National Highway No. 1 (Taiwan)

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National Highway No. 1 中山高速公路
Basic Information
Length	372.8 km
Speed Limit	100 km/h
Dates	October 31, 1978 - present
Counties	Keelung, Sijhih, Taipei, Sanchong, Sinjhuang, Taoyuan, Jhongli, Pingjhen, Jhubei, Hsinchu, Miaoli, Fongyuan, Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi, Sinying, Yongkang, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Fongshan
Points of Interest
0 Km Keelung Top Interchange 1 Km Keelung Interchange 2 Km Badu Interchange 6 Km Wudu Interchange Sijhih Toll Station 10 Km Sijhih Interchange 11 Km Sijhih System Interchange 3 12 Km Sijhih-Wugu Elevate Highway Sijhih Top 15 Km Donghu Interchange 16 Km Neihu Interchange 23 Km Yuanshan Interchange (Jianguo N. Rd Interchange) 25 Km Taipei Interchange (Chongcing N. Rd Interchange) 27 Km Sanchong Interchange 33 Km Wugu Interchange 33 Km Sijhih-Wugu Elevate Highway Wugu Top Taishan Toll Station 41 Km Linkou Interchange 49 Km Taoyuan Interchange (Nankan Interchange) 52 Km Airport System Interchange 2 Jhongli Service Area 57 Km Neili Interchange 62 Km Jhongli Interchange 65 Km Pingjhen System Interchange 66 67 Km Youth (Traditional Chinese: 幼獅 Youshih) Interchange 69 Km Yangmei Interchange Yangmei Toll Station 83 Km Hukou Interchange Hukou Service Area 91 Km Jhubei Interchange 95 Km Hsinchu Interchange 99 Km Hsinchu System Interchange 3 110 Km Toufen Interchange Zaociao Toll Station 132 Km Miaoli Interchange 72 150 Km Sanyi Interchange Tai-an Service Area 160 Km Houli Interchange 　It is that Yuemei Toll Station is located Houli Toll Station 165 Km Taichung System Interchange 4 168 Km Fongyuan Interchange 174 Km Daya Interchange 74 178 Km Taichung Interchange 74 181 Km Nantun Interchange 74 189 Km Wangtian Interchange 192 Km Changhua System Interchange 3 198 Km Changhua Interchange 207 Km Puyan System Interchange 76 211 Km Yuanlin Interchange Yuanlin Toll Station 220 Km Beidou Interchange Siluo Service Area 230 Km Siluo Interchange 240 km Dounan Interchange Dounan Toll Station 243 Km Yunlin System Interchange 78 250 Km Dalin Interchange 264 Km Chiayi Interchange 270 Km Shueishan Interchange 272 Km Chiayi System Interchange 82 Sinyin Toll Station Sinying Service Area 288 Km Sinying Interchange 303 Km Madou Interchange 311 Km Anding Interchange Sinshih Toll Station 315 Km Tainan System Interchange 8 319 Km Yongkang Interchange 327 Km Tainan Interchange 330 Km Rende System Interchange 86 Rende Service Area 338 Km Lujhu Interchange Gangshan Toll Station 349 Km Gangshan Interchange 356 Km Nanzih Interchange 362 Km Dingjin System Interchange 10 367 Km Kaohsiung Interchange 369 Km Rueirong Road Exit 　(for South bound) 370 Km Wujia System Interchange 88 371 Km Wujia Interchange 372 Km Kaohsiung Top Interchange Sijhih-Wugu Elevate Highway Connection 12 Km Sijhih-Wugu Elevate Highway Sijhih Top 18 Km Tiding Interchange 20 Km Siatayou Interchange 26 Km Huanbei Interchange 33 Km Sijhih-Wugu Elevate Highway Wugu Top

National Highway No. 1 (Traditional 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 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 1 Length 2 Major cities along the route 3 Intersections with other freeways and expressways 4 Lanes 5 Notes 6 References

[edit] Length

The total length is 372.8 km.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

• http://www.freeway.gov.tw/

Freeways and Expressways in Taiwan (Republic of China)
National Highways
N/S 1 Sun Yat-sen 3 Formosa 5 Chiang Wei-shui E/W 2 Taoyuan Inner Beltway 4 Taichung Beltway 6 Nantou Section 8 Tainan Branch Route 10 Kaohsiung Branch Route Provincial Highways N/S 61 E/W 62 64 66 68 72 74 76 78 82 84 86 88 Highway System in Taiwan