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).

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
Length	22.992 km[1] (14.287 mi)
Existed	November 1998–present
Major junctions
West end	Prov 15 in North District, Hsinchu City
East end	Prov 3 in Zhudong, Hsinchu County
Location
Country	Taiwan
Highway system
Highway system in Taiwan
← Prov 66 → Prov 72

Provincial Highway 68

Map

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
Hsinchu City	North District	1.1	0.68	1	Nanliao	Prov 15	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		5.0	3.1	5	Hsinchu 1	Wuling Rd.
	East District	7.5	4.7	7	Hsinchu 2	Prov 1 – Zhubei, Hsinchu City
		9.7	6.0	9	Zhuke	Cty 117 – Zhubei, Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park
Hsinchu County	Qionglin	15.8	9.8	15	Qionglin	To Cty 115 / Cty 120 / Cty 122 – Qionglin, Erchongpu
	Zhudong	18.7	11.6	18	Zhudong 1	Prov 68a – Zhudong	Left eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		20	12	20	Zhudong 2	Central Zhudong	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		22.992	14.287	23		Prov 3 – Hengshan, Beipu
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

Major Cities Along the Route

• Hsinchu City
• Zhubei City

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

• Highway system in Taiwan

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.