NATIONAL HIGHWAY NO. 1 (TAIWAN)

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'National Highway No. 1' () is the first freeway in Taiwan. It begins in Keelung City at the intersection of Siao 2nd Road and Jhong 4th Road and ends in Kaohsiung City at the intersection of Jhongshan 4th Road and Yugang Road. The ROC government named the freeway as Jhongshan (Chungshan) Expressway in honor of Sun Yat-sen.

Contents
Length
Major cities along the route
Intersections with other freeways and expressways
Lanes
Notes
See also
References

Length


The total length is 372.8 km.

Major cities along the route



Keelung City

Sijhih City

Taipei City

Sanchong City

Sinjhuang City

Taoyuan City

Jhongli City

Pingjhen City

Jhubei City

Hsinchu City

Miaoli City

Fongyuan City

Taichung City

Changhua City

Chiayi City

Sinying City

Yongkang City

Tainan City

Kaohsiung City

Fongshan City

Intersections with other freeways and expressways



National Highway No. 3 at Sijhih SIC. in Sijhih City

Jianguo Expressway at Yuanshan IC. in Taipei City

National Highway No. 2 at Airport SIC. in Lujhu

Provincial Highway No.66 at Pingjhen SIC. in Pingjhen City

National Highway No. 3 at Hsinchu SIC. in Baoshan, Hsinchu

National Highway No. 4 at Taichung SIC. in Fongyuan City

National Highway No. 3 at Changhua SIC. in Changhua City

Provincial Highway No.76 at Puyan SIC. in Puyan, Changhua

Provincial Highway No.78 at Yunlin SIC. in Dapi, Yunlin

Provincial Highway No.82 at Chiayi SIC. in Shueishang, Chiayi

National Highway No. 8 at Tainan SIC. in Sinshih, Tainan

Provincial Highway No.86 at Rende SIC. in Rende, Tainan

National Highway No. 10 at Dingjin SIC. in Kaohsiung City

Provincial Highway No.88 at Wujia SIC. in Fongshan City

Lanes


The lanes in both directions are listed below.

★ 4 Lanes:


★ Keelung Terminal - Yuanshan IC.


★ Sijhih-Wugu Elevate Highway Sijhih Terminal - Huanbei IC.

★ 6 Lanes:


★ Yuanshan IC. - Taipei IC.


★ Airport SIC. - Changhua SIC.


★ Changhua IC. - Nanzih IC. (Now adopt special measures in partial sections)


★ Kaohsiung IC. - Kaohsiung Terminal


★ Sijhih-Wugu Elevate Highway Huanbei IC. - Wugu Terminal

★ 8 Lanes:


★ Taipei IC. - Airport SIC.


★ Changhua SIC. - Changhua IC.


★ Nanzih IC. - Dingjing SIC.

★ 10 Lanes:


★ Dingjing SIC. - Kaohsiung IC.
Sun Yat-sen Expressway passing through Taipei

A tollbooth along the Sun Yat-sen Expressway in Taipei

Notes


There is 20.7 km viaduct on top of the freeway between Sijhih and Wugu. It was completed in 1997 to expand the capacity of the road.
The construction began in 1971. The north section between Keelung City and Jhongli City was completed in 1974. The construction of the entire highway completed in 1978.

See also


Ten Major Construction Projects

References



★ http://www.freeway.gov.tw/

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