Provincial Highway 74 (Taiwan)
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Provincial Highway 74 (), 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 Taichung (, Wade–Giles: '), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality in central Taiwan. Taichung is Taiwan's second-largest city, with more than 2.85 million residents, making it the largest city in Central Taiwan. It serves as th ...
. It starts at Kuaiguan Interchange on Freeway No. 3 in
Changhua City Changhua (Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: ''Chiong-hòa'' or ''Chiang-hòa''), officially known as Changhua City, is a county-administered city and the county seat of Changhua County in Taiwan. For many centuries the site was home to a settlement of ...
and ends at Wufeng Interchange on Freeway No. 3 in
Wufeng District Wufeng District () is a suburban District (Taiwan), 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 921 earthquake, Jiji ea ...
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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 the 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 the public on December 31, 2011. The route between Zhongqing Rd. and Chongde Rd. was opened to traffic on December 31, 2013.


Branch Line

The branch line (Provincial Highway No. 74A, ) which starts at the western end of Provincial Highway No. 74 (Kuaiguan Interchange) and ends at Provincial Highway No. 1 in Huatan, Changhua. Its length is 10.5km (6.5 miles).


Major Cities Along the Route

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Changhua City Changhua (Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: ''Chiong-hòa'' or ''Chiang-hòa''), officially known as Changhua City, is a county-administered city and the county seat of Changhua County in Taiwan. For many centuries the site was home to a settlement of ...
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Taichung City Taichung (, Wade–Giles: '), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality in central Taiwan. Taichung is Taiwan's second-largest city, with more than 2.85 million residents, making it the largest city in Central Taiwan. It serves as th ...


Exit list


Intersections with other Freeways and Expressways

* Freeway No. 3 at Kuaiguan Interchange in
Changhua City Changhua (Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: ''Chiong-hòa'' or ''Chiang-hòa''), officially known as Changhua City, is a county-administered city and the county seat of Changhua County in Taiwan. For many centuries the site was home to a settlement of ...
and Wufeng Interchange in
Wufeng District Wufeng District () is a suburban District (Taiwan), 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 921 earthquake, Jiji ea ...
. * Freeway No.4 at Tanzi JCT in Tanzi * Freeway No. 1 at Beitun 2 Interchange in Beitun.


Notes

The original plan has a western section between Changhua Coastal Industrial Park and Hemei Interchange of Freeway in
Hemei, Changhua Hemei Township is an urban township in northwestern Changhua County, Taiwan. It is bordered by the Dadu River to the north, Shengang and Xianxi to the west, Lukang and Xiushui to the south, and Changhua City to the east. History An early n ...
. The exact route has now been constructed and named as Provincial Highway No. 61B. It was opened to the public on October 15, 2011.


See also

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Highway system in Taiwan Highways in Taiwan are classified into five types: The system does not apply to other parts of Taiwan, namely Kinmen and Lienchiang counties, and islands in the South China Sea. Expressways in Taiwan may be controlled-access highways similar ...


References

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Directorate General of Highways, Ministry of Transportation and Communications


External links

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