Provincial Highway 63 () is a
limited-access highway
A limited-access road, known by various terms worldwide, including limited-access highway, dual-carriageway, expressway, limited access freeway, and partial controlled access highway, is a highway or arterial road for high-speed traffic which ...
, which begins 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 Ta ...
at the intersection of Guoguang Road (Provincial Highway No. 3) and Zhongming South Road and ends in
Caotun, Nantou
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 ...
on Bixing Road (Provincial Road 14B). It is commonly known as Zhongtou (Taichung-Nantou) Highway.
Length
The total length of the highway is 19.023 km. However, the viaduct actually begins at 1.8 km (on Wuquan South Road).
Exit list
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Major Cities Along the Route
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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 Ta ...
*
Caotun, Nantou
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 ...
Intersections with other Freeways and Expressways
*None. However, it crosses
National Highway No. 3 near Zhongtou IC. in
Wufeng, Taichung
Wufeng District () is a suburban district in southern Taichung, Taiwan. It is the location of Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council.
Wufeng is a mainly agricultural town. It was heavily damaged by the Jiji earthquake on 21 September 1999, whi ...
. To access National Highway No. 3, one must navigate surface streets for two or three minutes to get onto a northbound or southbound ramp for the highway.
Spurs
There is a spur (No. 63A) connecting to Bo-ai Road (Provincial Highway No. 14) in downtown
Caotun, Nantou
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 ...
. The length of the spur is 2.193 km.
See also
*
Highway system in Taiwan
Notes
Completed on January 1, 1998.
This highway is no longer classified as an expressway on July 1, 2006. Despite this lack of designation, it still functions as one.
References
http://www.thb.gov.tw/
Highways in Taiwan
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