National Route 340 | ||||
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国道340号 | ||||
![]() Japan National Route 340 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Length | 246.2 km[1] (153.0 mi) | |||
Existed | 1 April 1975–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | ![]() in Rikuzentakata, Iwate | |||
North end | ![]() in Hachinohe, Aomori | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Japan | |||
Highway system | ||||
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National Route 340 (国道340号, Kokudō Sanbyakuyonjūgō) is a national highway of Japan connecting the cities of Rikuzentakata, in southeastern Iwate Prefecture, and Hachinohe, in southeastern Aomori Prefecture. It travels south to north and has a total length of 246.2 kilometers (153.0 mi). It serves primarily as an alternate, inland route to National Route 45 through the northeastern part of the Tōhoku region.
Route description
[edit]National Route 340 has a total length of 246.2 kilometers (153.0 mi).
History
[edit]National Route 340 was established by the Cabinet of Japan in 1975 between Rikuzentaka and Hachinohe.[2]
Major intersections
[edit]All junctions listed are at-grade intersections unless noted otherwise.
Prefecture | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
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Iwate | Rikuzentakata | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() | Southern terminus of national routes 340 and 343 | ||
1.7 | 1.1 | Iwate Prefecture Route 141 east | Intersection is closed due to post-2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami reconstruction work | ||||
2.7 | 1.7 | ![]() | Rikuzentakata Interchange (E45 exit 31) | ||||
4.9 | 3.0 | ![]() | Northern end of unsigned National Route 343 concurrency | ||||
Sumita | 17.8 | 11.1 | ![]() | Southern end of National Route 107 concurrency | |||
21.9 | 13.6 | ![]() | Northern end of National Route 107 concurrency | ||||
27.4 | 17.0 | Iwate Prefecture Route 238 north | |||||
29.9 | 18.6 | Iwate Prefecture Route 167 east | |||||
Tōno | 38.2 | 23.7 | ![]() ![]() | Tōno-Sumita Interchange (E46 exit 6); southern end of National Route 283 concurrency | |||
41.7 | 25.9 | ![]() | Eastbound National Route 283 pedestrian, bicycle, or motorized traffic with engine displacement below 125cc traffic must use this road | ||||
45.6 | 28.3 | ![]() | |||||
48.4 | 30.1 | ![]() | Northern end of National Route 283 concurrency | ||||
51.8 | 32.2 | Iwate Prefecture Route 160 west – Tsukimōshi | |||||
Miyako | 70.9 | 44.1 | Iwate Prefecture Route 26 (former National Route 340) east – Ōtsuchi | ||||
78.9 | 49.0 | Iwate Prefecture Route 25 west – Shiwa | |||||
86.0 | 53.4 | ![]() | Southern end of National Route 106 concurrency | ||||
87.4 | 54.3 | Iwate Prefecture Route 143 south – Rikuchū-Kawai Station | |||||
101.5 | 63.1 | ![]() | Northern end of National Route 106 concurrency | ||||
Iwaizumi | 129.6 | 80.5 | Iwate Prefecture Route 171 west – Okawa, Kamatsuda | ||||
136.8 | 85.0 | ![]() | Southern end of National Route 455 concurrency | ||||
147.7 | 91.8 | ![]() | Northern end of National Route 455 concurrency | ||||
Kuzumaki | 160.9 | 100.0 | Iwate Prefecture Route 202 east – Fudai, Akka | ||||
176.3 | 109.5 | ![]() | Southern end of National Route 281 concurrency | ||||
177.3 | 110.2 | ![]() | Northern end of National Route 281 concurrency | ||||
Kunohe | 190.7 | 118.5 | Iwate Prefecture Route 271 west – Anetai | ||||
190.9 | 118.6 | Iwate Prefecture Route 272 east – Nikarube | |||||
196.9 | 122.3 | Iwate Prefecture Route 5 east – Yamagata | Southern end of Iwate Prefecture Route 5 concurrency | ||||
199.8 | 124.1 | Iwate Prefecture Route 5 west – Ichinohe | Northern end of Iwate Prefecture Route 5 concurrency | ||||
200.5 | 124.6 | Iwate Prefecture Route 24 west – Ninohe | |||||
202.8 | 126.0 | ![]() Iwate Prefecture Route 22 (Karumai Kunohe Route) east – Taneichi, Kuji ,Yamagata | Kunohe Interchange (E4A exit 3) | ||||
Karumai | 209.4 | 130.1 | Iwate Prefecture Route 264 (Ninohe Karumai Route) – Natsumagi, Kiminarita | ||||
212.4 | 132.0 | ![]() | Southern end of National Route 395 concurrency | ||||
217.0 | 134.8 | Iwate Prefecture Route 33 north – Hachinohe, Nagawa | |||||
221.2 | 137.4 | ![]() Iwate Prefecture Route 264 (Ninohe Karumai Route) south – Central Karumai | Karumai Interchange (E4A exit 4) | ||||
221.3 | 137.5 | ![]() | Northern end of National Route 395 concurrency | ||||
Aomori | Hachinohe | 231.3 | 143.7 | ![]() | |||
242.4 | 150.6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||
244.4 | 151.9 | ![]() | Western end of southbound side of National Route 340 one-way pair | ||||
244.5 | 151.9 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of northbound side of National Route 340 one-way pair | ||||
246.2 | 153.0 | ![]() Aomori Prefecture Route 1 east –Kabushima, Tanesashi Seaside | Northern terminus; eastern end of National Route 340 one-way pair; northbound traffic continues as Aomori Prefecture Route 1 east | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "一般国道の路線を指定する政令" (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via Wikisource.
External links
[edit]Media related to Category:Route 340 (Japan) at Wikimedia Commons