▁It ▁roughly ▁par alle ls ▁the ▁old ▁T ō ka id ō ▁( Route ▁ 1 ). ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Great ▁Hans hin ▁earth qu ake ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁Me ish in ▁Express way ▁was ▁light ly ▁dam aged ▁but ▁could ▁only ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁emer gency ▁vehicles ▁for ▁weeks ▁after ▁the ▁earth qu ake . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁remaining ▁link ▁between ▁Os aka ▁and ▁K obe ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁after ▁the ▁qu ake . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁inter changes ▁and ▁features ▁Inter changes ▁not ▁yet ▁opened , ▁closed , ▁or ▁abandoned ▁are ▁shown ▁with ▁a ▁gray ▁background . ▁Exit ▁numbers ▁continue ▁from ▁the ▁sequence ▁of ▁the ▁T ome i ▁Express way . ▁▁ ▁IC ▁- ▁inter change , ▁S IC ▁- ▁smart ▁inter change , ▁J CT ▁- ▁j unction , ▁PA ▁- ▁par king ▁area , ▁SA ▁- ▁service ▁area , ▁T N ▁- ▁tunnel , ▁B S ▁- ▁Bus ▁stop ▁( S ▁- ▁open , ▁X ▁- ▁closed ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Central ▁N ipp on ▁Express way ▁Company ▁West ▁N ipp on ▁Express way ▁Company ▁ ▁Transport ▁in ▁Gre ater ▁N ago ya ▁ ▁Transport ▁in ▁Gre ater ▁Os aka ▁ ▁Category : Express ways ▁in ▁Japan ▁Category : Ro ads ▁in ▁A ichi ▁Pref ect ure ▁Category : Ro ads ▁in ▁G if u ▁Pref ect ure ▁Category : Ro ads ▁in ▁Hy ō go ▁Pref ect ure ▁Category : Ro ads ▁in ▁Ky oto