Freeway 6 (Taiwan)

Freeway 6
Route information
Maintained by Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau
Length: 37.6 km (23.4 mi)
Existed: March 21, 2009 – present
Major junctions
West end: Fwy. 3 in Wufeng District
East end: PH 14 in Puli
Highway system

Highway system in Taiwan

Fwy. 5Fwy. 7
Freeway 6

Freeway No. 6 (also called 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 March 21, 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

CountyLocationkm[1]miExitNameDestinationsNotes
Taichung CityWufeng0.00.00Wufeng System Fwy. 3
3.01.93Jiuzheng PH 3 Wufeng, CaotunWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
NantouCaotun5.03.15East Caotun PH 14 Caotun
Guoxing17.010.617Guoxing PH 14 Guoxing
25.015.525Beishan PH 14 Guoxing, PuliEastbound exit and westbound entrance
Puli29.018.029Ailan PH 14 Yuchi, Puli
34.021.134Puli PH 21 Guoxing, PuliEastbound exit and westbound entrance
37.023.037 PH 14 Puli, Wushe
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

Notes

Its construction was begun on March 25, 2004. On January 27, 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 December 27, 2008. The other part of main line between east Caotun IC and Ailan IC was already open to traffic on March 21, 2009. Afterwards, Guoxing IC was open to traffic on October 22, 2009. Then, Jiuzheng IC was open to traffic on January 31, 2011. Beishan IC was completed on November 21, 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.

References

http://www.taneeb.gov.tw/home.htm


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