After the merging point just north of the railway bridge of the Tokaido Main Line, it forms a highway that continues from Horikawa-dori Street, leading to the Kyoto-sotokanjo-sen Belt Line.
東海道本線を潜るすぐ北で合流したのちは堀川通と連続した幹線道路を形成し、京都外環状線に至る。