National highway in Japan
National Route 7
(
?道7?
,
Kokud? Nanag?
)
is a major north-south
national highway
on the
Sea of Japan
side of the island of
Honsh?
,
Japan
. It traverses four
prefectures
, with
Niigata
at its southern end, then
Yamagata
,
Akita
, and finally,
Aomori
at its northern end. The 471.8-kilometer (293.2 mi) long highway begins at an intersection with national routes
8
,
17
,
113
,
116
,
289
,
350
, and
402
in the capital of Niigata,
Niigata
. Travelling north, the highway links the prefectural capitals
Akita
and
Aomori
. In central Aomori the highway ends at the northern terminus of
National Route 4
and
National Route 45
.
Route description
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The main line of National Route 7 has a length of 471.8 kilometers (293.2 mi). When bypasses signed as National Route 7 are included, its total distance increases to 559.6 kilometers (347.7 mi).
[2]
The highway's origin and southern terminus lies in
Chuo-ku
,
Niigata
at junction with national routes
8
,
17
,
113
,
116
,
289
,
350
, and
402
. The highway passes through
Shibata
,
Murakami
,
Tsuruoka
,
Sakata
,
Yurihonj?
,
Akita
,
Noshiro
,
?date
, and
Hirosaki
. Its endpoint and northern terminus lies in
Aomori
at a junction with national routes
4
and
45
.
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History
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What eventually became National Route 7 between Aburakawa-juku in present-day
Aomori
and Tsuchizakiminato-juku in
Akita
was established during the
Edo period
by
Tokugawa Ieyasu
as the Ush? Hama Kaid? and
Ush? Kaid?
, subroutes of the
?sh? Kaid?
.
[4]
National Route 7 was established by the
Cabinet of Japan
roughly along the aforementioned section of the Ush? Kaid? as well as a new road south to
Niigata
on 4 December 1952 as First Class National Highway 7 between Niigata and Aomori. It's designationation was changed to General National Highway 7 on 1 April 1965.
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Major intersections
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All junctions listed are
at-grade intersections
unless noted otherwise.
Gallery
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See also
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References
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"一般?道の路線別、都道府?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
19 February
2020
.
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"一般?道の路線別、都道府?別道路現況"
(PDF)
(in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
. Retrieved
10 October
2019
.
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"ja:一般?道7?"
(in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Tohoku Regional Development Bureau. Archived from
the original
on 1 May 2016
. Retrieved
16 October
2019
.
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"羽州街道交流?"
(in Japanese). 2017
. Retrieved
12 October
2019
.
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"一般?道の路線を指定する政令"
(in Japanese)
. Retrieved
10 October
2019
– via Wikisource.
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