Freeway 3 (Taiwan)
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Circles:
- Keelung
- Taipei
- New Taipei City
- Taoyuan
- Xinzhu
- Miaoli
- Taichung
- Zhanghua
- Yunlin
- Jiayi
- Tainan
- Kaohsiung
The National Highway 3, better known as Freeway 3, is a highway in Taiwan. The highway is the longest highway of the country, from Keelung in the north to Taipei and other major cities along the west coast to Linbian in southern Taiwan. The highway runs parallel to the highway for almost the entire length. The highway is 431 km long.
Street Description
In the port city of Keelung Freeway 3 starts with 2x3 lanes, where it extends parallel to the Freeway 1 Then it crosses east of Taipei, the Freeway 1 and then leads north and west of Taipei over and there is a diversion of Taipei. On the east side of Taipei Freeway 5 is crossed and then runs to the Yilin on the east coast further south. The freeway has 3 lanes and 2x3 along Taipei is located just outside of the city through forested and mountainous area, which has a number of motorway tunnels. After connecting with the Expressway 64 has 2x4 lanes and the road follows a valley through the suburb of Taipei. Located near Taoyuan crossing Highway 2, which leads to Taoyuan and Taipei airport.
After that, the highway has 2x3 lanes and then heads towards the southwest through a hilly area. In the Baoshan Freeway Crossing 3 for the second time the Freeway 1 and runs along the coast towards Zhunan. The highway has 2x3 lanes on long-haul routes and passes through an agrarian area with numerous small towns. North-west of Taichung, cross the Freeway 4, a short east-west highway north of Taichung City. The Freeway 3 leads west of Taichung by the large port area, the parallel Freeway connects for 1 Taichung city. Southwest of Taichung, cross the Freeway 1 for the third time, after which the Freeway 3 runs a little further inland, by mountainous terrain and wide valleys.
To the south of Taichung, cross the Freeway 6, the direction Puli running. The road crosses this area in a number of large rivers with very large rock riverbeds. Then following along the route to smaller towns like Jiayi. Here, too, are constantly 2x3 lanes. The highway then passes to the east of the city of Tainan along. Then you cross the freeway 8 is a short east-west highway in the north of Tainan. The area around the southern city of Kaohsiung performs the highway through the city suburbs and then bends in sheets to the southeast from. After the 10 freeway is crossed. The last section of the highway runs through a flat agricultural area with many small towns. The highway will end south of Kaohsiung City Linbian.
History
Soon after the opening of the first highway in 1978, this highway was overloaded because the majority of people in Taiwan live near this highway. The mid-80s it became clear that a second highway was necessary. In 1987 it was decided this route assemble and would shortly thereafter started the construction of the Freeway 3. The first section opened in 1993, specifically between Keelung and Taipei. In the years 1996 and 1997 opened the bypass Taipei and it would most sections of the Freeway 3 opened to traffic. Between 2000 and 2004, the remaining parts of the road were opened.
Opening the data highway
Traffic
In 2009, about 44,000 vehicles a day were at Keelung on the highway, which rises toward Taipei at a record high of 185,000 vehicles. The middle part is loaded with 70000-100000 vehicles per day. The southernmost part there are only 40,000 vehicles per day.