Opened on July 16, 1963, the Kyoto-higashi IC wasn’t always meant to be just a highway interchange. It was initially envisioned as the grand eastern finale of the Kyoto Bypass, a section of what we now know as National Route 1. Imagine it, this bustling interchange, as the end of a major bypass, connecting Kyoto to the rest of Japan. This grand plan even influenced the naming of the interchange. It was originally intended to be called “Otsu Interchange”. This was because it was designed to stretch across the Otsu city area. However, as with all grand plans, life threw a curveball. The Kyoto Bypass project was eventually absorbed into the Meishin Expressway project. A new Gojo Bypass was also constructed. This meant a connection with National Route 1 needed to be established in Kyoto City as well. Plans were redrawn, debated, and redrawn again. The final design shifted the Kyoto-higashi IC away from being a simple trumpet interchange to its current Y-interchange form. This ensured smoother traffic flow for a city deeply rooted in history, yet always moving forward.
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