National Freeway 1

National Freeway 1 (Chinese: 國道1號; pinyin: Guódào Yīhào), also known as Sun Yat-sen Freeway (Chinese: 中山高速公路; pinyin: Zhōngshān gāosù gōnglù), is a freeway in Taiwan, the first freeway built in Taiwan. It begins in Keelung at the intersection of Xiao 2nd Road and Zhong 4th Road and ends in Kaohsiung at the intersection of Zhongshan 4th Road and Yugang Road, giving it a total length of 374.3 km (232.6 mi).

National freeway 1
Sun Yat-sen Freeway
Route information
Maintained by Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau
Length	374.3 km^[1] (232.6 mi)
Existed	31 October 1978–present
Major junctions
North end	Prov 2 in Ren'ai
Major intersections	Nat 3 in Xizhi Nat 2 in Taoyuan District Nat 3 in Baoshan Nat 4 in Shengang Nat 3 in Changhua Nat 8 in Sinshih Nat 10 in Renwu
South end	Prov 17 in Cianjhen
Location
Country	Taiwan
Major cities	Keelung, Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan, Zhubei, Hsinchu, Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung
Highway system
Highway system in Taiwan
← Nat 10 → Nat 2

National Freeway 1
Traditional Chinese	國道1號
Simplified Chinese	国道1号
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guódào Yīháo
Sun Yat-sen Freeway
Chinese	中山高速公路
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngshān Gāosù Gōnglù Wade–Giles Chungshan K'aosu Kunglu Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Jung1 shan1 Gau1 su4 gung1 lu4 Jyutping Zung1 saan1 Gou1 cuk1 gung1 lou6 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tiong-san Ko-sok Kang-lō

Naming

The Republic of China government named the freeway Sun Yat-sen Freeway in honor of Sun Yat-sen, the country's founding father.^{[citation needed]}

National Freeway 1 is a tollway where the amount charged varies by distance traveled, with vehicles being fitted with an electronic tag to facilitate toll calculation; the term "freeway" refers to "free of signal", and not free from charge.^{[citation needed]}

History

The construction began in 1971. The north section between Keelung and Zhongli (now Zhongli District, Taoyuan) was completed in 1974, and the entire highway was opened in 1978. A 20.7 km (12.9 mi) viaduct on top of the freeway between Xizhi and Wugu was completed in 1997 in order to expand the capacity of the road.^{[citation needed]}

Saudi Arabia supported the construction of the highway by providing an interest free loan.^[2]

Lanes

The lanes in both directions are listed below.

• 4 Lanes:
  • Keelung terminus – Exit 23 (Yuanshan)
  • Xizhi-Wugu Elevated Highway: Xizhi terminus – Exit 26 (Huanbei)
• 6 Lanes:
  • Exit 23 (Yuanshan) – Exit 25 (Taipei)
  • Exit 52 (Airport System) – Exit 192 (Changhua System)
  • Exit 198 (Changhua) – Exit 356 (Nanzih) (special measures adopted in partial sections)
  • Exit 367 (Kaohsiung) – Kaohsiung terminus
  • Xizhi-Wugu Elevated Highway: Exit 26 (Huanbei) – Wugu terminus
• 8 Lanes:
  • Exit 25 (Taipei) – Exit 52 (Airport System)
  • Exit 192 (Changhua System) – Exit 198 (Changhua)
  • Exit 356 (Nanzih) – Exit 362 (Dingjin System)
• 10 Lanes:
  • Exit 362 (Dingjin System) – Exit 367 (Kaohsiung)

