National Highway 1 (Taiwan)
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| Length: | 372.8 km (231.6 mi) | |||
| Existed: | October 31, 1978 – present | |||
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| Major cities: | Keelung City, Taipei City, New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Zhongli City, Pingzhen City, Zhubei City, Hsinchu City, Miaoli City, Taichung City, Changhua City, Chiayi City, Tainan City, Kaohsiung City | |||
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| Chinese | 中山高速公路 | ||||||||||||||||||
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National Highway No. 1 (Chinese: 中山高速公路; pinyin: Zhōngshān gāosù gōnglù) is the first freeway in Taiwan. It begins in Keelung City at the intersection of Ziao 2nd Road and Jhong 4th Road and ends in Kaohsiung City at the intersection of Jhongshan 4th Road and Yugang Road, giving it a total length of 372.8 km. The Republic of China government named the freeway as Zhongshan (Chung-shan) Expressway in honor of Sun Yat-sen.
The construction began in 1971. The north section between Keelung City and Zhongli City was completed in 1974, and the entire highway was opened in 1978. A 20.7 km viaduct on top of the freeway between Xizhi and Wugu was completed in 1997 in order to expand the capacity of the road.
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[edit] Intersections with other freeways and expressways
- Provincial Highway No. 62 at Dahua JCT. in Keelung City
- National Highway No. 3 at Xizhi JCT. in New Taipei City
- Jianguo Expressway at Yuanshan IC. in Taipei City
- National Highway No. 2 at Airport JCT. in Luzhu
- Provincial Highway No. 66 at Pingzhen JCT. in Pingzhen City
- National Highway No. 3 at Hsinchu JCT. in Baoshan, Hsinchu
- National Highway No. 4 at Taichung JCT. in Taichung City
- National Highway No. 3 at Changhua JCT. in Changhua City
- Provincial Highway No. 76 at Puyan JCT. in Puyan, Changhua
- Provincial Highway No. 78 at Yunlin JCT. in Dapi, Yunlin
- Provincial Highway No. 82 at Chiayi JCT. in Shuishang, Chiayi
- Provincial Highway No. 84 at Xiaying JCT. in Xiaying, Tainan
- National Highway No. 8 at Tainan JCT. in Tainan City
- Provincial Highway No. 86 at Rende JCT. in Tainan City
- National Highway No. 10 at Dingjin JCT. in Kaohsiung City
- Provincial Highway No. 88 at Wujia JCT. in Kaohsiung City
[edit] Lanes
The lanes in both directions are listed below.
- 4 Lanes:
- Keelung Terminal - Yuanshan IC.
- Xizhi-Wugu Elevated Highway Xizhi Terminal - Huanbei IC.
- 6 Lanes:
- Yuanshan IC. - Taipei IC.
- Airport JCT. - Changhua JCT.
- Changhua IC. - Nanzih IC. (Now adopt special measures in partial sections)
- Kaohsiung IC. - Kaohsiung Terminal
- Xizhi-Wugu Elevated Highway Huanbei IC. - Wugu Terminal
- 8 Lanes:
- Taipei IC. - Airport JCT.
- Changhua JCT. - Changhua IC.
- Nanzih IC. - Dingjin JCT.
- 10 Lanes:
- Dingjin JCT. - Kaohsiung IC.
[edit] Junction list
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[edit] Gallery
[edit] See also
Ten Major Construction Projects
[edit] References
- Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau (Chinese)
- Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau (English)
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