National Freeway 6
National Freeway 6 | ||||
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| Shuishalian Freeway | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau | ||||
| Length | 37.6 km (23.4 mi) | |||
| Existed | 21 March 2009–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  Nat 3 in Wufeng District | |||
| East end |  Prov 14 in Puli | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Taiwan | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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National freeway 6, also known as Shuishalian Freeway or Central East-West Freeway, is a freeway between Wufeng, Taichung and Puli, Nantou, and all of the main line was already open to traffic on 21 March 2009. The freeway runs parallel with provincial highway 14 for most of its length.
Length
The length is about 37.6 km between Wufeng, Taichung and Puli, Nantou.
Exit List
| County | Location | km[1] | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taichung City | Wufeng | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Wufeng System | Nat 3 | |
| 3.0 | 1.9 | 3 | Jiuzheng |  Prov 3 – Wufeng, Caotun | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| Nantou | Caotun | 5.0 | 3.1 | 5 | East Caotun | Prov 14 – Caotun | |
| Guoxing | 17.0 | 10.6 | 17 | Guoxing | Prov 14 – Guoxing | ||
| 25.0 | 15.5 | 25 | Beishan | Prov 14 – Guoxing, Puli | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| Puli | 29.0 | 18.0 | 29 | Ailan | Prov 14 – Yuchi, Puli | ||
| 34.0 | 21.1 | 34 | Puli |  Prov 21 – Guoxing, Puli | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| 37.0 | 23.0 | 37 | Prov 14 – Puli, Wushe | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
Background
Its construction began on 25 March 2004. On 27 January 2008, the main line between Ailan IC and Puli terminal was open to traffic. Then, the main line between Wufeng JCT and East Caotun IC, and the East Caotun connection way were open to traffic on 27 December 2008. The other part of main line between east Caotun IC and Ailan IC was already open to traffic on 21 March 2009. Afterwards, Guoxing IC was open to traffic on 22 October 2009. Then, Jiuzheng IC was open to traffic on 31 January 2011. Beishan IC was completed on 21 November 2013.
There is a plan to extend the route further east to Hualien City. However, it is technically difficult due to the mountains between Puli, Nantou and Hualien City.
See also
References
- ^ "Freeway No. 6 – Distances of facilities (interchanges, service areas)". Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2015.