National Highway No. 1 is the first freeway in Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

. It begins in Keelung City at the intersection of Ziao 2nd Road and Jhong 4th Road and ends in Kaohsiung City at the intersection of Jhongshan 4th Road and Yugang Road, giving it a total length of 372.8 km. The Republic of China

Republic of China

The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

 government named the freeway as Zhongshan (Chung-shan) Expressway in honor of Sun Yat-sen

Sun Yat-sen

Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese doctor, revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Nationalist China, Sun is frequently referred to as the "Father of the Nation" , a view agreed upon by both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China...

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The construction began in 1971. The north section between Keelung City and Zhongli City was completed in 1974, and the entire highway was opened in 1978. A 20.7 km viaduct on top of the freeway between Xizhi

Xizhi

Xizhi is a district in New Taipei City in northern Republic of China .In the past, the Xizhi area was the Kypanas locality of the Ketagalan Taiwanese aboriginals. The old name in Chinese refers to the fact that the tide from the Keelung River stops at Xizhi and goes back to the sea...

 and Wugu was completed in 1997 in order to expand the capacity of the road.

Major cities along the route

• Keelung City
• Taipei City
• New Taipei City
• Taoyuan City
  Taoyuan City
  Taoyuan City is the county seat of Taoyuan County in Taiwan, located in the northwestern part of the island. Taoyuan city is the gateway of Taiwan: with the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in vicinity, and is a 30-minute ride to the capital, Taipei....
  
  
• Zhongli City
• Pingzhen City
• Zhubei City
• Hsinchu City
• Miaoli City
  Miaoli City
  Miaoli City is the capital of Miaoli County, Taiwan. Its name Miaoli was coined using two Hakka words, cat and city , which phonetically approximate Pali from one of the Formosan languages. Miaoli has a relatively high percentage of Hakka people. As of 2009, the population was 90,209....
  
  
• Taichung City
• Changhua City
  Changhua City
  Changhua City is the county seat of Changhua County in Taiwan. For many centuries the site was home to a settlement of Babuza people, a coastal tribe of Taiwanese aborigines. The name of the city is derived from the aboriginal word Poasoa .Changhua is best known for its landmark statue of the Buddha...
  
  
• Chiayi City
• Tainan City
• Kaohsiung City

Intersections with other freeways and expressways

• Provincial Highway No. 62
  Provincial Highway No. 62 (Taiwan)
  Provincial Highway No. 62 is an expressway that begins in the Anle District of Keelung City, and ends in Ruifang District, New Taipei. It has Anle Terminal, Madong SIC., Qidu One IC., Qidu Two IC. , Dahua SIC. , Nuannuan IC., Ruifang IC., and Ruibin Terminal.-Intersections with other Freeways and...
  
   at Dahua JCT. in Keelung City
• National Highway No. 3
  National Highway No. 3 (Taiwan)
  National Highway No. 3 is the second North-South freeway in Taiwan. It begins in Keelung City at Jijin Interchange on the Provincial Highway No. 2 and ends in Linbian, Pingtung on the Provincial Highway No. 17....
  
   at Xizhi JCT. in New Taipei City
• Jianguo Expressway
  Jianguo Road (Taipei)
  Jianguo Road is a major north-south arterial road in Taipei, Taiwan. It begins at the Yuanshan interchange of National Highway 1 and ends at Xinhai Road. An elevated expressway, Jianguo Expressway runs above the entire length of Jianguo Road. The expressway was completed in 1982.-Intersections...
  
   at Yuanshan IC. in Taipei City
• National Highway No. 2
  National Highway No. 2 (Taiwan)
  National Highway No. 2 is a freeway, which begins in Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Dayuan, Taoyuan and ends in Yingge at the junction with National Highway No. 3.-Junction list:*National Highway No. 1 at Airport JCT. in Luzhu, Taoyuan...
  
   at Airport JCT. in Luzhu
• Provincial Highway No. 66
  Provincial Highway No. 66 (Taiwan)
  Provincial Highway No. 66 is an expressway, which begins in Guanyin, Taoyuan on the Provincial Highway No. 15 and ends in Daxi, Taoyuan on the County Highway No. 112A.-Major Cities Along the Route:*Yangmei, Taoyuan*Pingzhen City*Zhongli City*Daxi, Taoyuan...
  
   at Pingzhen JCT. in Pingzhen City
• National Highway No. 3
  National Highway No. 3 (Taiwan)
  National Highway No. 3 is the second North-South freeway in Taiwan. It begins in Keelung City at Jijin Interchange on the Provincial Highway No. 2 and ends in Linbian, Pingtung on the Provincial Highway No. 17....
  
   at Hsinchu JCT. in Baoshan, Hsinchu
• National Highway No. 4
  National Highway No. 4 (Taiwan)
  National Highway No. 4 is a freeway, which begins in Qingshui, Taichung on the Provincial Highway No. 17. and ends in Fengyuan District on the Provincial Highway No. 3.-Intersections with other freeways and expressways:...
  
   at Taichung JCT. in Taichung City
• National Highway No. 3
  National Highway No. 3 (Taiwan)
  National Highway No. 3 is the second North-South freeway in Taiwan. It begins in Keelung City at Jijin Interchange on the Provincial Highway No. 2 and ends in Linbian, Pingtung on the Provincial Highway No. 17....
  
   at Changhua JCT. in Changhua City
  Changhua City
  Changhua City is the county seat of Changhua County in Taiwan. For many centuries the site was home to a settlement of Babuza people, a coastal tribe of Taiwanese aborigines. The name of the city is derived from the aboriginal word Poasoa .Changhua is best known for its landmark statue of the Buddha...
  
