Shuto Expressway Inner Circular Route 首都高速都心環状線 | |
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Route information | |
Part of AH1 | |
Maintained by Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited | |
Length | 14.8 km (9.2 mi) |
Existed | 1962–present |
Major junctions | |
Beltway around Tokyo | |
Location | |
Country | Japan |
Highway system | |
The Inner Circular Route (都心環状線, Toshin Kanjō-sen), signed as Route C1, is one of the routes of the Shuto Expressway system serving the central part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The route is a complete loop around the central Tokyo wards of Chiyoda, Chūō, and Minato, with a total length of 14.8 kilometers (9.2 mi). In addition to serving areas of central Tokyo, the Inner Circular Route also serves as the origin of the radial routes of the Shuto Expressway. A section of the expressway is built above the Shibuya River.