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Provincial Highway 61 (Taiwan)

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234.6 km

Provincial Highway 61 (Taiwan)

North end:
  
PH 61A in Bali, New Taipei City

South end:
  
City Road 176 in Qigu, Tainan City

Provincial Highway No. 61 is usually known as West Coast Expressway (西部濱海快速公路). The highway runs along the west coast of Taiwan. Several sections of the highway are freeway standards with no at-grade intersections, while the rest are local highway standards. There are several sections open for the traffic. Others are still under construction.

Contents

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Length

As of December 2013, the following sections have been completed:

  • Bali, New Taipei - Guanyin, Taoyuan: 36 km
  • Fengbi Tunnel - Fengshan River Bridge (Xinfeng, Hsinchu - Zhubei, Hsinchu): 5 km
  • Jinshui River Bridge (in Xiangshan, Hsinchu) - Baishatun (in Tongxiao, Miaoli): 37 km
  • Tongxiao Bay (in Tongxiao, Miaoli) - Wanggong IC (in Fangyuan, Changhua): 71 km
  • Dacheng IC (in Dacheng, Changhua) - Qigu IC(in Qigu, Tainan): 90 km

    • Major cities along the route

  • New Taipei
  • Hsinchu
  • Taichung
  • Tainan

    • Exit list

  • 12-Bali
  • 23-Linkou
  • 24-Luzhu
  • 28-Zhuwei
  • 30-Shalun
  • 34-Dayuan
  • 39-Caoluo
  • 44-Taoyuan Science Park
  • 48-Guanyin
  • 54-Yongan(will complete in 2017)
  • 64-Hongmaogang(will complete in 2019)
  • 90-West Coast
  • 102-Xizhou
  • 105-Houlong
  • 109-Chituqi
  • 112-Baishatun
  • 117-Xinpu (will complete in 2017)
  • 124-Tongxiao
  • 126-Yuanli
  • ( 3 exits in Daan and Dajia are still constructing)

    • Intersections with other freeways and expressways

  • Provincial Highway 66 at Exit 48 (Guanyin) in Guanyin, Taoyuan
  • Freeway 3 at Exit 90 (West Coast) in Zhunan, Miaoli
  • Provincial Highway 78 at Exit 233 (Taixi Junction) in Taixi, Yunlin
  • Provincial Highway 82 at Exit 262 (Dongshi 2) in Dongshi, Chiayi
  • Provincial Highway 84 at Exit 283 (Beimen Junction) in Beimen, Tainan

    • Provincial Highway 61A

    Provincial Highway No. 61A starts at the Port of Taipei and ends at an interchange with Provincial Highway 15. It connects PH 61 to the Port of Taipei. It is 2.888 kilometres (1.795 mi) long.

    Exit list
    The entire route is in Bali, New Taipei City.

    Provincial Highway 61B

    Provincial Highway No. 61B (Changhua Coastal Industrial Park - Hemei IC.) is one of two branch lines of Provincial Highway No. 61. It starts at Shengang Township and ends at National Highway No. 3 Hemei Interchange, Changhua County, which connects National Highway No. 3 and No. 61. Its length is 6.5 km.

    Note

    The first portion of the expressway was between Xiangshan, Hsinchu and Baishantun. It was used to connect the northern section National Highway No. 3 at Xiangshan IC.

    References

    Provincial Highway 61 (Taiwan) Wikipedia
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