 4 Hōryūji Interchange
  • 5 kōriyama Interchange
  • TB/PA Tenri Toll Gate/Tenri Parking Area
  • 6 Tenri Interchange


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