Asian Highway 1 ( AH1 ) is the longest east-west route of the Asian Highway Network , running 20,557 km (12,774 mi) from Tokyo, Japan via Korea , China , Southeast Asia , Bangladesh , India , Pakistan , and Iran to the border between Turkey and Bulgaria west of Istanbul where it joins end-on with European route E80 , running all the way to Lisbon , Portugal .
4-457: The Chūgoku Expressway ( 中国自動車道 , Chūgoku Jidōsha-dō ) (part of Asian Highway Network [REDACTED] AH1 ) is an expressway in Japan , which extends from Suita, Osaka to Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi . It connects Kansai and Chūgoku regions in western Honshu , Japan's main island. Other major cities along the expressway are Tsuyama , Kobe , and Hiroshima . It was opened in 1970, and has
8-744: A total length of 540.1 kilometers (335.6 mi). It is connected with many other expressways, including the Meishin Expressway at Suita Junction and Kanmon Bridge at Shimonoseki Interchange through to the Kyushu Expressway . On 5 October 2013, comedian and singer Yakkun Sakurazuka died in an accident on the Chugoku Expressway in Mine, Yamaguchi , while en route to a concert in Kumamoto Prefecture . He
12-585: The current National Highway 1 and National Highway 22. The route AH1 links to [REDACTED] E80 in Turkey. The E80 continues in the E-road network from the border station at Gürbulak in Turkey to Istanbul followed by E80 highways to Kapitan Andreevo/Kapıkule , Sofia , Niš , Pristina , Dubrovnik , Pescara , Rome , Genoa , Nice , Toulouse , Burgos , Valladolid , Salamanca and finally Lisbon on
16-752: Was hit by another car and killed after exiting his car following a crash. AH1 The 1200-kilometre section in Japan was added to the system in November 2003. It runs along the following tolled expressways : From Fukuoka, the Japan–Korea Undersea Tunnel has been proposed to provide a fixed crossing. The section in South Korea mainly follows the Gyeongbu Expressway . The Highway Boundary of South and North Korea. In future, will become part of AH1 instead of
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