Template:Did you know nominations/Japan National Route 58

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Japan National Route 58

The highway as it appeared in 1954
The highway as it appeared in 1954
  • ... that it once was illegal for civilians to pass US military vehicles on this Japanese national highway? Source: "Dubbed Highway No. 1 after World War II, the road was built primarily to serve the interests of the U.S. military in swiftly deploying heavy vehicles and transporting fuel trucks — military vehicles were given priority over civilian ones. Okinawans who owned cars and taxis were not allowed to overtake American transports" [1]
    • ALT1:... that National Route 58 is the longest national highway in Japan? Source: "なお、国道58号は海上区間を含めると日本最長の国道ですが、含めない場合は東京都中央区〜青森県青森市に至る「国道4号」が日本一の長さとなっています。" [2]
  • Reviewed: TBD
  • Comment: I'm fine with using the more current image that is featured in the article as well.

5x expanded by Mccunicano (talk). Self-nominated at 08:30, 1 September 2020 (UTC).