Japan National Route 57

National Route 57 (国道57号, Kokudō Gojūnana-gō) is a national highway of Japan connecting Ōita and Nagasaki in Japan.

National Route 57 shield
National Route 57
国道57号
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Route information
Length326.7 km[1] (203.0 mi)
Existed1 April 1963–present
HistoryWas Routes 214, 215 and 216 before 1963
Major junctions
West end National Route 34 in Nagasaki
East end National Route 10 in Ōita
Location
CountryJapan
Highway system
National Route 56 National Route 58

Route description

A section of National Route 57 in the city of Taketa in Ōita Prefecture is a musical road.[3]

History

  • 1953-05-18 - Second Class National Highway 214 (from Isahaya to Shimabara), Second Class National Highway 215 (from Shimabara to Uto) and Second Class National Highway 216 (from Kumamoto to Oita)
  • 1963-04-01 - Joined Second Class National Highways 214, 215 and 216 to form First Class National Highway 57 (from Oita to Nagasaki)
  • 1965-04-01 - General National Highway 57 (from Oita to Nagasaki)

Overlapping sections

Municipalities passed through

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