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Provincial Highway 7 (Taiwan)

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Provincial Highway 7
台7線
Northern Cross-Island Highway (北部橫貫公路)
Route information
Maintained by Directorate General of Highways
Length128.396 km (79.782 mi)
ExistedMay 1963–present
Major junctions
West end Prov 3 in Daxi, Taoyuan
Major intersections Nat 5 in Yilan City
East end Prov 2 in Zhuangwei, Yilan
Location
CountryTaiwan
Highway system
Prov 6 Prov 8

Provincial Highway 7 (Chinese: 台7線) is a highway connecting Daxi, Taoyuan and Zhuangwei, Yilan. The highway is also known as Northern Cross-Country Highway (Chinese: 北部橫貫公路), one of the three most important east–west highways in Taiwan.[1][2]

Western terminus of Highway 7 in Daxi.
Eastern terminus of Highway 7 in Zhuangwei.
Highway 7 at the junction of County Road 118 (LuoMa Highway) in Luofu, Taoyuan
Highway 7 at the junction of Highway 7a in Qilan, Yilan County


Route description

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The highway begins at the junction of Highway 3 in Daxi. The route then passes through Cihu Mausoleum, the tombs of the late presidents Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-Kuo. After the intersection with Highway 7B, the route enters the aboriginal district of Fuxing in Taoyuan City. At Luofu village (羅浮, Rahao) in Fuxing, the highway passes through the intersection with County Road 118, a popular scenic route also known as LuoMa Highway (羅馬公路).

Starting from Fuxing, the road becomes a narrow and winding 1-lane highway as it crosses the Central Mountain Range. The highway passes through numerous tribal villages along the way. The highway then enters Datong, Yilan, which is also an aboriginal township. At Datong, the highway passes through Mingchi Forest Recreational Area (明池國家森林遊樂區) and Qilan Forest Recreational Area (棲蘭國家森林遊樂區). The highway has a junction with Highway 7a in the Qilan area and another with Highway 7c near Yingshi village (英士村), both located in Datong. The highway then follows the Lanyang River and continues to Yuanshan, Yilan and Yilan City. At Yilan City, the highway intersects with PH 9 and Freeway 5 before ending at PH 2 in Zhuangwei. At some points (such as in Sileng (roughly at the 58-59km mark)) the road has an elevation of 1170 meters.[3]

Spur routes

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References

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  1. ^ "Provincial Highway 7 Jia | Round Taiwan Round". www.rtaiwanr.com. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  2. ^ Charlier, Phillip (2022-11-08). "Provincial Highway 7". Taiwan English News. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  3. ^ "Taiwan: Provincial Highway 9 in Hualien County likely to remain closed through at least Jan. 15 following damage from landslides". Taiwan: Provincial Highway 9 in Hualien County likely to remain closed through at least Jan. 15 following damage from landslides | Crisis24. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
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