Provincial Highway 61 (Taiwan)

Provincial Highway 61
West Coast Expressway
Route information
Maintained by Directorate General of Highways
Length: 234.58 km (145.76 mi)
Major junctions
North end: PH 61A in Bali, New Taipei City
  Fwy. 3 in Hsinchu City and Zhunan, Miaoli
South end: City Road 176 in Qigu, Tainan City
Highway system
Highway system in Taiwan

Provincial Highway No. 61 is usually known as West Coast Expressway (西部濱海快速公路). The highway 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 the traffic. Others are still under construction.

Length

As of December 2013, the following sections have been completed:

Major cities along the route

Exit list

City/County District/Municipality km Exit Intersection Destinations Notes Date opened to traffic
Taichung Qingshui 150 150 Qingshui
Wuqi 154 154 Wuqi
Longjing 157 157 Longjing
Changhua Shengang 166 166 Shengang
Xianxi 169 169 Xianxi
Lukang 174 174 Yangcuo
177.835 177 Lukang
Fuxing 180 180 Fuxing(福興) County Highway 144-Puyan,Yuanlin
Fangyuan 185.000 185 Hanbao(漢寶) Provincial Highway 17-Hanbao Village 2013.11.18
192.300 192 Wanggong(王功) Provincial Highway 17-Wanggong Village 2013.12.29
200 200 Fangyuan(芳苑) Provincial Highway 76 (Taiwan),Provincial Highway 17-Fangyuan (planned)
Dacheng 208.400 208 Dacheng(大城) County Highway 152-Dacheng 2013.5.10
Yunlin Mailiao 216.400 216 Qiaotou(橋頭) Yunlin Special Road 1,Provincial Highway 17,County Highway 153A-Houan Village 2005.1.26、2013.10.21
220.970 221 Mailiao(麥寮) County Highway 156,County Highway 153A-Wayao Village 2013.10.21
Taixi 224.900 224 Huzinei(湖仔內) Provincial Highway 17-Hefeng Village 2003.1.30、2013.10.21
226.650 226 Lunfeng(崙豐) Yunlin Road 116,Provincial Highway 17-Hefeng Village Southbound exit and northbound entrance 2003.1.30、2012
229.550 229 Wutiaogang(五條港) County Highway 155,Provincial Highway 17-Wugang Village 2003.1.30
233.380 233 Taixi JCT(台西系統) Provincial Highway 78 (Taiwan)-Taixi, Gukeng 2006.4.14、2014.8.31
Sihu 238.730 239 Sihu(四湖) County Highway 160, Provincial Highway 17-Feisha Village 2006.4.14
Kouhu 247.000 247 Kouhu(口湖) County Highway 164,Provincial Highway 17-Jinhu Village 2004.12.30
253.000 253 Shuijing(水井) Yunlin Road 150,Provincial Highway 17-Shuijing Village 2004.12.30
Chiayi Dongshi 259.500 259 Aogu(鰲鼓) Chiayi Road 2,Chiayi Road 8-Aogu Village Southbound exit and northbound entrance 2004.1.19
261.800 261 Dongshi 1(東石一) County Highway 166-Sanjia Village Southbound exit and northbound entrance 2004.1.19
262.800 262 Dongshi 2(東石二) Provincial Highway 82 (Taiwan),County Highway 168-Yongtun Village Northbound exit and southbound entrance 2004.1.19
266.000 266 Baishuihu(白水湖) Chiayi Road 18-Zhangtan Village 2004.1.19
Budai 270.240 270 Budai 1(布袋一) Provincial Highway 17-Longjiang Village 2004.1.19、2011.7.31
272.320 272 Budai 2(布袋二) County Highway 172,Provincial Highway 17-Guangfu Village 2003.5.27、2011.7.30
Tainan Beimen 281.000 281 Nankunshen(南鯤鯓) Provincial Highway 17-Kunjiang Village Southbound exit and northbound entrance 2004.1.19
283.660 283 Beimen JCT(北門系統) Provincial Highway 84 (Taiwan),Provincial Highway 17-Baoji Village 2004.1.19
289.152 289 Sanliaowan(三寮灣) County Highway 174,County Highway 173A-Sanguang Village 2007.11.22
Jiangjun 292.010 292 Jiangjun(將軍) Tainan Road 18,Provincial Highway 173A-Changsha Village (Mashagou) 2007.11.22
Qigu 298.720 298 Qigu(七股) County Highway 176-Qigu 2007.11.22、2015.6.27
305.735 305 Shifen(十份) County Highway 173-Shifen Village (on construction)
Annan 306 306 Gangxi(港西) Provincial Highway 17B-Annan Southern Terminus of Expressway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Intersections with other freeways and expressways

Auxiliary routes

Provincial Highway 61A

Provincial Highway 61A
Location: Bali, New Taipei
Length: 2.888 km[1] (1.795 mi)

Provincial Highway No. 61A starts at the Port of Taipei and ends at an interchange with Provincial Highway 15. It connects PH 61 to the Port of Taipei. It is 2.888 kilometres (1.795 mi) long.

Exit list
The entire route is in Bali, New Taipei City.

km[1] Mile Exit Name Destinations Notes
0.000 0.000
0
Taipei Port End Bali, Port of Taipei Northern terminus
2.888 1.795
2
Bali PH 15 Bali, Linkou Southern terminus
2.888 1.795
PH 61 south Continuation beyond southern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Route transition

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 No. 61. Its length is 6.5 km.

Note

The first portion of the expressway was between Xiangshan, Hsinchu and Baishantun. It was used to connect the northern section National Highway No. 3 at Xiangshan IC.

References

  1. 1 2 "Expressway Mileage Chart" (XLS file) (in Chinese). Directorate General of Highways, MOTC. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

External links

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