  
• Provincial Highway No. 76
  Provincial Highway No. 76 (Taiwan)
  Provincial Highway No. 76 is an expressway, which begins in the border of Puyan, Changhua and Fuxing, Changhua on Jhangshuei Road and ends in Caotun, Nantou on ....
  
   at Puyan JCT. in Puyan, Changhua
  Puyan, Changhua
  Puyan Township is a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 34,494 and an area of 38.6081 square kilometres.-External links:*...
  
  
• Provincial Highway No. 78
  Provincial Highway No. 78 (Taiwan)
  Provincial Highway No. 78 begins in Taixi, Yunlin, Taiwan, on Zhonghua Road and ends in Gukeng, Yunlin on National Highway No. 3.-Intersections with other Freeways and Expressways:...
  
   at Yunlin JCT. in Dapi, Yunlin
  Dapi, Yunlin
  Dapi Township is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 21,523 and an area of 44.9973 square kilometres.-External links:*...
  
  
• Provincial Highway No. 82
  Provincial Highway No. 82 (Taiwan)
  Provincial Highway No. 82 is an expressway, which begins in Puzi City on Xuefu Road and ends in Shuishang, Chiayi on National Highway No. 3.-Intersections with other Freeways and Expressways:*National Highway No. 1 at Chiayi SIC. in Shuishang, Chiayi...
  
   at Chiayi JCT. in Shuishang, Chiayi
  Shuishang, Chiayi
  Shuishang is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 52,638 and an area of 69.1198 square kilometres.-External links:*...
  
  
• Provincial Highway No. 84
  Provincial Highway No. 84 (Taiwan)
  Provincial Highway No. 84 is an expressway, which begins in Guantian, Tainan on the Provincial Highway No. 1 and ends in Yujing, Tainan on Jhongshan Road .-Intersections with other Freeways and Expressways:...
  
   at Xiaying JCT. in Xiaying, Tainan(under construction)
• National Highway No. 8
  National Highway No. 8 (Taiwan)
  National Highway No. 8 is a freeway, which begins in downtown Tainan City and ends in Xinhua, Tainan on the Provincial Highway No. 20.-Intersections with other freeways and expressways:*National Highway No. 1 at Tainan SIC. in Xinshi, Tainan...
  
   at Tainan JCT. in Tainan City
• Provincial Highway No. 86
  Provincial Highway No. 86 (Taiwan)
  Provincial Highway No. 86 is an expressway, which begins in Rende, Tainan on Erren Road and ends in Guanmiao, Tainan on National Highway No. 3.-Intersections with other Freeways and Expressways:...
  
   at Rende JCT. in Tainan City
• National Highway No. 10
  National Highway No. 10 (Taiwan)
  National Highway No. 10, of the Republic of China, is a freeway, which begins in downtown Kaohsiung City at the intersection of Dajhong Road and Wunzih Road and ends in Qishan on the Provincial Highway No. 3.-Intersections with other freeways and expressways:...
  
   at Dingjin JCT. in Kaohsiung City
• Provincial Highway No. 88
  Provincial Highway No. 88 (Taiwan)
  Provincial Highway No. 88 is an expressway, which begins in Fengshan City on National Highway No. 1 and ends in Zhutian, Pingtung on Yong-an Road.-Intersections with other Freeways and Expressways:*National Highway No. 1 at Wujia SIC. in Fengshan District...
  
   at Wujia JCT. in Kaohsiung City

Lanes

The lanes in both directions are listed below.

• 4 Lanes:
  • Keelung Terminal - Yuanshan IC.
  • Xizhi-Wugu Elevated Highway Xizhi Terminal - Huanbei IC.
• 6 Lanes:
  • Yuanshan IC. - Taipei IC.
  • Airport JCT. - Changhua JCT.
  • Changhua IC. - Nanzih IC. (Now adopt special measures in partial sections)
  • Kaohsiung IC. - Kaohsiung Terminal
  • Xizhi-Wugu Elevated Highway Huanbei IC. - Wugu Terminal
• 8 Lanes:
  • Taipei IC. - Airport JCT.
  • Changhua JCT. - Changhua IC.
  • Nanzih IC. - Dingjin JCT.
• 10 Lanes:
  • Dingjin JCT. - Kaohsiung IC.

Junction list

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