Japan National Route 45

National Route 45
国道45号
Japan National Route 45 highlighted in red
Route information
Length	516.9 km[1] (321.2 mi)
Existed	1 April 1963–present
Major junctions
North end	National Route 7 / National Route 101 / National Route 280 in Aomori
Major intersections	National Route 279 (Shimokita Expressway) National Route 4 Momoishi Toll Road/Daini Michinoku Toll Road Hachinohe Expressway Hachinohe-Kuji Expressway Sanriku-kita Jūkan Road Sanriku Expressway Sanriku Expressway/Sendai-Tōbu Road National Route 4
South end	National Route 48 / National Route 286 in Sendai
Location
Country	Japan
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan
← National Route 44 → National Route 46

National Route 45 (国道45号, Kokudō Shijūgogō) is a national highway of Japan connecting Aoba-ku, Sendai and Aomori, Aomori. Alongside Japan National Route 6, it is a main route along the Pacific coast of eastern Japan. It is paralleled closely by the incomplete Sanriku Expressway between Sendai and Hachinohe.