Akita Expressway
| Akita Expressway | |
|---|---|
| 秋田自動車道 | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 229.2 km (142.4 mi) Akita Sotokanjō Expressway: 9.5 km (5.9 mi) Kotooka Noshiro Road: 33.8 km (21.0 mi) |
| Existed | 1991–present |
| Component highways | National Route 7 Akita Expressway Akita Expressway |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Kitakami Junction in Kitakami, Iwate
(39°16′29″N 141°04′29″E / 39.2746°N 141.0747°E) Tōhoku Expressway |
| North end | Kosaka Junction in Kosaka, Akita
(40°22′17″N 140°42′48″E / 40.3714°N 140.7133°E) Tōhoku Expressway |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Major cities | Yokote, Daisen, Akita, Noshiro, Ōdate |
| Highway system | |
The Akita Expressway (秋田自動車道, Akita Jidōsha-dō) is a national expressway in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The 229.2-kilometer-long (142.4 mi) expressway begins at an interchange with the Tōhoku Expressway in Kitakami, Iwate from where it proceeds northwest towards the capital of Akita Prefecture, Akita. From there, it travels northeast back to another interchange along the Tōhoku Expressway in the town of Kosaka. It is jointly owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). The Akita Expressway is numbered E7 between Kosaka and Kitakami Junctions and E46 between Kitakami and Kawabe Junctions under the MLIT's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."