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The Central Cross-Island Highway (Chinese: 中部橫貫公路) or Provincial Highway 8 is one of three highway systems that connect the west coast with the east of Taiwan.
The construction of the Central Cross-Island Highway began on July 7, 1956 and was first opened to traffic on May 9, 1960.
Routeedit
The route of the highway begins in the west at Dongshi District in Taichung. The highway originally continued up into the Central Mountain Range following the Dajia River valley through the townships of Guguan (谷關) and Qingshan (青山). However, the section between Guguan and Lishan is permanently closed to non-residents due to earthquake and typhoon damage. At Lishan there is a branch that heads north to Yilan City. Passing through the mountains it reaches Dayuling (大禹嶺) which is the highest point of the route. Here another branch of the highway runs south from Dayuling to Puli via Wuling (武嶺). Continuing east from Dayuling the highway route now begins its descent into the Taroko National Park. It passes through Guanyuan (關原), Ci’en (慈恩), Luoshao (洛韶) and Tianxiang [zh] before entering Taroko Gorge. After the gorge the route then connects with the eastern coastal Suhua Highway.
Highway damage and closureedit
The highway route runs through exceedingly rugged and unstable terrain. Heavy rain from typhoons often dislodge soil and rocks onto the highway making sections of it impassable. As well, the area is prone to seismic activity which can have disastrous effects on the highway. On September 21, 1999 the Jiji earthquake caused massive damage to the highway and cut the highway in multiple places between Guguan and Lishan.
Following the unprecedented damage to the highway in 1999, there was strong debate on the feasibility and desirability of maintaining and repairing the highway. Extensive and costly repairs proceeded, and earthquake-damaged sections of the highway were due to be re-opened in 2004. However, torrential rains from Typhoon Mindulle caused further damage to the highway, forcing the affected section between Guguan and Lishan to be closed to non-residents indefinitely.[1] While Provincial Highway 8 no longer provides a continuous route across the island, travelers from the west can use Provincial Highway 14 and Provincial Highway 14A to connect with Provincial Highway 8 in the east.
On November 16, 2018, the section between Guguan and Lishan re-opened to limited traffic. 3 medium-sized busses are scheduled to run the route (back and forth) each day but no ordinary private vehicle traffic is allowed.[2]
^Shan, Shelley (March 9, 2012). "Central Cross-Island Highway travel hours to increase". Taipei Times. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
^RTI English. "Road closed by 921 quake reopens after 19 years". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Chinese September 2015 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Chinese Wikipedia article at zh 中橫公路 see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated zh 中橫公路 to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Central Cross Island Highway Chinese 中部橫貫公路 or Provincial Highway 8 is one of three highway systems that connect the west coast with the east of Taiwan Provincial Highway 8台8線Central Cross Island Highway 中部橫貫公路 Route informationMaintained by Directorate General of HighwaysLength189 8 km 117 9 mi Major junctionsWest endProv 3 in Dongshi TaichungEast endProv 9 in Xincheng HualienLocationCountryTaiwanHighway systemHighway system in Taiwan Prov 7 Prov 9Central Cross Island Highway in red and blue The route colored blue is permanently closed due to earthquake and typhoon damage Contents 1 Construction 2 Route 3 Highway damage and closure 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksConstruction editThe construction of the Central Cross Island Highway began on July 7 1956 and was first opened to traffic on May 9 1960 Route edit nbsp The route of the highway begins in the west at Dongshi District in Taichung The highway originally continued up into the Central Mountain Range following the Dajia River valley through the townships of Guguan 谷關 and Qingshan 青山 However the section between Guguan and Lishan is permanently closed to non residents due to earthquake and typhoon damage At Lishan there is a branch that heads north to Yilan City Passing through the mountains it reaches Dayuling 大禹嶺 which is the highest point of the route Here another branch of the highway runs south from Dayuling to Puli via Wuling 武嶺 Continuing east from Dayuling the highway route now begins its descent into the Taroko National Park It passes through Guanyuan 關原 Ci en 慈恩 Luoshao 洛韶 and Tianxiang zh before entering Taroko Gorge After the gorge the route then connects with the eastern coastal Suhua Highway Highway damage and closure editThe highway route runs through exceedingly rugged and unstable terrain Heavy rain from typhoons often dislodge soil and rocks onto the highway making sections of it impassable As well the area is prone to seismic activity which can have disastrous effects on the highway On September 21 1999 the Jiji earthquake caused massive damage to the highway and cut the highway in multiple places between Guguan and Lishan Following the unprecedented damage to the highway in 1999 there was strong debate on the feasibility and desirability of maintaining and repairing the highway Extensive and costly repairs proceeded and earthquake damaged sections of the highway were due to be re opened in 2004 However torrential rains from Typhoon Mindulle caused further damage to the highway forcing the affected section between Guguan and Lishan to be closed to non residents indefinitely 1 While Provincial Highway 8 no longer provides a continuous route across the island travelers from the west can use Provincial Highway 14 and Provincial Highway 14A to connect with Provincial Highway 8 in the east On November 16 2018 the section between Guguan and Lishan re opened to limited traffic 3 medium sized busses are scheduled to run the route back and forth each day but no ordinary private vehicle traffic is allowed 2 Gallery edit nbsp Entrance of Central Cross Island Highway nbsp Bicycling uphill at Taroko Gorge nbsp Bicyclists share narrow roads with motor vehicles nbsp Protection from waterfalls nbsp Gorge viewsSee also editHighway system in TaiwanReferences edit Shan Shelley March 9 2012 Central Cross Island Highway travel hours to increase Taipei Times Retrieved April 8 2017 RTI English Road closed by 921 quake reopens after 19 years YouTube Archived from the original on 2021 12 22 Retrieved 22 January 2019 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Central Cross Island Highway Search Taipei Times newspaper archives for references to the highway Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Central Cross Island Highway amp oldid 1168739046, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
