Japan National Route 19

National Route 19 (国道19号) 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