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National Route 140
National Route 140
国道140号
	Route 140 in Kumagaya
Route information
Length	150.4 km (93.5 mi)
Existed	1953–present
Major junctions
South end	National Route 52 in Fujikawa, Yamanashi
North end	National Route 17 / National Route 407 in Kumagaya
Location
Country	Japan
Highway system
	National highways of Japan; Expressways of Japan;

National Route 140 is a national highway of Japan connecting Kumagaya, Saitama and Fujikawa, Yamanashi in Japan, with a total length of 146.6 km (91.1 mi).

The route includes the Karisaka Tunnel, first opened in 1998 and at 6.225 km (3.868 mi) is the fifth-longest road tunnel in Japan.Because it is the main road connecting Saitama and Yamanashi, both prefectures are developing the Nishikanto Road.^[2]

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^ "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.
^ "西関東連絡道路".

[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.

[2] "西関東連絡道路".

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