Provincial Highway 17 (PH 17), ) is a north–south
highway
A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...
from
Qingshui in
Taichung City
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 ...
to
in
Pingtung County
Pingtung County is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pin ...
. The highway is known as Western Coastal Highway (西部濱海公路) since it runs parallel to the western coasts of
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 ...
. Since the completion of
PH 61 expressway, which parallels PH 17, the latter now mostly handles local traffic. The total length of the highway is .
Route description
The highway begins at the intersection of
PH 1 in Qingshui. PH 1 turns slightly towards inland and PH 17 continues along the coast. PH 17 runs parallel with PH 61 (Xibin Expressway), and shares
concurrency
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Law
* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with the latter from
Dacheng in Changhua County to
Mailiao
Mailiao Township () is a rural township in northwestern Yunlin County, Taiwan.
Geography
With a population of 49,039 people as of September 2022, Mailiao has an area of 80.1668 km2.
Administrative divisions
Maifong, Maijin, Wayao, Xinghu ...
in Yunlin county, from
Dongshi to
Taixi in Yunlin County, and from
Kouhu in Yunlin County to
Dongshi in Chiayi County.
In Qingshui the highway intersects
Freeway 4, which provides connection to the inland districts in Taichung City. The highway also intersects
PH 78 in Taixi and
PH 82 in Dongshi; both are expressways connecting to the more populated inland areas in Yunlin and Chiayi. In Tainan City the highway intersects
PH 84 in
Beimen and
PH 86 just south of the central area of the city. The highway also passes through the terminus of
Sun Yat-Sen Freeway in downtown Kaohsiung City. The highway ends at Fangliao at the intersection of
PH 1.
The highway passes through the following counties and cities:
Taichung City
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 ...
,
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 ...
,
Yunlin County
Yunlin County (Mandarin pinyin: ''Yúnlín Xiàn''; Taigi POJ: ''Hûn-lîm-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Yùn-lìm-yen'') is a county in western Taiwan. Yunlin County borders the Taiwan Strait to the west, Nantou County to the east, Changhua County t ...
,
Chiayi County
Chiayi County (Mandarin pinyin: ''jiā yì xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Ka-gī-koān'') is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. It is the sixth largest county in Taiwan.
Name
The former Chinese placename was ...
,
Tainan City
Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" for its over 200 years of hist ...
,
Kaohsiung City
Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiu ...
, and
Pingtung County
Pingtung County is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pin ...
.
Spur routes
* : The highway connects
Freeway 8 in
Annan,
Tainan City
Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" for its over 200 years of hist ...
with the parent route in
Hunei,
Kaohsiung City
Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiu ...
. The total length is 26.418 km.
* : The highway connects its parent route with Highway 17a in
Annan,
Tainan City
Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" for its over 200 years of hist ...
. The total length is 5.917 km.
See also
*
Highway system in Taiwan
References
External links
{{Taiwan Provincial Highways
Highways in Taiwan