Provincial Highway 68 (Taiwan)

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).

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Provincial Highway 68
台68線
東西向快速公路——南寮竹東線
(East-West Expressway, Nanliao-Zhudong Line)
Route information
Maintained by Directorate General of Highways
Length22.992 km[1] (14.287 mi)
ExistedNovember 1998–present
Major junctions
West end Prov 15 in North District, Hsinchu City
East end Prov 3 in Zhudong, Hsinchu County
Location
CountryTaiwan
Highway system
Prov 66 Prov 72
Provincial Highway 68
Map

Route Description

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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

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The total length is 22.992 km (14.287 mi).

Exit list

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City Location km[1] Mile Exit Name Destinations Notes
Hsinchu CityNorth District1.10.681Nanliao  Prov 15Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
5.03.15Hsinchu 1Wuling Rd.
East District7.54.77Hsinchu 2  Prov 1 – Zhubei, Hsinchu City
9.76.09Zhuke  Cty 117 – Zhubei, Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park
Hsinchu CountyQionglin15.89.815Qionglin    To Cty 115 / Cty 120 / Cty 122 – Qionglin, Erchongpu
Zhudong18.711.618Zhudong 1  Prov 68a – ZhudongLeft eastbound exit and westbound entrance
201220Zhudong 2Central ZhudongEastbound exit and westbound entrance
22.99214.28723  Prov 3 – Hengshan, Beipu
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Major Cities Along the Route

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Intersections with other Freeways and Expressways

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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

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The branch line (No. 68A) connects Zhaoyang Road (County Highway No. 123) in Zhudong, Hsinchu.

See also

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Notes

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Expressway Mileage Chart" (in Chinese). Directorate General of Highways, MOTC. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "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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