Provincial Highway 61 (Taiwan)
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Provincial Highway 61 | |
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台61線 | |
West Coast Expressway | |
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Route information | |
Maintained by Directorate General of Highways | |
Length | 301.834 km (187.551 mi) (completed) |
Existed | July 1991–present |
Major junctions | |
North end | File:TW PHW2b.svg Prov 2B in Tamsui, New Taipei City (planned)[1] File:TW PHW64.svg Prov 64 in Bali, New Taipei City |
South end | File:TW CHW173.svg Cty 173 in Qigu, Tainan City Taijiang Blvd in Annan, Tainan City (planned) |
Location | |
Country | Taiwan |
Highway system | |
Provincial Highway No. 61, usually known as the West Coast Expressway (西部濱海快速公路), is a highway that 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 traffic. Others are still under construction.
Major cities along the route
Exit list
County | Location | km[2] | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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New Taipei | Tamsui | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Tamsui Top (淡水端) | File:TW PHW2b.svg Prov 2B – Shalun, Tamsui | Under construction |
Bali | 2 | 1.2 | 2 | Bali 1 (八里一) | Zhongxiao Road-Shisanhang, Bali | Temporary northern terminus of highway | |
4 | 2.5 | 4 | Bali 2 (八里二) | File:TW PHW64.svg Prov 64 – Port of Taipei, Xindian | Northbound exit and southbound entrance to PH 64 on construction | ||
6.0 | 3.7 | 6 | Bali 3 (八里三) | File:TW PHW15.svg Prov 15 – Bali | |||
Linkou | 16.0 | 9.9 | 16 | Linkou (林口) | File:TW CHW106.svg Cty 106 – Linkou | ||
Taoyuan | Luzhu | 19.0 | 11.8 | 19 | Luzhu (蘆竹) | File:TW PHW15.svg Prov 15 – Haihu Village, Luzhu | |
Dayuan | 28.2 | 17.5 | 28 | Zhuwei (竹圍) | File:TW PHW15a.svg Prov 15A – Zhuwei Village, Dayuan | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
30.2 | 18.8 | 30 | Shalun (沙崙) | File:TW PHW15a.svg Prov 15A – Shalun Village, Dayuan | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
34.9 | 21.7 | 34 | Dayuan (大園) | Taoyuan Road 121,File:TW CHW110.svg Cty 110 – Dayuan→Taoyuan International Airport | |||
Guanyin | 40.6 | 25.2 | 40 | Caota (草漯) | Taoyuan Road 35,Taoyuan Road 32-Guanyin→Guanyin Industrial Dist. | ||
44.1 | 27.4 | 44 | Taoyuan Science Park (桃科) | Taoke 9th Road-Taoyuan Science Park | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
48.7 | 30.3 | 48 | Guanyin (觀音) | File:TW PHW66.svg Prov 66 – Guanyin, Daxi | |||
Xinwu | 54.4 | 33.8 | 54 | Yong'an (永安) | File:TW CHW114.svg Cty 114 – Yong'an Village, Xinwu→Yong'an Harbor | ||
Hsinchu | Xinfeng | 63.9 | 39.7 | 63 | Xinfeng 1 (新豐一) | Hsinchu Road 1-Hongmaogang, Xinfeng | |
66.2 | 41.1 | 66 | Xinfeng 2 (新豐二) | File:TW PHW15.svg Prov 15 – Xinfeng | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
Zhubei | Fenggang (鳳岡) | Hsinchu Road 4-Fenggang Village, Zhubei | Planned interchange | ||||
Hsinchu City | North District | Nanliao(南寮) | File:TW PHW68.svg Prov 68 – Nanliao, Zhudong | Planned interchange | |||
Xiangshan | Gangnan(港南) | File:TW PHW15.svg Prov 15 – Nanliao | Planned interchange | ||||
Miaoli | Zhunan | 90.4 | 56.2 | 90 | West Coast (西濱) | File:TWHW3.svg Nat 3 – Zhunan, Xiangshan | Northbound exit and southbound entrance |
Houlong | 102.9 | 63.9 | 102 | Xizhou (溪洲) | File:TW CHW126.svg Cty 126 – Shuiweizi, Houlong | ||
103.7 | 64.4 | 103 | File:TW PHW72.svg Prov 72 – Houlong, Shitan | Planned interchange | |||
105.3 | 65.4 | 105 | Houlong (後龍) | File:TW PHW6.svgFile:TW CHW119.svg Prov 6 / Cty 119 – Gongsiliao, Houlong, Miaoli City | |||
109.3 | 67.9 | 109 | Chituqi (赤土崎) | Miaoli Road 33-Zhonghe Village, Houlong | |||
Tongxiao | 111.8 | 69.5 | 111 | Baishatun (白沙屯) | File:TW PHW1.svg Prov 1 – Tongxiao, Xihu→Baishatun | ||
