The Jiahou Line Bikeway () is a
cycleway
Cycling infrastructure is all infrastructure cyclists are allowed to use. Bikeways include bike paths, bike lanes, cycle tracks, rail trails and, where permitted, sidewalks. Roads used by motorists are also cycling infrastructure, except w ...
in
Taichung
Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Taiw ...
,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
.
History
The cycleway was inaugurated on 15 July 2019 by the Tourism Office of
Taichung City Government
The Taichung City Government () is the municipal government of Taichung, Taiwan.
History
Taichū City Government was established by the Governor-General of Taiwan and the Japanese colonial authorities on 1 October 1920. Following the hando ...
at Ciyao Levee of Waipu Lotus Valley.
The ceremony was attended by Taichung Deputy Mayor and legislators from
Taichung City Council.
Architecture
The cycleway spans over a total length of 35.2 km, divided into the main line which stretches for 16.97 km called Jiajou Line and branch lines named Liufen Road (5.63 km) and Lotus Valley (12.6 km).
It connects
Dajia District and
Houli District in the city, with its branch connects with
Waipu District
Waipu District () is a rural district in Taichung City, Taiwan. It has a population total of 31,868 and an area of 42.4099 square kilometres.
Administrative divisions
Yongfeng, Liufen, Datong, Datung, Sankan, Shuimei, Tieshan, Zhongshan, Mam ...
.
Finance
The total construction cost of the cycleway was NT$24.58 million.
Sports Administration
The Sports Administration (SA; ) is a branch of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
History
The Sport Administration was initially established in 1932 as the Sports Council (體育委員會). On 12 January 1998, the Sp ...
subsidized 60% of the cycleway construction cost.
Facilities
The cycleway features two observation decks located at Ciyao Levee.
See also
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List of cycleways
List of cycleways — for all types of cycleways, bike path, bike route, or bikeway's transportation infrastructure and/or designated route, listed by continents and their countries.
Greenways and/or rail trails can include a cycleway−bike pa ...
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Taiwan Cycling Route No.1
Taiwan Cycle Route No.1 (環島1號線) is a 968 km (602 mile) bicycle route around the island of Taiwan. The route is intended to facilitate the recreational activity of bicycling around the island of Taiwan, which is called huan-dao (環 ...
References
2019 establishments in Taiwan
Cycleways in Taiwan
Tourist attractions in Taichung
Transport infrastructure completed in 2019
Transportation in Taichung
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