National Road 57 (Japan)
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| Overall length: | 326.7 km |
The Japanese National Road 57 ( Japanese 国 道 57 号 , Kokudō 57-gō ) runs on the island of Kyūshū between Ōita and Nagasaki . Its length is 326.7 kilometers.
history
On May 18, 1953, the 2nd order national roads were established in Japan. Among these were the 214, 215 and 216. The 214 ran from Isahaya to Shimabara ; the 215 from Shimabara to Uto and the 216 from Kumamoto to Ōita. On April 1, 1963, these three roads were classified as first-order national roads. In this context, they were given 57 as a common number to indicate this street rank. Since 1965, no distinction has been made between the two classifications. The numbers 214-216 have not been reassigned since then. The ferry that crossed Shimabara Bay to connect the two parts of the 57 has been out of service since 2006 due to bankruptcy.
