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.

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
Length	28.6 km[1] (17.8 mi)
Existed	January 2001–present
Major junctions
West end	Prov 1 in Houlong, Miaoli
East end	Prov 3 in Shitan, Miaoli
Location
Country	Taiwan
Highway system
Highway system in Taiwan
← Prov 68 → Prov 74

Length

The total length is 28 km (17.4 mi).

Exit list

City	Location	km[1]	Mile	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Miaoli County	Houlong	2.4	1.5	2	Houlong	Prov 1 to Prov 6 – Xihu, Houlong
		5.2	3.2	5	Xingang	Houlong	Westbound Exit and Eastbound Entrance
		6.7	4.2	6	Zaoqiao	Prov 13a – Zaoqiao, Miaoli City
	Touwu	10.1	6.3	10	Touwu 1	Prov 13 to Nat 1 – Touwu, Miaoli City
		12.8	8.0	12	Touwu 2	Miaoli County Government
	Gongguan	15.8	9.8	15	Gongguan	Prov 6 – Gongguan, Miaoli City
	Tongluo	20.8	12.9	20	Tongluo	Cty 128 to Nat 1 – Gongguan, Tongluo	East end of freeway
	Shitan	31	19	31	Shitan	Prov 3
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

Major Cities Along the Route

• Miaoli City

Intersections with other Freeways and Expressways

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

• Highway system in Taiwan

Notes

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.