Japan National Route 58

National Route 58 shield
National Route 58
国道58号
Map
Japan National Route 58 highlighted in red
Route information
Length245.2 km[1] (152.4 mi)
Existed1972–present
Major junctions
From National Route 3 / National Route 10 in Kagoshima
To National Route 330 / National Route 331 / National Route 390 in Naha
Section 1
From National Route 3 / National Route 10 in Kagoshima
FromPort of Kagoshima
Section 2
FromNishinoomote, Kagoshima
FromMinamitane, Kagoshima
Section 3
FromAmami, Kagoshima
FromSetouchi, Kagoshima
Section 4
FromKunigami, Okinawa
Major intersections National Route 331
National Route 505
National Route 449
Okinawa Expressway
From National Route 330 / National Route 331 / National Route 390 in Naha
Location
CountryJapan
Highway system
National Route 57 National Route 101

National Route 58 (国道58号, Kokudō Gojūhachi-gō) is a Japanese national highway connecting the capital cities Kagoshima and Naha of Kagoshima Prefecture and Okinawa Prefecture, respectively. With a total length of 884.4 kilometers (549.5 mi), it is the longest national highway in Japan, though it measures only 245.2 kilometers (152.4 mi) on land. The highway begins at an intersection with National Routes 3 and 10 in Kagoshima. From Kagoshima, it travels southwest along the first island chain that divides the Pacific Ocean from the East China Sea. From the north to the south, it has sections on the islands of Tanegashima, Amami Ōshima, and finally, Okinawa. On Okinawa it ends at an intersection with National Routes 330, 331, and 390 in Naha.

  1. ^ "一般国道の路線別、都道府県別道路現況" [Road statistics by General National Highway route and prefecture] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 19 February 2020.