Exit list

County	Location	km^[1]^[3]	mi	Exit	Name^[4]^[5]	Destinations	Notes
Keelung City	Ren'ai	0.0	0.0	—		Prov 2 (Chenggong Second Road)
	Qidu	1.1	0.68	1	Keelung	To Prov 5 – Badu, Jinshan
		2.6	1.6	2	Badu	Prov 2D / Prov 62 – Ruifang, Nuannuan	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		5.0	3.1	5	Dahua System	Prov 62 – Wanli, Ruibin	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		6.8	4.2	6	Wudu	Wudu
New Taipei City	Xizhi	10.5	6.5	10	Xizhi	Prov 5B to Prov 5A – Xizhi
		11.5	7.1	11	Xizhi System	Nat 3 to Nat 5 – Wanli, Muzha	Signed as exit 10 southbound
		12.8	8.0	12	Xizhi Terminus	Xizhi–Wugu Elevated Road – Wugu, Tiding	Northern terminus of viaduct (collector-express system); southbound entrance to viaduct
Taipei City	Neihu	15.2	9.4	15	Donghu	Kangning Road	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		16.6	10.3	16A	Neihu	Nanjing East Road	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		16.8	10.4	16B		Chenggong Road	Signed as exit 16 northbound
	Zhongshan	22.9	14.2	23A	Yuanshan	Binjiang Street	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		23.2	14.4	23B		Jianguo North Road / Songjiang Road	Signed as exit 23 southbound
	Datong	25.1	15.6	25	Taipei	Prov 2B (Chongcing North Road) – Downtown Taipei, Shilin	Signed as exits 25A (north) and 25B (south) southbound
Tamsui River		25.9– 26.3	16.1– 16.3	Tamsui River Bridge [zh]
New Taipei City	Sanchong	27.1	16.8	27	Sanchong	Cty 103 (Sanhe Road) / Cty 104 south (Chongyang Road) – Sanchong
	Wugu	32.9	20.4	32	Wugu Transfer	Xizhi–Wugu Elevated Road – Xizhi, Tiding	Northbound transfer onto viaduct
		33.1	20.6	33	Wugu	Prov 64 / Prov 65 south / Cty 107A (Xinwu Road) – Xinzhuang, Wugu
	Taishan	35.8	22.2	35	Taishan Transfer	Wugu–Yangmei Elevated Road – Taoyuan Airport, Hukou	Southbound transfer onto viaduct
New Taipei City–Taoyuan City border	Linkou–Guishan border	40.9	25.4	41A	Linkou	Cty 105 (Wenhua First Road) – Linkou, Guishan
		42.3	26.3	41B		Linkou, Guishan
Taoyuan City	Luzhu	49.1	30.5	49	Taoyuan	Prov 4 – Taoyuan District, Nankan
	Taoyuan District	52.7	32.7	52	Airport System	Nat 2 to Nat 3 – Taoyuan District, Dayuan, Taoyuan Airport
	Zhongli	55.2	34.3	Zhongli Service Area
		57.0	35.4	57	Neili	Cty 110A (Zhongyuan Road) – Dayuan, Zhongli	Signed as exits 57A (north) and 57B (south) northbound
				59	Zhongli Transfer	Wugu–Yangmei Elevated Road   north – Taoyuan Airport, Wugu   south – Hukou	Northbound and southbound transfer onto viaduct
	Zhongli–Pingzhen district line	62.4	38.8	62	Zhongli	Cty 114 (Minzu Road) – Zhongli, Pingzhen, Xinwu
	Pingzhen	65.0	40.4	65	Pingzhen System	Prov 66 – Daxi, Guanyin
	Yangmei	67.3	41.8	67	Youshi	Youth Industrial Park
		69.2	43.0	69	Yangmei	Prov 1 (Zhongshan North Road) – Puxin, Yangmei
				71.0	Yangmei Terminus	Wugu–Yangmei Elevated Road – Taoyuan Airport, Wugu	Southern terminus of viaduct (collector-express system), northbound entrance to viaduct
Hsinchu	Hukou	83.8	52.1	83	Hukou	Hukou, Xinfeng, Hsinchu Industrial Park
		85.9– 87.1	53.4– 54.1	Hukou Service Area
	Zhubei	91.0	56.5	91	Zhubei	Guangming Sixth Road to CR 120 – Qionglin, Zhubei
Hsinchu City	East District	94.2	58.5	95A	Hsinchu	Gongdao Fifth Road
		95.0	59.0			Cty 117 / Cty 122 (Guangfu Road) – Zhudong, Hsinchu
		96.1	59.7	95B		Xinan Road – Hsinchu Science Park
Hsinchu City–Hsinchu County border	East District–Baoshan border	96.7	60.1			Yuanqu Second Road
Hsinchu	Baoshan	99.4	61.8	99	Hsinchu System	Nat 3 – Zhunan, Taichung, Zhudong, Taipei	Signed as exits 99A (south) and 99B (north)
Hsinchu City	No major junctions
Miaoli	Toufen	110.4	68.6	110	Toufen	Prov 1 / Cty 124A east to Cty 124 – Sanwan, Toufen
