View source for Provincial Highway 12 (Taiwan)

{{Confuse|Tai Wan Road}}
{{Short description|Road in Taiwan}}
{{Infobox road
| country = TWN
| type = PH
| route = 12
| alternate_name = Taiwan Boulevard
| maint =
| map = TW_PHW12_RouteMap.svg
| map_notes =
| map_custom =
| length_km = 23.147
| length_ref =
| length_notes =
| established =
| decommissioned =
| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = {{jct|country=TWN|PH|17}} in [[Port of Taichung]]
| beltway_city =
| junction = {{jct|country=TWN|Fwy|1}} in [[Xitun District]]<br/>{{jct|country=TWN|PH|61}} in [[Wuqi District]]
| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = [[Taichung railway station]]
| counties =
| cities =
| previous_type = PH
| previous_route = 11
| next_type = PH
| next_route = 13
| browse =
| photo = View of Taiwan Blvd. near the intersection with Dadun Rd. 01.jpg
| photo_notes = Provincial Highway 12 in [[Xitun District]]. Note the two motorcycle lanes on both edges separated by a median, and the markings for the bus lane.
}}
'''Provincial Highway 12''', named as '''Taiwan Boulevard''' (台灣大道) for its entire length, is a 23.2&nbsp;km<ref name=distance>{{cite web |title=省道公路里程表 |url=https://www.thb.gov.tw/resource/upload/download/8b1e550d-1f2e-4e98-a285-755118d28a82.pdf |website=[[Directorate General of Highways]] |accessdate=8 June 2020 |language=zh-tw |date=28 May 2015}}</ref> east–west highway that connects [[Port of Taichung]] in [[Wuqi District|Wuqi]] with downtown [[Taichung City]].
Highway 12 is one of the major thoroughfares of Taichung, connecting the historic downtown at [[Central District, Taichung|Central District]] with its newer [[central business district]] in [[Xitun District]]. The road is also one of three that connect to [[National freeway 1]] in Xitun. Between 2014 and 2015, the [[Taichung BRT]] ran on Highway 12 between [[Taichung railway station]] and [[Providence University]] in [[Shalu District]], and there are plans to build [[Taichung Metro#Blue Line|a metro line]] at the BRT system's former course.<ref>{{cite web |title=台中捷運藍線、橘線規劃進度 專案報告 |url=https://www.rdec.taichung.gov.tw/media/209481/7512926471.pdf |website=[[Taichung City Government]] |accessdate=8 June 2020 |language=zh-tw}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=張菁雅 |title=台中捷運藍線2020動工？中市府這麼說... |url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/2982308 |accessdate=8 June 2020 |agency=[[Liberty Times]] |date=19 November 2019 |language=zh-tw}}</ref>
== Route description ==
Highway 12 begins with additional separated [[motorcycle lanes]] on each side at the intersection with [[Provincial Highway 17 (Taiwan)|Highway 17]] in [[Wuqi District]], near the gate of the [[Port of Taichung]]. The route runs southeast, crossing [[Provincial Highway 61 (Taiwan)|Highway 61]] and [[Provincial Highway 1 (Taiwan)|Highway 1]], before being elevated over the [[Western Trunk line|Western Trunk railway line]] via the Shalu Overpass (沙鹿陸橋).<ref>{{cite news |author1=張軒哲 |title=沙鹿陸橋歷時三年多改建完工 今午開放全線通車 |url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/2487589 |accessdate=8 June 2020 |agency=[[Liberty Times]] |date=13 July 2018 |language=zh-tw}}</ref> At downtown [[Shalu District]], the route turns south and begins climbing the [[Dadu Plateau]]. At [[Providence University]], the two lanes directly adjacent to the motorcycle lane divider become [[bus lane]]s, which were formerly dedicated to the [[Taichung BRT]], but now permit conventional buses to run on.<ref>{{cite news |author1=張菁雅 |title=取代BRT 9線公車走台灣大道 |url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/local/paper/887359 |accessdate=8 June 2020 |agency=[[Liberty Times]] |date=8 June 2015 |language=zh-tw}}</ref> Near the peak, the road turns southeast and briefly enters [[Longjing District]] as it intersects Zhongxing Road, which connects to County Route 136 for access to [[National Freeway 3]].
The road enters [[Xitun District]] as it descends into downtown Taichung. At the bottom, the road crosses the [[Fazi River]], then connects to [[National Freeway 1]] and [[Provincial Highway 74 (Taiwan)|Highway 74]] before the middle lanes are elevated over County Route 127 on an overpass known as Guangming Overpass (光明陸橋). After crossing [[Provincial Highway 1 (Taiwan)|Highway 1B]] in [[West District, Taichung]], the road's motorcycle lanes and bus lanes end. The road continues through [[Central District, Taichung|Central District]] before ending at the north side of [[Taichung railway station]].
== Major intersections ==
The entire route is in [[Taichung City]].
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{{Jctint
|location_special=[[Wuqi District|Wuqi]]
|lspan=3
|type=
|km=0.0
|road={{jct|country=TWN|PH|17|name1=Linggang Road, Section 2 and 3}}
|notes=Continues as Taiwan Boulevard, Section 10
}}
{{Jctint
|type=
|km=1.25
|road={{jct|country=TWN|PH|61|name1=Gangbu Road, Section 2 and 3}}
|notes=Ramps to elevated expressway
}}
{{Jctint
|type=
|km=2.96
|road={{jct|country=TWN|PH|1|name1=Zhonghua Road, Section 1 and 2}}
|notes=Highway 1 crosses over on Zhonghua Overpass
}}
{{Jctint
|location_special=[[Xitun District|Xitun]]
|lspan=4
|type=
|km=15.44
|road={{jct|country=TWN|CR|125|name1=Anhe Road}}
|notes=
}}
{{Jctint
|type=
|km=16.22
|road={{jct|country=TWN|NH|1|name1=Taichung Interchange}}
|notes=[[Combination interchange]]
}}
{{Jctint
|type=
|km=16.58
|road={{jct|country=TWN|PH|74|name1=Huanzhong Road, Section 2 and 3}}
|notes=No access to elevated expressway
}}
{{Jctint
|type=
|km=16.96
|road={{jct|country=TWN|CR|127|name1=Liming Road, Section 2 and 3}}
|notes=Middle lanes cross on Guangming Overpass
}}
{{Jctint
|location_special=[[West District, Taichung|West]]
|lspan=1
|type=
|km=21.51
|road={{jct|country=TWN|PH|1B|name1=Wuquan Road}}
|notes=
}}
{{Jctint
|location_special=[[Central District, Taichung|Central]]
|lspan=1
|type=
|km=23.193
|road=Jiangguo Road
|notes=
}}
{{jctbtm}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Taiwan Provincial Highways}}
[[Category:Highways in Taiwan]]
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