Freeway 8 (Taiwan)

Freeway 8
Tainan Branch
Route information
Maintained by Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau
Length:	15.5 km (9.6 mi)
Existed:	August 16, 1999 – present
Major junctions
West end:	PH 17a in Annan
	Fwy. 1 in Xinshi Fwy. 3 in Xinhua
East end:	PH 20 in Xinhua
Highway system
Highway system in Taiwan ← Fwy. 7 Fwy. 10 →

Freeway 8

Freeway 8

Freeway No. 8 is a freeway, which begins in Annan District of Tainan City and ends in Xinhua District, Tainan on the Provincial Highway No. 20. The first 4.2 kilometers of the freeway (from Provincial Highway 17a to Tainan District Road 133) is expressway-standard road with partial controlled access, while the rest is controlled-access highway.

Length

The total length is 15.5 km (9.6 miles).

Major cities along the route

• Tainan City

Exit List

County	Location	km[1]	mi	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Tainan City	Annan	0.0	0.0	0	Tainan Top	PH 17a – Downtown Tainan, Taijiang National Park, Tainan Technology Park
	Anding	2.4	1.5	2	Xinji	PH 19 – Annan, Xigang	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Xinshi	6.5	4.0	6	Tainan System	Fwy. 1 – Taichung, Tainan
		9.7	6.0	9	Xinshi	PH 1 – Yongkang, Xinshi, Tainan Science Park
	Xinhua	14.6	9.1	14	Xinhua System	Fwy. 3 – Pingtung, Douliu
		15.5	9.6	15	Xinhua	PH 20 – Xinhua, Shanshang, Zuozheng
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Lanes

The lanes in each direction are listed below.

• 2 lanes:
  • Tainan Top - Xinhua End

See also

• Highway system in Taiwan

Notes

Completed in 1999.

References

http://www.freeway.gov.tw/

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