	Touwu	126.0	78.3	126	Touwu	Prov 13 – Zaoqiao, Touwu
	Gongguan	132.8	82.5	132	Miaoli	Prov 6 – Gongguan, Miaoli
	Tongluo	140.1	87.1	140	Tongluo	Prov 13 – Miaoli, Sanyi
	Sanyi	150.2	93.3	150	Sanyi	Prov 13 – Sanyi
Taichung City	Houli	158.4– 159.2	98.4– 98.9	Tai'an Service Area
		160.6	99.8	160	Houli	Cty 132 (Jiahou Road) – Houli, Waipu
	Shengang	165.5	102.8	165	Taichung System	Nat 4 to Nat 3 – Fengyuan, Qingshui
		168.1	104.5	168	Fengyuan	Prov 10 – Fengyuan, Shengang
	Xitun	174.2	108.2	174	Daya	To Prov 1B (Zhongqing Road) – Taichung, Daya
		178.6	111.0	178	Taichung	Prov 12 (Taiwan Boulevard) – Taichung, Shalu
	Nantun	181.4	112.7	181	Nantun	Cty 136 (Wuquan West Road) – Taichung, Longjing
	Dadu	189.4	117.7	189	Wangtian	Prov 1 – Wuri, Dadu
Changhua	Changhua	192.8	119.8	192	Changhua System	Nat 3 – Nantou, Dajia
		198.4	123.3	198	Changhua	Prov 19 – Changhua, Lukang
	Dacun–Puyan township line	207.7	129.1	207	Puyan System	Prov 76 – Yuanlin, Caotun, Fuxing, Puyan
	Xihu	211.0	131.1	211	Yuanlin	Cty 148 – Puxin, Yuanlin, Xihu
	Pitou	220.1	136.8	220	Beidou	Cty 150 – Beidou, Pitou
Yunlin	Xiluo	229.6– 230.6	142.7– 143.3	Xiluo Service Area
		230.5	143.2	230	Xiluo	Prov 1 – Cihtong, Xiluo
	Huwei	235.7	146.5	236	Huwei	Cty 145B – Douliu, Huwei
	Dounan	240.6	149.5	240	Dounan	Cty 158 (Daye Road) – Dounan, Huwei
	Dapi	243.8	151.5	243	Yunlin System	Prov 78 – Gukeng, Tuku
Chiayi	Dalin	250.3	155.5	250	Dalin	Cty 162 – Dalin, Xikou
	Minxiong	257.2	159.8	257	Minxiong	Minxin Road to CR 164 – Minxiong, Xingang
Chiayi City	West District	264.3	164.2	264	Chiayi	Cty 159 – Chiayi, Xingang, Beigang
Chiayi	Shuishang	271.0	168.4	270	Shuishang	Cty 168 – Shuishang, Puzi
		272.9	169.6	272	Chiayi System	Prov 82 to Nat 3 – Shuishang, Lucao
Tainan City	Houbi	284.4– 285.1	176.7– 177.2	Xinying Service Area
	Xinying	288.4	179.2	288	Xinying	Cty 172 – Xinying, Yanshuei
	Xiaying	300.2	186.5	299	Xiaying System	Prov 84 east – Yujing
	Madou	303.7	188.7	303	Madou	Cty 176 – Madou, Jiali
	Anding	311.1	193.3	311	Anding	To Cty 178 – Shanhua, Anding
	Sinshih	315.5	196.0	315	Tainan System	Nat 8 to Nat 3 – Xinhua, Tainan
	Yongkang	319.6	198.6	319	Yongkang	Prov 1 (Zhongzheng North Road) – Yongkang, Tainan
		324.4	201.6	324	Dawan	Cty 180 (Xiaodong Road, Fuxing Road, Dawan Road) – Yongkang, Tainan	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	Rende	327.4	203.4	327	Tainan	Cty 182 (Zhongshan Road) – Rende, Tainan
		330.7	205.5	330	Rende System	Prov 86 – Guanmiao, Tainan
		335.6– 336.5	208.5– 209.1	Rende Service Area
Kaohsiung City	Lujhu	338.3	210.2	338	Luzhu	Prov 28 – Alian, Lujhu
		342.0	212.5	342	Kaohsiung Science	Kaohsiung Science Park
	Yanchao	349.4	217.1	349	Gangshan	Cty 186 – Yanchao, Gangshan
	Nanzih	356.2	221.3	356	Nanzih	Prov 22 (Qinan Road) – Dashe, Nanzih
		356.9	221.8			Xingnan Road
	Nanzih–Renwu district line	358.0	222.5			Cty 183 – Nanzih, Renwu
	Renwu	362.4	225.2	362	Dingjin System	Nat 10 to Nat 3 – Cishan, Zuoying
	Sanmin	367.5	228.4	367A	Kaohsiung	Prov 1 (Jiouru First Road)	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	Lingya	368.3	228.9			Prov 1E (Jianguo First Road)	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		368.7	229.1	367B		Zhongzheng First Road
		369.0	229.3	367C		Sanduo First Road	Northbound exit only
	Fengshan	369.6	229.7	369	Ruilong Road	Ruilong Road	Southbound exit only
		370.4	230.2	370	Wujia System	Prov 88 east – Pingtung City	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		371.8	231.0	372	Wujia	Sanshang Street to CR 183 (Wujia Second Road) – Fengshan	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Cianjhen	372.8	231.6	—		Prov 17 (Zhongshan 4th Road)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

