National Route 42 shield
National Route 42
国道42号
Map
Route information
Length504.6 km[1] (313.5 mi)
Existed1 April 1959–present
Major junctions
East end National Route 1 in Hamamatsu
West end National Route 24 in Wakayama
Location
CountryJapan
Highway system
← National Route 41→ National Route 43

National Route 42 (国道42号, Kokudō yonjūni-gō), also called Kumano Kaidō or Tropical Route is a national highway connecting Hamamatsu, Shizuoka and Wakayama, Wakayama in Japan. Part of the route requires crossing Ise Bay on the Ise-wan Ferry.[2][3]

It is the 8th longest national highway in Japan.

Route data

History

Route 42 was originally designated in January 1945 as a section of Route 41 (the Kumano Highway), which ran to Tokyo. This ran concurrent with Route 1 (now Route 1/Route 23). On 18 May 1953 Route 41 was classified as a Class 2 highway and redesignated as Route 170, which was later redesignated as Route 42 when the route was promoted to a Class 1 highway.

Passes through

Shizuoka Prefecture
Aichi Prefecture
Mie Prefecture
Wakayama Prefecture

Intersects with

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Shizuoka Prefecture
Aichi Prefecture
Mie Prefecture
Wakayama Prefecture

References

  1. ^ "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 19 February 2020.
  2. ^ 一般国道４２号 (in Japanese). Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  3. ^ 一般国道42 号 (in Japanese). Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 29 November 2010.


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