National Highway 1 (Taiwan)

National Highway 1
Route information
Length:	372.8 km (231.6 mi)
Existed:	October 31, 1978 – present
Location
Major cities:	Keelung City, Taipei City, New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Zhongli City, Pingzhen City, Zhubei City, Hsinchu City, Miaoli City, Taichung City, Changhua City, Chiayi City, Tainan City, Kaohsiung City
Highway system
Highway system in Taiwan ← NH 10 NH 2 →

Sun Yat-Sen Expressway
Chinese	中山高速公路
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngshān Gāosù Gōnglù - Wade–Giles Chungshan K'aosu Kunglu Min - Hokkien POJ Tiong-san Ko-sok Kang-lō Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping Zung1 saan1 Gou1 cuk1 gung1 lou6 - Yale Romanization Jung1 shan1 Gau1 su4 gung1 lu4

National Highway No. 1 (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 Ziao 2nd Road and Jhong 4th Road and ends in Kaohsiung City at the intersection of Jhongshan 4th Road and Yugang Road, giving it a total length of 372.8 km. The Republic of China government named the freeway as Zhongshan (Chung-shan) Expressway in honor of Sun Yat-sen.

The construction began in 1971. The north section between Keelung City and Zhongli City was completed in 1974, and the entire highway was opened in 1978. A 20.7 km viaduct on top of the freeway between Xizhi and Wugu was completed in 1997 in order to expand the capacity of the road.

Contents 1 Intersections with other freeways and expressways 2 Lanes 3 Junction list 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References

Intersections with other freeways and expressways

• Provincial Highway No. 62 at Dahua JCT. in Keelung City
• National Highway No. 3 at Xizhi JCT. in New Taipei City
• Jianguo Expressway at Yuanshan IC. in Taipei City
• National Highway No. 2 at Airport JCT. in Luzhu
• Provincial Highway No. 66 at Pingzhen JCT. in Pingzhen City
• National Highway No. 3 at Hsinchu JCT. in Baoshan, Hsinchu
• National Highway No. 4 at Taichung JCT. in Taichung City
• National Highway No. 3 at Changhua JCT. in Changhua City
• Provincial Highway No. 76 at Puyan JCT. in Puyan, Changhua
• Provincial Highway No. 78 at Yunlin JCT. in Dapi, Yunlin
• Provincial Highway No. 82 at Chiayi JCT. in Shuishang, Chiayi
• Provincial Highway No. 84 at Xiaying JCT. in Xiaying, Tainan(under construction)
• National Highway No. 8 at Tainan JCT. in Tainan City
• Provincial Highway No. 86 at Rende JCT. in Tainan City
• National Highway No. 10 at Dingjin JCT. in Kaohsiung City
• Provincial Highway No. 88 at Wujia JCT. in Kaohsiung City

Lanes

The lanes in both directions are listed below.

• 4 Lanes:
  • Keelung Terminal - Yuanshan IC.
  • Xizhi-Wugu Elevated Highway Xizhi Terminal - Huanbei IC.
• 6 Lanes:
  • Yuanshan IC. - Taipei IC.
  • Airport JCT. - Changhua JCT.
  • Changhua IC. - Nanzih IC. (Now adopt special measures in partial sections)
  • Kaohsiung IC. - Kaohsiung Terminal
  • Xizhi-Wugu Elevated Highway Huanbei IC. - Wugu Terminal
• 8 Lanes:
  • Taipei IC. - Airport JCT.
  • Changhua JCT. - Changhua IC.
  • Nanzih IC. - Dingjin JCT.
• 10 Lanes:
  • Dingjin JCT. - Kaohsiung IC.

Junction list

Points of Interest

0 km Keelung Terminus 1 km Keelung Interchange 2 km Badu Interchange 6 km Wudu Interchange Xizhi Toll Station 10 km Xizhi Interchange 11 km Xizhi Junction 3 12 km Xizhi-Wugu Elevated Highway Xizhi Terminus 15 km Donghu Interchange 16 km Neihu Interchange 23 km Yuanshan Interchange (connected to the Jianguo Expressway) 25 km Taipei Interchange (Chongcing N. Rd Interchange) 27 km Sanchong Interchange 33 km Wugu Interchange 33 km Xizhi-Wugu Elevated Highway Wugu Terminus Taishan Toll Station 41 km Linkou Interchange 49 km Taoyuan Interchange (Nankan Interchange) 52 km Airport Junction 2 Zhongli Service Area 57 km Neili Interchange 62 km Zhongli Interchange 65 km Pingzhen Junction 66 67 km Youth (Chinese: 幼獅 Youshi) Interchange 69 km Yangmei Interchange Yangmei Toll Station 83 km Hukou Interchange Hukou Service Area 91 km Zhubei Interchange 95 km Hsinchu Interchange 99 km Hsinchu Junction 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 　 Yuemei Toll Station Houli Toll Station 165 km Taichung Junction 4 168 km Fengyuan Interchange 174 km Daya Interchange 74 178 km Taichung Interchange 74 181 km Nantun Interchange 74 189 km Wangtian Interchange 192 km Changhua Junction 3 198 km Changhua Interchange 207 km Puyan Junction 76 211 km Yuanlin Interchange Yuanlin Toll Station 220 km Beidou Interchange Xiluo Service Area 230 km Xiluo Interchange 240 km Dounan Interchange Dounan Toll Station 243 km Yunlin Junction 78 250 km Dalin Interchange 264 km Chiayi Interchange 270 km Shuishang Interchange 272 km Chiayi Junction 82 Xinying Toll Station Xinying Service Area 288 km Xinying Interchange 303 km Madou Interchange 311 km Anding Interchange Xinshi Toll Station 315 km Tainan Junction 8 319 km Yongkang Interchange 327 km Tainan Interchange 330 km Rende Junction 86 Rende Service Area 338 km Luzhu Interchange 342 km Kaohsiung Science Park Interchange Gangshan Toll Station 349 km Gangshan Interchange 356 km Nanzih Interchange 362 km Dingjin Junction 10 367 km Kaohsiung Interchange 369 km Rueilong Road Exit 　 (for South bound) 370 km Wujia Junction 88 371 km Wujia Interchange 372 km Kaohsiung Terminus Xizhi-Wugu Elevated Highway Connection 12 km Xizhi-Wugu Elevated Highway Xizhi Terminus 18 km Tiding Interchange 20 km Xiatayou Interchange 26 km Huanbei Interchange 33 km Xizhi-Wugu Elevated Highway Wugu Terminus

Gallery

See also

Ten Major Construction Projects

References

• Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau (Chinese)
• Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau (English)

Freeways and Expressways in Taiwan (Republic of China) National Highways North–South 1 Sun Yat-sen 3 Formosa 5 Chiang Wei-shui East–West 2 Taoyuan Inner Beltway 4 Taichung Beltway 6 Nantou Section 8 Tainan Branch 10 Kaohsiung Branch Provincial Highways North–South 61 East–West 62 64 66 68 72 74 76 78 82 84 86 88