Renai Road
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Renai Road (仁愛路, also called 3rd Blvd) is a major arterial road in Taipei
, Taiwan
, connecting the Xinyi District in the east with the Daan
and Zhongzheng
districts towards the west. Renai Road forms a one-way couplet with Xinyi Road between Guangfu Road
and Zhongshan Road
, with Renai for westbound traffic and Xinyi for eastbound traffic. Renai Road (along with Dunhua and Zhongshan roads) is known as one of Taipei's more "beautiful" roads, with the heavily landscaped medians dividing the road into local and express lanes. Along with Xinyi Road, Renai Road has a contraflow bus only lane in the middle of the roadway.
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...
, 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...
, connecting the Xinyi District in the east with the Daan
Daan
Da'an District is an important educational, commercial, residential, and cultural district of Taipei City, Republic of China . The name of the district means "great safety" or "great peace".- History :...
and Zhongzheng
Zhongzheng
Zhongzheng District is the home of most of the national government buildings of the Republic of China. This includes the Presidential Office, the Executive Yuan, the Control Yuan, the Legislative Yuan, the Judicial Yuan, and various government ministries...
districts towards the west. Renai Road forms a one-way couplet with Xinyi Road between Guangfu Road
Guangfu Road
Guangfu Road is a major arterial in Taipei, Taiwan, which connects the Songshan district in the north with the Xinyi district in the south. The road travels through mostly residential areas with very few retail complexes. Despite the quiet surroundings, Guangfu Road is very congested, especially...
and Zhongshan Road
Zhongshan Road (Taipei)
Zhongshan Road , named after Sun Yat-sen, is a major arterial in Taipei connecting the Zhongzheng District in the south with the Datong, Shilin Districts and the Beitou District in the north. Zhongshan is notable as the commuting route of former ROC president Chiang Kai-shek between the...
, with Renai for westbound traffic and Xinyi for eastbound traffic. Renai Road (along with Dunhua and Zhongshan roads) is known as one of Taipei's more "beautiful" roads, with the heavily landscaped medians dividing the road into local and express lanes. Along with Xinyi Road, Renai Road has a contraflow bus only lane in the middle of the roadway.
Sections
Unlike other Taipei arterials, Renai Road does not have directional sections dividing the entire stretch of road, only divided-numbered sections.- Section 1 : Zhongshan S. RoadZhongshan RoadZhongshan, Jhongshan or Chung Shan is a common name of Chinese roads, usually in honour of Sun Yat-sen, better-known in Chinese as "Sun Zhongshan", who is considered by many to be the "Father of modern China"....
- Hangzhou S. Road - Section 2 : Hangzhou S. Road - Xinsheng S. RoadXinsheng RoadXinsheng Road is a major arterial in Taipei, Taiwan, connecting the Da'an District in the south with the Zhongshan and the Shilin districts in the north...
- Section 3 : Xinsheng S. RoadXinsheng RoadXinsheng Road is a major arterial in Taipei, Taiwan, connecting the Da'an District in the south with the Zhongshan and the Shilin districts in the north...
- Fuxing S. RoadFuxing Road (Taipei)Fuxing Road is a major arterial in Taipei connecting the Daan District and the National Taiwan University in the south with the Zhongzheng, Zhongshan, and Songshan districts around the northern terminus. Most of the Taipei Metro's Wenshan Line runs above Fuxing Road, with provisions along the... - Section 4 : Fuxing S. RoadFuxing Road (Taipei)Fuxing Road is a major arterial in Taipei connecting the Daan District and the National Taiwan University in the south with the Zhongzheng, Zhongshan, and Songshan districts around the northern terminus. Most of the Taipei Metro's Wenshan Line runs above Fuxing Road, with provisions along the...
- Shifu Road
Major intersections
- Zhongshan RoadZhongshan Road (Taipei)Zhongshan Road , named after Sun Yat-sen, is a major arterial in Taipei connecting the Zhongzheng District in the south with the Datong, Shilin Districts and the Beitou District in the north. Zhongshan is notable as the commuting route of former ROC president Chiang Kai-shek between the...
- Linsen Road
- Jinshan Road
- Xinsheng RoadXinsheng RoadXinsheng Road is a major arterial in Taipei, Taiwan, connecting the Da'an District in the south with the Zhongshan and the Shilin districts in the north...
- Jianguo RoadJianguo 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...
- Fuxing RoadFuxing Road (Taipei)Fuxing Road is a major arterial in Taipei connecting the Daan District and the National Taiwan University in the south with the Zhongzheng, Zhongshan, and Songshan districts around the northern terminus. Most of the Taipei Metro's Wenshan Line runs above Fuxing Road, with provisions along the...
- Dunhua RoadDunhua RoadDunhua North Road & Dunhua South Road is a major north-south arterial in Taipei, connecting the Songshan Airport and the Songshan district in the north with the Daan district in the south, near the National Taiwan University...
- Yanji Street
- Guangfu RoadGuangfu RoadGuangfu Road is a major arterial in Taipei, Taiwan, which connects the Songshan district in the north with the Xinyi district in the south. The road travels through mostly residential areas with very few retail complexes. Despite the quiet surroundings, Guangfu Road is very congested, especially...
- Shifu Road