Kyushu Expressway

Kyushu Expressway
九州自動車道
Route information
Part of AH1
Length346.2 km (215.1 mi)
Existed1971–present
Major junctions
FromMoji Interchange in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
Kita-Kyushu Expressway
AH1 Kanmon Bridge
ToKagoshima Junction in Kagoshima, Kagoshima
Minami-Kyushu Expressway
Ibusuki Skyline
Location
CountryJapan
Major citiesFukuoka, Dazaifu, Tosu, Kurume, Kumamoto, Yatsushiro, Kirishima
Highway system

Kyushu Expressway (九州自動車道, Kyūshū Jidōsha-dō) (Asian Highway Network AH1) is one of the Expressways of Japan from Kitakyūshū (and the bridge to Honshū) to west of Kagoshima linking with the Higashikyushu Expressway and the Ibusuki Skyline. It runs through the prefectures of Fukuoka, the eastern half of the Saga, Kumamoto, Miyazaki (Ebino only) and the Kagoshima prefectures. The freeway runs entirely on the island of Kyūshū. The total length is 346.2 km. It does not cover Ōita or Nagasaki.