Provincial Highway 74 (Taiwan)
Provincial Highway 74 | ||||
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| 台74線 (Chinese) | ||||
| 快官烏日線 (Kuaiguan-Wufeng Expressway) 台中環線 (Taichung Ring Expressway) | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Directorate General of Highways | ||||
| Length | 37.841 km[1] (23.513 mi) | |||
| Existed | February 1999–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  Nat 3 in Changhua City, Changhua County | |||
| East end | Nat 3 in Wufeng, Taichung City | |||
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| Country | Taiwan | |||
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Provincial Highway 74 (Chinese: 台74線), also known as the Kuaiguan-Wufeng Expressway (快官烏日線) or Taichung Ring Expressway (台中環線), is an expressway around Taichung City. It starts at Kuaiguan Interchange on Freeway No. 3 in Changhua City and ends at Wufeng Interchange on Freeway No. 3 in Wufeng District.
Length
Main line
The total length of main line is 37.841 km. The route between Kuaiguan Interchange and Zhongqing Rd. was opened to the public on May 5, 2002. During this time it was known as the Taichung-Changhua Expressway (中彰快速道路). Afterwards, the east section between Songzhu Rd. and Wufeng Interchange was opened to the public on December 31, 2011. The route between Zhongqing Rd. and Chongde Rd. was opened to traffic on December 31, 2013.
Branch Line
The branch line (Provincial Highway No. 74A, Chinese: 台74甲線) which starts at the western end of Provincial Highway No. 74 (Kuaiguan Interchange) and ends at Provincial Highway No. 1 in Huatan, Changhua. Its length is 10.5km (6.5 miles).
Major Cities Along the Route
Exit list
| County | Location | km[1] | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changhua | Changhua | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | Kuaiguan | Nat 3 – Nantou, Hemei Prov 74A south | Roadway continues as PH 74A |
| Taichung City | Wuri | 1.650 | 1.025 | 1 | Chenggong | Wuri | |
| Nantun | 4.000 | 2.485 | 4 | HSR Taichung |  THSR Taichung Station | ||
| 5.500 | 3.418 | 5 | Nantun 1 | Section 4, Huanzhong Road | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| 7.140 | 4.437 | 7 | Nantun 2 |  Cty 136 (Wuquan West Road) | |||
| Xitun | 8.900 | 5.530 | 8 | Xitun 1 | Shizheng Road | ||
| 10.000 | 6.214 | 10 | Xitun 2 | Chaoma Road / Qinghai Road | |||
| 10.940 | 6.798 | 11 | Xitun 3 | Xitun Road | |||
| 13.000 | 8.078 | 13 | Beitun 1 | Kaixuan Road | |||
| Beitun | 14.8 | 9.2 | 14 | Beitun 2 | Section 3, Songzhu Road,  Nat 1 – Fengyuan,  Prov 1B (Zhongqing Road) – Daya District | ||
| 16.987 | 10.555 | 16 | Chongde | Chongde Road | |||
| Tanzi | 18.847 | 11.711 | 18 | Tanzi |  Prov 3 (Zhongshan Road) – Tanzi District | ||
| 20.1 | 12.5 | 20 | Tanzi JCT |  Nat 4 – Tanzi, Fengyuan | |||
| Beitun | 22.750 | 14.136 | 22 | Songzhu | Section 1, Songzhu Road / Dongshan Road | ||
| 24.411 | 15.168 | 24 | Taiyuan | Taiyuan Road | |||
| Taiping–East district line | 26.935 | 16.737 | 26 | Taiping | Zhongshan Road, Leye Road, Dongping Road – Taiping District | ||
| Dali | 30.137 | 18.726 | 30 | Dali 1 | Defang South Road, Zhenxing Road, Taiping Road | ||
| 32.854 | 20.415 | 32 | Dali 2 |  To Prov 63 (Zhongtou Highway) | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| 34.7 | 21.6 | 34 | Caohu | Zhongshan Road-Dali Software Park | |||
| Wufeng | 37.841 | 23.513 | 37 | Wufeng |  Nat 3 to Nat 6 – Caotun, Wuri District Prov 3 – Wufeng | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Intersections with other Freeways and Expressways
- Freeway No. 3 at Kuaiguan Interchange in Changhua City and Wufeng Interchange in Wufeng District.
- Freeway No.4 at Tanzi JCT in Tanzi
- Freeway No. 1 at Beitun 2 Interchange in Beitun.
Notes
The original plan has a western section between Changhua Coastal Industrial Park and Hemei Interchange of Freeway in Hemei, Changhua. The exact route has now been constructed and named as Provincial Highway No. 61B. It was opened to the public on October 15, 2011.
See also
References
- Notes
- ^ a b "Expressway Mileage Chart" (XLS file) (in Chinese). Directorate General of Highways. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- Sources
External links