115.0 | 71.5 | 115 | Xinpu (新埔) | File:TW PHW1.svg Prov 1 – Xinpu Village, Tongxiao | |||
121.3 | 75.4 | 121 | Tongxiao 1 (通霄一) | File:TW PHW1.svg Prov 1 – Tongwan Village, Tongxiao | |||
122.3 | 76.0 | 122 | Tongxiao 2 (通霄二) | File:TW CHW121.svgFile:TW CHW128.svg Cty 121 / Cty 128 – Tongxiao | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
Yuanli | 127.0 | 78.9 | 127 | Yuanli (苑裡) | Miaoli Road 40-Yuangang Village, Yuanli | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
130.4 | 81.0 | 130 | Fangli (房裡) | File:TW CHW140.svg Cty 140 – Fangli Village, Yuanli, Sanyi | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
Taichung | Dajia | 134.0 | 83.3 | 134 | Dajia (大甲) | Taichung Road 3-Jianxing Village, Dajia | Northbound exit and southbound entrance |
Daan | 136.9 | 85.1 | 136 | Fuzhu (福住) | Dongxi 4th Road-Fuzhu Village, Daan | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
139.1 | 86.4 | 139 | Daan 1 (大安一) | Taichung Road 16,File:TW CHW132.svg Cty 132 – Haiqian Village, Daan, Dajia | |||
144.0 | 89.5 | 144 | Daan 2 (大安二) | Taichung Road 17-Nanpu Village, Daan | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
Qingshui | 150.0 | 93.2 | 150 | Qingshui (清水) | File:TW PHW17.svgFile:TW PHW10.svg Prov 17 / Prov 10 – Qingshui, Shalu→Gaomei Wetland | ||
Wuqi | 154.1 | 95.8 | 154 | Wuqi (梧棲) | File:TW PHW12.svg Prov 12 – Wuqi→Taichung Port | ||
Longjing | 157.6 | 97.9 | 157 | Longjing (龍井) | File:TW CHW136.svg Cty 136 – Longjing, Dadu→Taichung Port | ||
Changhua | Shengang | 166.1 | 103.2 | 166 | Shengang (伸港) | File:TW PHW61b.svg Prov 61B – Shengang, Hemei | |
Xianxi | 169.9 | 105.6 | 169 | Xianxi (線西) | File:TW CHW138.svg Cty 138 – Xianxi→Changhua Coastal Industrial Dist. | ||
Lukang | 174.8 | 108.6 | 174 | Yangcuo (洋厝) | Binhai Road-Lukang | ||
177.8 | 110.5 | 177 | Lukang (鹿港) | Lugong Road-Lukang→Changhua Coastal Industrial Dist. | |||
Fuxing | 180.0 | 111.8 | 180 | Fuxing(福興) | File:TW CHW144.svg Cty 144 – Fuxing, Puyan | ||
Fangyuan | 185.0 | 115.0 | 185 | Hanbao(漢寶) | File:TW PHW17.svg Prov 17 – Hanbao Village, Fangyuan | ||
192.3 | 119.5 | 192 | Wanggong(王功) | File:TW PHW17.svg Prov 17 – Wanggong Village, Fangyuan→Wanggong Harbor | |||
197.1 | 122.5 | 197 | Fangyuan(芳苑) | File:TW PHW17.svg Prov 17 – Yongxing Village, Fangyuan | |||
Dacheng | 208.4 | 129.5 | 208 | Dacheng(大城) | File:TW CHW152.svg Cty 152 – Dacheng, Zhutang | ||
Yunlin | Mailiao | 216.4 | 134.5 | 216 | Qiaotou(橋頭) | Yunlin Special Road 1,File:TW PHW17.svgFile:TW CHW153a.svg Prov 17 / Cty 153A – Qiaotou Village, Mailiao | |
221.0 | 137.3 | 221 | Mailiao(麥寮) | File:TW CHW156.svgFile:TW CHW153a.svg Cty 156 / Cty 153A – Wayao Village, Mailiao | |||
Taixi | 224.9 | 139.7 | 224 | Huzinei(湖仔內) | File:TW PHW17.svg Prov 17 – Hefeng Village, Taixi | ||
226.7 | 140.9 | 226 | Lunfeng(崙豐) | Yunlin Road 116,File:TW PHW17.svg Prov 17 – Hefeng Village, Taixi | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
229.6 | 142.7 | 229 | Wutiaogang(五條港) | File:TW PHW17.svgFile:TW CHW155.svg Prov 17 / Cty 155 – Wugang Village, Taixi | |||
233.4 | 145.0 | 233 | Taixi(台西) | File:TW PHW78.svg Prov 78 – Taixi, Gukeng | |||
Sihu | 238.7 | 148.3 | 238 | Sihu(四湖) | File:TW PHW17.svgFile:TW CHW160.svg Prov 17 / Cty 160 – Feisha Village, Sihu | ||
Kouhu | 247.0 | 153.5 | 247 | Kouhu(口湖) | File:TW PHW17.svgFile:TW CHW164.svg Prov 17 / Cty 164 – Jinhu Village, Kouhu | ||
246 | 153 | Kouhu Rest Area | |||||
253.0 | 157.2 | 253 | Shuijing(水井) | Yunlin Road 150,File:TW PHW17.svg Prov 17 – Shuijing Village, Kouhu | |||
Chiayi | Dongshi | 259.5 | 161.2 | 259 | Aogu(鰲鼓) | Chiayi Road 8-Aogu Village, Dongshi→Aogu Wetland | Southbound exit and northbound entrance |
