Japan National Route 19

National Route 19
国道19号
Route information
Length	266.4 km (165.5 mi)
Existed	4 December 1952–present
Major junctions
South end	National Route 1 / National Route 247 in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya
North end	National Route 18 in Nagano
Location
Country	Japan
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan
← National Route 18 → National Route 20

National Route 19 (国道19号, Kokudō jūkyū-gō) is a national highway connecting Nagoya and Nagano in Japan.

Route data

• Length: 258.9 km (165.5 mi)
• Origin: Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Nagoya (originates at junction with Route 1)
• Terminus: Nagano City (ends at Junction with Route 18)
• Major cities: Kasugai, Tajimi, Nakatsugawa, Shiojiri, Matsumoto, Azumino

History

• 4 December 1952 - Designation as First Class National Highway 19 (from Nagoya to Nagano, Nagano)
• 1 April 1965 - Designation as General National Highway 19 (from Nagoya to Nagano, Nagano)

Overlapping sections

• From Atsuta, Nagoya (Atsuta Shrine South intersection) to Naka, Nagoya (Nichigin-mae intersection): Route 22
• From Toki (Odomi intersection) to Mizunami (Yamanouchi intersection): Route 21
• From Ena (Shoke intersection) to Sendambayashi, Nakatsugawa: Route 257
• From Nakatsugawa (Iyasaka-bashi intersection) to Nagiso (Azuma-bashi intersection): Route 256
• In Kiso Town, from Kiso-ohashi intersection to Hiyoshi-Ozawabara intersection: Route 361

Municipalities passed through

• Aichi Prefecture
  • Nagoya - Kasuagai
• Gifu Prefecture
  • Tajimi - Toki - Mizunami - Ena - Nakatsugawa
• Nagano Prefecture
  • Nagiso - Okuwa - Agematsu - Kiso town - Kiso Vill - Shiojiri - Matsumoto - Azumino - Ikusaka - Ōmachi - Nagano - Shinsyūshinmachi - Nagano

Intersects with

• Aichi Prefecture
  • Routes 1 and 247; at the origin, in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya
  • Route 22; from the origin to Naka-ku, Nagoya
  • Routes 41 and 153; at Higashi-ku, Nagoya
  • Route 155; at Kasugai City
• Gifu Prefecture
  • Route 248; at Tajimi City
  • Route 21; from Toki City to Mizunami City
  • Route 418; at Ena City
  • Route 257; from Ena City to Nakatsugawa City
  • Route 363; at Nakatsugawa City
  • Route 256; from Nakatsugawa City to Nagiso Town
• Nagano Prefecture
  • Route 361 at Kiso Town
  • Routes 20 and 153 at Shiojiri City
  • Routes 143, 147, 158 and 254 at Matsumoto City
  • Route 403 at Azumino City
  • Route 117 at Nagano City
  • Route 18 at the terminus, in Nagano City

Bypasses

• Kasugai Bypass
• Utsutsu Bypass
• Tajimi Bypass
• Toki Bypass
• Mizunami Bypass
• Ena Bypass
• Nakatsugawa Bypass
• Agematsu Bypass
• Matsumoto Bypass
• Naganominami Bypass