Provincial Highway No. 1 (台1線) is a 464.693 km-long provincial

Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...

 Taiwanese highway

Highway System in Taiwan

Highways in the Republic of China are classified into four types:# National highways: 1 - 10 # Provincial highways: 1 - 39, 61 - 88 # County routes: 101 - 205# Township routes-The numbering system:...

 that starts in the north of the country near Taipei Main Station

Taipei Main Station

Taipei Station, also called Taipei Railway Station or Taipei Main Station , refers to the old downtown region in Taipei City, Taiwan, where different modes of public transport systems converge; the station is at the center of this region...

 and ends in the south at Fangshan

Fangshan, Pingtung

Fangshan is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.*Population:6,183*Area:17.2697- External links :*...

, Pingtung County

Pingtung County

Pingtung County is a county in Southern Taiwan. Pingtung County is officially administered as a county of the Republic of China . The oldest national park in Taiwan, Kenting National Park, was established in Pingtung County in 1984...

. It intersects with Provincial Highway No. 9

Provincial Highway No. 9 (Taiwan)

Provincial Highway No. 9 is an important highway system cross the eastern Taiwan from Taipei City to Fangshan Township, Pingtung. This longest provincial highway, which the length is 479.779km, passes the regions of Taipei City, New Taipei City, Yilan County, Hualien County, Taitung County and...

 and No. 26. Before the freeway system is built in Taiwan, this was the primary north-south highway for the island. The highway connects most of the major cities in Taiwan.

Major cities along the route

• Taipei
  Taipei
  Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
  
   (Begin Highway)
• New Taipei
• 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....
  
  
• Bade City
  Bade City
  Bade City is a city in the central part of Taoyuan County, of Taiwan . Bade is served by No. 2 Freeway.* Area: 33.71 km²* Population: 172,065 people -Education:The following schools are in Bade City:...
  
  
• Zhongli
• Pingzhen
• Yangmei
  Yangmei
  -Mainland China:* Towns named Yangmei ** Yangmei, Huazhou City, in Huazhou, Guangdong** Yangmei, Yangshan County, in Yangshan County, Guangdong** Yangmei, Rong County, Guangxi* Yangmei Ancient Town , a town in Nanning, Guangxi...
  
  
• Zhubei
• Hsinchu 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
  Tainan
  Tainan City is a city in southern Taiwan. It is the fifth largest after New Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Taipei. It was formerly a provincial city, and in 2010, the provincial city merged with the adjacent Tainan County to form a single special municipality. Tainan faces the Taiwan Strait in...
  
  
• Kaohsiung
  Kaohsiung
  Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China...
  
  
• Pingtung
• Fangshan
  Fangshan
  Fangshan may refer to the following places in mainland China or Taiwan:*Fangshan County , of Lüliang, Shanxi*Fangshan District , Beijing*Fangshan, Pingtung , township in Pingtung County, TaiwanTowns...
  
   (End Highway)

Special routes

Special routes of Provincial Highway No. 1 use the same number, followed by a heavenly stem

Heavenly Stems

The ten Celestial or Heavenly Stems are a Chinese system of ordinals that first appear during the Shang dynasty, ca. 1250 BC, as the names of the ten days of the week. They were also used in Shang-period ritual as names for dead family members, who were offered sacrifices on the corresponding day...

 character. However, for English translation, these characters are replaced by letters in the alphabetical order.

• Highway 1A (台一甲): This route is based on the old Highway 1 segment in Taipei and parts of Taoyuan county. The road starts from Taipei City and ends in Taoyuan City. The total length is 27.1 km.
• Highway 1B (台一乙): This route serves as a connecting route to Taichung City for Highway 1. The road starts from Daya, Taichung and ends in Dadu, Taichung. The total length is 21.7 km.
• Highway 1C (台一丙): This route is an alternate route for Highway 1, and bypasses Changhua City. The total length is 8.3 km.
• Highway 1D (台一丁): This route connects Highway 1 to Douliu, Yunlin. The total length is 14.4 km.
• Highway 1E (台一戊): This route connects downtown Kaohsiung and Fengshan District. The total length is 5.6 km.
• Highway 1F (台一己): This route connects Provincial Highway No. 61
  Provincial Highway No. 61 (Taiwan)
  Provincial Highway No. 61 is usually known as West Coast Expressway . There are several sections open for the traffic. Others are still under construction.-Length:As of December 2008, the following sections have been completed:...
  
  , 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....
  
  , and Highway 1 in Miaoli. The total length is 4.1 km.