Provincial Highway 74 (Taiwan)
Provincial Highway 74 (Chinese: 台74線), also known as the Kuaiguan-Wufeng Expressway (快官烏日線) or Taichung Ring Expressway (台中環線), is an expressway around Taichung City. It starts at Kuaiguan Interchange on Freeway No. 3 in Changhua City and ends at Wufeng Interchange on Freeway No. 3 in Wufeng District.
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by Directorate General of Highways | ||||
Length | 37.841 km[1] (23.513 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Highway system | ||||
Highway system in Taiwan
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Length
Main line
The total length of main line is 37.841 km. The route between Kuaiguan Interchange and Zhongqing Rd. was opened to public on May 5, 2002. During this time it was known as the Taichung-Changhua Expressway (中彰快速道路). Afterwards, the east section between Songzhu Rd. and Wufeng Interchange was opened to public on December 31, 2011. The route between Zhongqing Rd. and Chongde Rd. was opened to traffic on December 31, 2013.
Branch Line
There is a branch line (Provincial Highway No. 74A, Chinese: 台74甲線) from the western end of Provincial Highway No. 74 (Kuaiguan Interchange) to connect the Provincial Highway No. 1 in Huatan, Changhua. Its length is 10.5 km.
Major Cities Along the Route
Exit list
County | Location | km[1] | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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Changhua | Changhua | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | Kuaiguan | ![]() ![]() | Roadway continues as PH 74A |
Taichung City | Wuri | 1.650 | 1.025 | 1 | Chenggong | Wuri | |
Nantun | 4.000 | 2.485 | 4 | HSR Taichung | ![]() | ||
5.500 | 3.418 | 5 | Nantun 1 | Section 4, Huanzhong Road | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
7.140 | 4.437 | 7 | Nantun 2 | ![]() | |||
Xitun | 8.900 | 5.530 | 8 | Xitun 1 | Shizheng Road | ||
10.000 | 6.214 | 10 | Xitun 2 | Chaoma Road / Qinghai Road | |||
10.940 | 6.798 | 11 | Xitun 3 | Xitun Road | |||
13.000 | 8.078 | 13 | Beitun 1 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Beitun | 14.320 | 8.898 | 14 | Beitun 2 | Songzhu Road | ||
16.987 | 10.555 | 16 | Chongde | Chongde Road | |||
Tanzi | 18.847 | 11.711 | 18 | Tanzi | ![]() | ||
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Beitun | 22.750 | 14.136 | 22 | Songzhu | Section 1, Songzhu Road / Dongshan Road | ||
24.411 | 15.168 | 24 | Taiyuan | Taiyuan Road | |||
Taiping–East district line | 26.935 | 16.737 | 26 | Taiping | Zhongshan Road, Leye Road, Dongshan Road – Taiping District | ||
Dali | 30.137 | 18.726 | 30 | Dali 1 | Defang South Road, Zhenxing Road, Taiping Road | ||
32.854 | 20.415 | 32 | Dali 2 | ![]() | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
Wufeng | 37.841 | 23.513 | 37 | Wufeng | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Intersections with other Freeways and Expressways
- Freeway No. 3 at Kuaiguan Interchange in Changhua City and Wufeng Interchange in Wufeng District.
- There is no direct connection with Freeway No. 1. However, it is very close to Daya, Taichung, and Nantun Interchanges of Freeway No. 1. A short link just south of the Nantun IC. has been completed, but has not yet been opened. It will also provide direct access to the Taichung High Speed Rail Station.
Notes
The original plan has a western section between Changhua Coastal Industrial Park and Hemei Interchange of Freeway in Hemei, Changhua. The exact route has now been constructed and named as Provincial Highway No. 61B. It was opened to public on October 15, 2011.
See also
References
- Notes
- "Expressway Mileage Chart" (XLS file) (in Chinese). Directorate General of Highways. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- Sources