National Freeway 8

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National freeway 8
Tainan Branch
National Freeway 8
Route information
Maintained by Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau
Length15.5 km (9.6 mi)
Existed16 August 1999–present
Major junctions
West endTW PHW17a.svg Prov 17A in Annan
 TWHW1.svg Nat 1 in Sinshih
TWHW3.svg Nat 3 in Sinhua
East endTW PHW20.svg Prov 20 in Sinhua
Highway system
Highway system in Taiwan
TWHW7.svg Nat 7 TWHW10.svg Nat 10
National freeway 8 National Highway No. 8 (Taiwan).JPG
National freeway 8

National freeway 8 is a freeway, which begins in Annan District of Tainan City and ends in Sinhua District, Tainan on the provincial highway 20. The first 4.2 kilometres of the freeway (from provincial highway 17A to Tainan district road 133) is expressway-standard road with partial controlled access, while the rest is controlled-access highway.

Contents

Length

The total length is 15.5 km (9.6 miles).

Major cities along the route

Exit List

CountyLocationkm [1] miExitNameDestinationsNotes
Tainan City Annan 0.00.00Tainan TopTW PHW17a.svg Prov 17a   – Downtown Tainan, Taijiang National Park, Tainan Technology Park
Anding 2.41.52XinjiTW PHW19.svg Prov 19   Annan, Sigang Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Sinshih 6.54.06Tainan SystemTWHW1.svg Nat 1   Taichung, Tainan
9.76.09XinshiTW PHW1.svg Prov 1   Yongkang, Sinshih, Tainan Science Park
Sinhua 14.69.114Xinhua SystemTWHW3.svg Nat 3   Pingtung, Douliu
15.59.615XinhuaTW PHW20.svg Prov 20   Sinhua, Shanshang, Zuozheng
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Lanes

The lanes in each direction are listed below.

See also

Notes

Completed in 1999.

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References

  1. "Freeway No. 8 – Distances of facilities (interchanges, service areas)". Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau . Retrieved August 26, 2015.

http://www.freeway.gov.tw/