Japan National Route 45

National Route 45
National Route 45
国道45号
	Japan National Route 45 highlighted in red
Route information
Length	516.9 km (321.2 mi)
Existed	1 April 1963–present
Major junctions
North end	National Route 7 / National Route 101 / National Route 280 in Aomori
	National Route 279 (Shimokita Expressway); National Route 4; Momoishi Toll Road/Daini Michinoku Toll Road; Hachinohe Expressway; Hachinohe-Kuji Expressway; Sanriku-kita Jūkan Road; Sanriku Expressway; Sanriku Expressway/Sendai-Tōbu Road; National Route 4;
South end	National Route 48 / National Route 286 in Sendai
Location
Country	Japan
Highway system
	National highways of Japan; Expressways of Japan;

National Route 45 (国道45号, Kokudō Shijūgogō) is a national highway of Japan connecting Aoba-ku, Sendai and Aomori, Aomori. Alongside Japan National Route 6, it is a main route along the Pacific coast of eastern Japan. It is paralleled closely by the incomplete Sanriku Expressway between Sendai and Hachinohe.