Xizhi–Wugu Elevated Road

County	Location	km^[1]	mi	Exit	Name^[4]^[5]	Destinations	Notes
New Taipei City	Xizhi	12.8	8.0	—		Nat 1 north
Taipei City	Neihu	18.8	11.7	18	Tiding	Tiding Boulevard
	Songshan	20.7	12.9	20	Xiatayou	Binjiang Street	Northbound exit only
	Datong	26.1	16.2	26	Huanbei	Huanhe North Road	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
New Taipei City	Wugu	32.0	19.9	32	Wugu Transfer	Wugu–Yangmei Elevated Road – Taoyuan Airport, Yangmei	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		32.1	19.9	33	Wugu	Prov 64 / Prov 65 south / Cty 107A (Xinwu Road) – Xinzhuang, Wugu	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		32.9	20.4	—		Nat 1 south
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

Wugu–Yangmei Elevated Road

County	Location	km	mi	Exit	Name^[4]^[5]	Destinations	Notes
New Taipei City	Wugu	32.0	19.9	—		Xizhi–Wugu Elevated Road – Xizhi, Tiding
	Taishan	35.8	22.2	35	Taishan Transfer	Nat 1 north	Northbound transfer to ground
Taoyuan	Taoyuan District	52.7	32.7	52	Airport System	Nat 2 west – Dayuan, Taoyuan Airport	No exit to eastbound
	Zhongli	59.7	37.1	59	Zhongli Transfer	Nat 1 north – Taoyuan   Nat 1 south – Zhongli	Northbound and southbound transfer to ground
	Yangmei	71	44	—		Nat 1 south
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

Gallery

•  
  Huabiao at the start in Keelung
•  
  Freeway 1 with the Wugu-Yangmei Viaduct in Taishan District, New Taipei
•  
  Former Taishan Tollbooth (dismantled after being replaced by electronic toll collection
•  
  Taichung section

See also

• Highway system in Taiwan
• Ten Major Construction Projects

References

1. "Freeway No. 1 – Distances of facilities (exits, service areas)". Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau. 5 July 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
2. Cheung, Han (4 July 2021). "Taiwan in Time: The last great friend". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
3. Google (February 23, 2014). "National Freeway 1" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
4. Relation: 國道一號中山高速公路(南下) (3745870) – OpenStreetMap (Map). Cartography by OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
5. Relation: 國道一號中山高速公路(北上) (3745869) – OpenStreetMap (Map). Cartography by OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap. Retrieved December 16, 2014.

• Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau (in Chinese)
• Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau (in English)