Nishi-Seto Expressway

expressway in Hiroshima and Ehime Prefectures, Japan
AdministrativeArea controlled_access_highway Q1799184
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Nishi-Seto Expressway

Summary

Nishi-Seto Expressway is a controlled-access highway[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Nishi-Seto Expressway is located in Onomichi[3].
  • Nishi-Seto Expressway is located in Imabari[4].
  • Nishi-Seto Expressway is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Nishi-Seto Expressway's transport network is recorded as national highway of Japan[6].
  • Nishi-Seto Expressway's transport network is recorded as Arterial High-standard Highway System[7].
  • Nishi-Seto Expressway's instance of is recorded as controlled-access highway[8].
  • Nishi-Seto Expressway's instance of is recorded as toll road[9].
  • Nishi-Seto Expressway's maintained by is recorded as Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company[10].
  • Nishiseto is named after Nishi-Seto Expressway[11].
  • Nishi-Seto Expressway's crosses is recorded as Seto Inland Sea[12].
  • Nishi-Seto Expressway is part of Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Project[13].
  • Nishi-Seto Expressway's Commons category is recorded as Nishiseto Expressway[14].
  • Nishi-Seto Expressway's terminus is recorded as Nishiseto-Onomichi interchange[15].
  • Nishi-Seto Expressway's terminus is recorded as Imabari interchange[16].
  • 1979 marks the founding of Nishi-Seto Expressway[17].
  • Nishi-Seto Expressway's terminus location is recorded as Onomichi[18].
  • Nishi-Seto Expressway's terminus location is recorded as Imabari[19].
  • Nishi-Seto Expressway's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Geiyo Islands[20].
  • Nishi-Seto Expressway's official website is recorded as https://www.jb-honshi.co.jp/shimanami/[21].
  • Nishi-Seto Expressway's official website is recorded as https://www.jb-honshi.co.jp/english/customer_index/guide/route-guide/use_e.html[22].
  • Nishi-Seto Expressway's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nishiseto Expressway[23].
  • Nishi-Seto Expressway's topic has template is recorded as Q14403661[24].
  • Nishi-Seto Expressway's official blog URL is recorded as https://www.jb-honshi.co.jp/shimanami/blog/[25].
  • Nishi-Seto Expressway's date of official opening is recorded as 1979[26].
  • Nishi-Seto Expressway's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '西瀬戸道'}[27].

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Geography

Nishi-Seto Expressway is in the country of Japan[5]. Located in include Onomichi[3], a city of Japan[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1889[30] and Imabari[4], a city of Japan[31], in Japan[32], founded in 1920[33]. It is part of Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Project[13].

Physical Characteristics

Nishi-Seto Expressway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+59.4'}[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include controlled-access highway[8] and toll road[9].

History and Context

1979 marks the founding of Nishi-Seto Expressway[17]. Nishiseto is named after it[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Nishi-Seto Expressway include 9235 Shimanamikaido[35], an asteroid[36].

Why It Matters

Nishi-Seto Expressway has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include 9235 Shimanamikaido[35], an asteroid[36].

References

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  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · K8hishi · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Named after Nishiseto
    Inception +1979-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Located in/on physical feature Geiyo Islands
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