Provincial Highway 68 (Taiwan)
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台68線 | ||||
東西向快速公路——南寮竹東線 (East-West Expressway, Nanliao-Zhudong Line) | ||||
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Maintained by Directorate General of Highways | ||||
Length | 22.992 km[1] (14.287 mi) | |||
Existed | November 1998–present | |||
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Country | Taiwan | |||
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Provincial Highway 68 (Chinese: 台68線) is an expressway, which begins in Hsinchu City at Nanliao on the Provincial Highway No. 15 and ends in Zhudong on Zhongfeng Road (Provincial Road No. 3).
Route Description
Provincial Highway 68 begins at the Nanliao Harbor in the North District and passes through the northern parts of Hsinchu City while running in a south-easterly direction. It then passes through Qionglin, where a bridge can be used to reach Freeway 3. The route eventually ends at an intersection with Provincial Highway 3 in Zhudong.[2]
Length
The total length is 22.992 km (14.287 mi).
Exit list
City | Location | km[1] | Mile | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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Hsinchu City | North District | 1.1 | 0.68 | 1 | Nanliao | ![]() | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance |
5.0 | 3.1 | 5 | Hsinchu 1 | Wuling Rd. | |||
East District | 7.5 | 4.7 | 7 | Hsinchu 2 | ![]() | ||
9.7 | 6.0 | 9 | Zhuke | ![]() | |||
Hsinchu County | Qionglin | 15.8 | 9.8 | 15 | Qionglin | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Zhudong | 18.7 | 11.6 | 18 | Zhudong 1 | ![]() | Left eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |
20 | 12 | 20 | Zhudong 2 | Central Zhudong | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
22.992 | 14.287 | 23 | ![]() | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Major Cities Along the Route
Intersections with other Freeways and Expressways
No direct connections. However, Zhubei IC. of National Highway No. 1 and Zhulin IC. of National Highway No. 3 are not far away from this expressway.
Branch lines
The branch line (No. 68A) connects Zhaoyang Road (County Highway No. 123) in Zhudong, Hsinchu.
See also
Notes
The first section (Hsinchu Science Park IC. - Qionglin IC.) completed in 1999.
A trial program to allow a motorcycle with a cylinder capacity of more than 250 cm3 or with an electric power of more than 40 horsepowers was started in January 2005 for one year. This trial program was extended for one year.
References
- ^ a b "Expressway Mileage Chart" (in Chinese). Directorate General of Highways, MOTC. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ "台68線東西向快速公路-南寮竹東線(全線記錄,附路線圖、航跡圖、GPX)﹝新竹市,新竹竹北、竹東﹞". Mnya Youyou Website (in Traditional Chinese). April 3, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
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