The South Link Highway is a section of
Provincial Highway No. 9 from
Taitung City
Taitung City () is a county-administered city and the county seat of Taitung County, Taiwan. It lies on the southeast coast of Taiwan facing the Pacific Ocean. Taitung City is the most populous subdivision of Taitung County and it is one of the ...
to
Fenggang,
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 ...
in
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 ...
. The section of the highway from
Taitung to
Ansuo is coastal road, the rest passes through the
Central Mountain Range
The Central Mountain Range is the principal mountain range on the island of Taiwan. It runs from the north of the island to the south. Due to this separation, connecting between the west and east is not very convenient. The tallest peak of th ...
through
Shouka until reaching Fenggang at the end.
History
It was built by the
Japanese government
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between 1933 and 1939.
Route
The length of the highway is about 90 km. This highway goes from Taitung City, and runs through
Taimali,
Dawu,
Daren, and
Shizi, and ends in Fenggang,
Fangshan Township, Pingtung.
Bridges
*
Jinlun Bridge
References
Highways in Taiwan
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