Provincial Highway 26 (Taiwan)

Provincial Highway 26
台26線
Ping-E Highway
Route information
Maintained by Directorate General of Highways
Length:	93.5 km (58.1 mi)
Major junctions
West end:	PH 9 in Fangshan, Pingtung
East end:	PH 9 in Daren, Taitung
Highway system
Highway system in Taiwan ← PH 25 PH 27 →

Provincial Highway 26 is a Taiwanese highway that starts from Fangshan, Pingtung County and ends in Daren, Taitung County. The highway is also known as Ping-E Highway (屏鵝公路) for the stretch between Fangshan and Cape Eluanbi in Kenting National Park, and Jia-E Highway (佳鵝公路) between Cape Eluanbi and Jialeshui (佳樂水). It is the primary highway to Kenting National Park and the beaches in Kenting. The route length is 93.5 kilometres (58.1 mi).^[1]

Route description

The highway begins at Fenggang (楓港), a village in Fangshan, at the intersection with Highway 9. Although signed as an East-West highway, the highway actually turns southbound towards Kenting National Park, passing through the terminus of Highway 1, which provides access to the major cities in western Taiwan. After passing through Shizi and Checheng, the highway enters Hengchun Township, home to Kenting National Park. The highway passes through most of the tourist destination in the park, including Main Street Kenting (墾丁大街), Kenting beach, Cape Maobitou (貓鼻頭), Cape Eluanbi (鵝鑾鼻), among others. After reaching Cape Eluanbi, the highway turns northbound and head towards Jialeshui (佳樂水) on the east side of the park.

The highway has a gap between Jialeshui and Gangzai (港仔) in Manzhou Township. The section is unbuilt due to environmental concerns. Instead, drivers will need to take County Route 200A in Gangzai, which connects to County Route 200, to continue along Highway 26. The highway continues as a 1-lane highway from Gangzai to Xuhai (旭海) in Manzhou Township, before it reaches another unbuilt gap from Xuhai to Xianantian (下南田) in Daren Township, Taitung. This section, if built, will follow Alangyi Ancient Trail (阿朗壹古道), although environmental concerns terminated the construction of this section.^[2] To bypass the gap, drivers will need to take County Route 199A in Xuhai, which connects to County Route 199 and Provincial Highway 9. The stretch of the highway from Xianantian to its terminus at Anshuo (安朔), Daren Township, is open to traffic.

See also

• Highway system in Taiwan

References

1. "公路總局-省道公路路線". thb.gov.tw. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
2. "Alangyi Trail to be preserved within nature reserve - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2015-09-29.

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