Provincial Highway 61 (Taiwan)

Provincial Highway 61
West Coast Expressway
Route information
Maintained by Directorate General of Highways
Length:	234.58 km (145.76 mi)
Major junctions
North end:	PH 61A in Bali, New Taipei City
	Fwy. 3 in Hsinchu City and Zhunan, Miaoli
South end:	City Road 176 in Qigu, Tainan City
Highway system
Highway system in Taiwan

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.

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

Auxiliary routes

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.

km[1]	Mile	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
0.000	0.000	0	Taipei Port End	Bali, Port of Taipei	Northern terminus
2.888	1.795	2	Bali	PH 15 – Bali, Linkou	Southern terminus
2.888	1.795	—		PH 61 south	Continuation beyond southern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Route transition

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

External links

• Directorate General of Highways, Taiwan