Japan National Route 41
National Route 41 is a national highway connecting Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, and Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The bulk of the road runs through Gifu Prefecture. The route is also referred to as Yon-ichi and Shippin, based on the Japanese readings for the route numbering.
The road generally follows the route of JR Central's Takayama Main Line, except for a few locations around the cities of Takayama and Hida. The northern part of the route is generally used for sightseeing and the southern part is for industry. As a result, the northern areas are generally crowded only on weekends and holidays, whereas the southern areas, especially around Nagoya, have high traffic volume every day.
Route data
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- Origin: Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
- Terminus: Toyama, Toyama Prefecture
- Major cities: Minokamo, Gero, Takayama
History
Route 41 was originally designated on 18 May 1953 as National Route 155, and this was redesignated as Route 41 when the route was promoted to a Class 1 highway.Overlapping sections
- In Minokamo, from Ota-honmachi-4 intersection to Shin-Ota-bashi intersection: Route 21
- In Minokamo, from Shimamachi intersection to Mikadocho intersection: Route 248