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Freeway 1 (Taiwan)

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North end:
  
PH 2 in Ren'ai

Length
  
372.8 km

South end:
  
PH 17 in Qianzhen

Constructed
  
31 October 1978

Freeway 1 (Taiwan)

Existed:
  
October 31, 1978 – present

Major cities
  
Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Hsinchu

Freeway 1, also known as Sun Yat-sen Freeway (Chinese: 中山高速公路; pinyin: Zhōngshān gāosù gōnglù), is the first freeway in Taiwan. It begins in Keelung at the intersection of Xiao 2nd Road and Zhong 4th Road and ends in Kaohsiung at the intersection of Zhongshan 4th Road and Yugang Road, giving it a total length of 374.3 kilometres (232.6 mi). The Republic of China government named the freeway as Zhongshan (Chung-shan) Expressway in honor of Sun Yat-sen, the country's founding father.

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Map of Sun Yat-sen Fwy, Taiwan

The construction began in 1971. The north section between Keelung and Zhongli (now Zhongli District, Taoyuan) was completed in 1974, and the entire highway was opened in 1978. A 20.7-kilometre (12.9 mi) viaduct on top of the freeway between Xizhi and Wugu was completed in 1997 in order to expand the capacity of the road.

Lanes

The lanes in both directions are listed below.

  • 4 Lanes:
  • Keelung terminus – Exit 23 (Yuanshan)
  • Xizhi-Wugu Elevated Highway: Xizhi terminus – Exit 26 (Huanbei)
  • 6 Lanes:
  • Exit 23 (Yuanshan) – Exit 25 (Taipei)
  • Exit 52 (Airport System) – Exit 192 (Changhua System)
  • Exit 198 (Changhua) – Exit 356 (Nanzi) (special measures adopted in partial sections)
  • Exit 367 (Kaohsiung) – Kaohsiung terminus
  • Xizhi-Wugu Elevated Highway: Exit 26 (Huanbei) – Wugu terminus
  • 8 Lanes:
  • Exit 25 (Taipei) – Exit 52 (Airport System)
  • Exit 192 (Changhua System) – Exit 198 (Changhua)
  • Exit 356 (Nanzi) – Exit 362 (Dingjin System)
  • 10 Lanes:
  • Exit 362 (Dingjin System) – Exit 367 (Kaohsiung)

    • References

    Freeway 1 (Taiwan) Wikipedia
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