Provincial Highway 14 is an east–west highway that connects

Changhua City Changhua (Hokkien POJ: ''Chiong-hòa'' or ''Chiang-hòa''), officially known as Changhua City, is a county-administered city and the county seat of Changhua County in Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. For many centuries the site was h ...

Changhua County Changhua County (Mandarin Pinyin: ''Zhānghuà Xiàn''; Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴ Hsien⁴''; Hokkien POJ: ''Chiang-hòa-koān'' or ''Chiong-hòa-koān'') is the smallest county on the main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth smallest ...

with Ren'ai, an aboriginal township in

Nantou County Nantou County (; Hokkien POJ: ''Lâm-tâu-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Nàm-thèu-yen'') is the second largest county of Taiwan by area, located in the central part of the country. It is also the only non-coastal county in Taiwan. Its name derives fro ...

. The highway is known as Zhongtan Highway (中潭公路) from

Caotun Caotun Township, formerly transliterated as Tsaotun Township, is an urban Township (Taiwan), township in the northwest of Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the largest township in Taiwan by population. History The area was historically known as ''Chh ...

to Puli, and Puwu Highway from Puli to Ren'ai. The total length is 99.0 kilometers.

Route description

The highway begins at the intersection of Provincial Highway 1 in Changhua City. The route continues eastbound towards the rural township of

Fenyuan Fenyuan Township () is a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan. Geography Fenyuan encompasses and a population of 23,843, including 12,533 males and 11,310 females as of January 2017. Administrative divisions The township comprises 15 vi ...

and enters Nantou County. After passing through the junctions of Freeway 3 and Provincial Highway 63, the highway enters downtown

and becomes Zhongtan Highway. The stretch of highway between Caotun and Puli runs parallel to Freeway 6. In Puli the highway has a brief concurrency with Provincial Highway 21 before the latter turns southbound. Right before leaving Puli, the highway turns from a 4-lane to a 2-lane road. The route continues towards the mountainous aboriginal township of Ren'ai. In Ren'ai the highway passes through Wushe and Lushan Hot Spring. After passing through Lushan, the highway turns into a narrow 1-lane road before ending at Tunyuan (Tnpara), the western entrance of Nenggao Cross-ridge Historic Trail (能高越嶺古道), a historic route connecting between

Nantou Nantou may refer to: * Nantou County (南投縣), a county in central Taiwan (Republic of China) * Nantou City (南投市), seat of Nantou County, Taiwan * Nantou (historical town) (南头), a historic town and former administrative center of Xin' ...

and Hualien. The stretch between Lushan and Tunyuan, as well as the Nenggao Cross-ridge Historic Trail, require special permits to access. A planned extension of the highway to

Xiulin, Hualien Xiulin Township / Sioulin Township () is a mountain indigenous township of Hualien County, Taiwan. It is located northwest of Hualien City, and is the largest township in Taiwan by area (1,641.86 km²) with 9 villages. It has a popula ...

was unfinished due to environmental and economic concerns. In 2009, the extension plan was formally abandoned.http://gazette.nat.gov.tw/EG_FileManager/eguploadpub/eg015227/ch01/type3/gov01/num1/Eg.htm

Spur routes

Provincial Highway 14A: The highway begins at its parent route in Wushe, a village in Ren'ai, Nantou, and ends at Provincial Highway 8 in

Dayuling Dayuling (, el. 2565 m), formerly Hehuan Pass (), is a mountain pass in Taiwan transversing the Central Mountain Range between Hehuanshan and Mt. Bilu (畢祿山), within Taroko National Park. Administratively, it is located in Xiulin, Hua ...

in Xiulin, Hualien. The highway provides access to the tourist attractions of

Cingjing Farm The Qingjing Farm (), also known as Cingjing Farm, is a tourist attraction farm in Ren'ai Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. History The farm was established on 20 February 1961 as the settling place for the demobilized soldiers and their depend ...

and

Hehuanshan Mount Hehuan (; also called Joy Mountain) is a mountain in Central Taiwan. The peak lies on the borders of Nantou and Hualien counties and is located within Taroko National Park. Hehuanshan is a popular destination in central Taiwan. The 3,42 ...

, including the highest paved road in Taiwan at Wuling. The total length is 41.533 km. * TW PHW14b

Provincial Highway 14B: The highway begins at its parent route in Fenyuan, Changhua, and ends at Provincial Highway 3 in

Nantou City Nantou City (Mandarin Pīnyīn: ''Nántóu Shì''; Hokkien POJ: ''Lâm-tâu-chhī'') is a county-administered city located in the northwest of Nantou County, Taiwan. It lies between the Bagua Mountains and the Maoluo River and is the county ...

. The highway connects the cities of Changhua and Nantou. The total length is 18.29 km. * TW PHW14c

Provincial Highway 14C: The highway is an alternate route that is located entirely in Changhua City. The total length is 2.882 km. * TW PHW14d

Provincial Highway 14D: The highway begins at its parent route in Fenyuan, Changhua, and ends at Provincial Highway 3A in

. The highway is an alternate route between the cities of Changhua and Nantou. The total length is 10.156 km.

References

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