Keelung Road
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Keelung Road (Chinese: 基隆路; pinyin: Jīlóng Lù, also called 14th Ave or Jilong Road, referring to Keelung) is a major arterial and highway in Taipei, Taiwan, connecting the Neihu district from the MacAuthur 1st Bridge in the east with the Songshan, Xinyi, and Daan districts towards the southwest, with a connection to Yonghe City via the Fuhe Bridge.[1] Keelung is a very congested route because of its connections to and from Huandong Blvd., Tiding Blvd., Civic Blvd Expressway, Xinhai Road/National Freeway No. 3A, Shuiyuan Expressway, and the Fuhe Bridge, which are all major transportation corridors. There are a series of reversible lanes and bypasses (above ground and underground) along the corridor to provide traffic relieve within the small right-of-way. Notable landmarks along the road include:
- National Taiwan University
- National Taiwan University Hospital Gongguan Branch
- Linjiang Street Night Market
- Taipei International Convention Center
- Taipei World Trade Center
- Taipei City Council
Sections
Unlike most of Taipei arterials, Keelung Road is not divided into any directional sections. However, there are still numbered sections of the road.
- Section 1 : MacAuthur 1st Bridge - Xinyi Road
- Section 2 : Xinyi Road - Dunhua S. Road
- Section 3 : Dunhua S. Road - Changxing Street
- Section 4 : Changhsing Street - Shuiyuan Expressway
Major Intersections
- Tayou Road & Nanjing Road (surface road only)
- Tiding Blvd./MacAuthur 1st & 2nd bridges (highway only)
- Bade Road Sec. 4 & Civic Blvd Sec. 5 (surface road only)
- Civic Blvd Expressway (highway only)
- Yongji Road & Dongxing Road (surface road only)
- Songlong Road
- Zhongxiao East Road Sec. 4-5
- Shifu Road (southbound off-ramp and northbound on-ramp only)
- Songshou Road (diamond interchange)
- Xinyi Road Sec. 4-5
- Guangfu South Road
- Heping East Road Sec. 3
- Dunhua South Road Sec. 2 (surface road only)
- Xinhai Road Sec. 2-3 (surface road only)
- Roosevelt Road Sec. 4-5 (surface road only)
- Shuiyuan Expressway
See also
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