Provincial Highway 72 (Taiwan)

Provincial Highway 72 (Chinese: 台72線) is an expressway, which begins in Houlong, Miaoli on Guanghua Road (Provincial Highway No. 1) and ends in Shitan, Miaoli on the Provincial Highway No. 3.

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Provincial Highway 72
台72線
東西向快速公路後龍汶水線
(East-West Expressway, Houlong-Wenshui Line)
Route information
Maintained by Directorate General of Highways
Length28.6 km[1] (17.8 mi)
ExistedJanuary 2001–present
Major junctions
West end Prov 1 in Houlong, Miaoli
East end Prov 3 in Shitan, Miaoli
Location
CountryTaiwan
Highway system
Prov 68 Prov 74

Length

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The total length is 28 km (17.4 mi).

Exit list

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City Location km[1] Mile Exit Name Destinations Notes
Miaoli CountyHoulong2.41.52Houlong   Prov 1 to Prov 6 – Xihu, Houlong
5.23.25XingangHoulongWestbound Exit and Eastbound Entrance
6.74.26Zaoqiao  Prov 13a – Zaoqiao, Miaoli City
Touwu10.16.310Touwu 1   Prov 13 to Nat 1 – Touwu, Miaoli City
12.88.012Touwu 2Miaoli County Government
Gongguan15.89.815Gongguan  Prov 6 – Gongguan, Miaoli City
Tongluo20.812.920Tongluo   Cty 128 to Nat 1 – Gongguan, TongluoEast end of freeway
Shitan311931Shitan  Prov 3
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, Houlong IC of National Highway No. 3 and Touwu IC. and Miaoli IC of National Highway No. 1 are close to this expressway.

See also

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Notes

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Tongluo IC - Shitan End completed on January 29, 2005.

There is a 2 km planned route west of the Provincial Highway No. 1. Its construction is postponed indefinitely.

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.

http://www.thb.gov.tw/