Japan National Route 19
# Japan National Route 19

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
