Provincial Highway 63 (Chinese: 台63線) is a limited-access highway, which begins in Taichung at the intersection of Guoguang Road (Provincial Highway No. 3) and Zhongming South Road and ends in Caotun, Nantou on Bixing Road (Provincial Road 14B). It is commonly known as Zhongtou (Taichung-Nantou) Highway.
Provincial Highway 63 | ||||
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台63線 | ||||
Zhongtou Highway (中投公路) | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Directorate General of Highways | ||||
Length | 19.023 km[1] (11.820 mi) | |||
Existed | 1 January 1998–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
North end | Prov 3 in South District, Taichung | |||
East end | Prov 14b in Caotun, Nantou | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Taiwan | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Length
editThe total length of the highway is 19.023 km. However, the viaduct actually begins at 1.8 km (on Wuquan South Road).
Exit list
editCity | Location | km[1] | Mile | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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Taichung City | South District | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | Prov 3 – Dali, Central Taichung | ||
Begin Viaduct | |||||||
Dali | 2.6 | 1.6 | 2 | Dali 1 | Defang Rd., Wenxin South Rd. - Dali, Nantun | ||
3.9 | 2.4 | 3 | Dali 2 | Dali Rd., Wuguang Rd. - Wufeng, Wuri | |||
Wufeng | 6.2 | 3.9 | 6 | Wufu | Wufu Rd., Wufu South Rd. - Dali, Wufeng | ||
7.74 | 4.81 | 7 | Zhongtou | Nat 3 | |||
8.2 | 5.1 | 8 | Taiming | Cty 127 – Wuri, Dali | |||
10.1 | 6.3 | 10 | Dingtai | Dingtai Rd. | |||
12.4 | 7.7 | 12 | Wanfeng | Fengzheng Rd. | |||
Nantou County | Caotun | 14.8 | 9.2 | 14 | Caotun 1 | Prov 63a – Central Caotun, Puli | |
16.7 | 10.4 | 16 | Caotun 2 | Prov 14 – Caotun, Fenyuan | |||
End Viaduct | |||||||
19.023 | 11.820 | 18 | Prov 14b | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Major Cities Along the Route
editIntersections with other Freeways and Expressways
edit- None. However, it crosses National Highway No. 3 near Zhongtou IC. in Wufeng, Taichung. To access National Highway No. 3, one must navigate surface streets for two or three minutes to get onto a northbound or southbound ramp for the highway.
Spurs
editThere is a spur (No. 63A) connecting to Bo-ai Road (Provincial Highway No. 14) in downtown Caotun, Nantou. The length of the spur is 2.193 km.
See also
editNotes
editCompleted on January 1, 1998.
This highway is no longer classified as an expressway on July 1, 2006.[citation needed] Despite this lack of designation, it still functions as one.
References
edit- ^ a b "Expressway Mileage Chart" (in Chinese). Directorate General of Highways, MOTC. Retrieved October 2, 2015.