Provincial Highway 72 (Taiwan)

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 (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

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.

Length

The total length is 28 km (17.4 mi).

Exit list

City	Location	km	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.

References

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