261.8 | 162.7 | 261 | Dongshi 1(東石一) | File:TW CHW166.svg Cty 166 – Sanjia Village, Dongshi | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
262.8 | 163.3 | 262 | Dongshi 2(東石二) | File:TW PHW82.svgFile:TW CHW168.svg Prov 82 / Cty 168 – Yongtun Village, Dongshi, Shuishang | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
266.0 | 165.3 | 266 | Baishuihu(白水湖) | Chiayi Road 18-Zhangtan Village, Dongshi | |||
Budai | 270.2 | 167.9 | 270 | Budai 1(布袋一) | File:TW PHW17.svg Prov 17 – Longjiang Village, Budai→Budai Harbor | ||
272.3 | 169.2 | 272 | Budai 2(布袋二) | File:TW PHW17.svgFile:TW CHW172.svg Prov 17 / Cty 172 – Guangfu Village, Budai | |||
Tainan | Beimen | 281.0 | 174.6 | 281 | Nankunshen(南鯤鯓) | File:TW PHW17.svg Prov 17 – Kunjiang Village, Beimen | Southbound exit and northbound entrance |
283.7 | 176.3 | 283 | Beimen(北門) | File:TW PHW84.svgFile:TW PHW17.svg Prov 84 / Prov 17 – Baoji Village, Beimen, Yujing | |||
289.1 | 179.6 | 289 | Sanliaowan(三寮灣) | File:TW CHW174.svgFile:TW CHW173a.svg Cty 174 / Cty 173A – Sanguang Village, Beimen | |||
Jiangjun | 292.0 | 181.4 | 292 | Jiangjun(將軍) | Tainan Road 25-1-Changsha Village, Jiangjun→Mashagou | ||
Qigu | 298.7 | 185.6 | 298 | Qigu(七股) | File:TW CHW176.svg Cty 176 – Yancheng Village, Qigu→Qigu Lagoon,Qigu Salt Mountain | ||
305.7 | 190.0 | 305 | Shifen(十份) | File:TW CHW173.svg Cty 173 – Shifen Village, Qigu→Taijiang National Park | Temporary southern terminus of expressway | ||
Annan | 308.4 | 191.6 | 308 | Qingcaolun (青草崙) | File:TW PHW17b.svg Prov 17B – Taijiang Blvd, Annan | Under construction | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Intersections with other freeways and expressways
- Provincial Highway 64 at Exit 4 (Bali 2) in Bali, New Taipei
- 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 61A (defunct) | |
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Location | Bali, New Taipei |
Length | 2.888 km[2] (1.795 mi) |
Existed | 7 August 2007–29 June 2020 |
History | Absorbed into Prov 61 |
Provincial Highway No. 61A started at the Port of Taipei and ended at an interchange with Provincial Highway 15. It connected PH 61 to the Port of Taipei. It was 2.888 kilometres (1.795 mi) long.
PH 61A was defunct and merged into PH 61 on June 29, 2020.[1]
Exit list
The entire route was in Bali, New Taipei City.
km[2] | Mile | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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0.000 | 0.000 | 0
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Port of Taipei End | Bali, Port of Taipei | Northern terminus |
2.888 | 1.795 | 2
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Bali | File:TW PHW15.svg Prov 15 – Bali, Linkou | Southern terminus |
2.888 | 1.795 | —
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File:TW PHW61.svg Prov 61 south | Continuation beyond southern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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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 Provincial Highway No. 61. Its length is 6.355 km (3.949 mi). Before 2011, the route was part of Provincial Highway No. 74.
Dual use
The Highway has been constructed in such a way that it can be used as a defensive line in the event of a Chinese invasion.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "行政院公告:公告調整省道台61線及台61甲線等2條路線" (in Chinese). Executive Yuan. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "省道公路里程表 (Expressway mileage chart)" (XLS file) (in Chinese). Directorate General of Highways, MOTC. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Everington, Keoni. "China's tanks 'court death' from Taiwan's Kestrel rockets: General". www.taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
External links
- Directorate General of Highways, Taiwan