Provincial Highway 72 (Taiwan)

Provincial Highway 72
Route information
Maintained by Directorate General of Highways
Length:	28.6 km[1] (17.8 mi)
Major junctions
West end:	PH 1 in Houlong, Miaoli
East end:	PH 3 in Shitan, Miaoli
Highway system
Highway system in Taiwan ← PH 68 PH 74 →

Provincial Highway 72 (Chinese: 台72線) is an expressway, which begins in Houlong, Miaoli on Guanghua Road (Provincial Highway No. 1) and ends in Shitan, Miaoli on the Provincial Highway No. 3.

Length

The total length is 28 km (17.4 mi).

Exit list

City	Location	km[1]	Mile	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Miaoli County	Houlong	2.4	1.5	2	Houlong	PH 1 to PH 6 – Xihu, Houlong
		5.2	3.2	5	Xingang	Houlong	Westbound Exit and Eastbound Entrance
		6.7	4.2	6	Zaoqiao	PH 13a – Zaoqiao, Miaoli City
	Touwu	10.1	6.3	10	Touwu 1	PH 13 to Fwy. 1 – Touwu, Miaoli City
		12.8	8.0	12	Touwu 2	Miaoli County Government
	Gongguan	15.8	9.8	15	Gongguan	PH 6 – Gongguan, Miaoli City
	Tongluo	20.8	12.9	20	Tongluo	CR 128 to Fwy. 1 – Gongguan, Tongluo	East end of freeway
	Shitan	31	19	31	Shitan	PH 3
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

Major Cities Along the Route

• Miaoli City

Intersections with other Freeways and Expressways

No direct connections. However, Houlong IC of National Highway No. 3 and Touwu IC. and Miaoli IC of National Highway No. 1 are close to this expressway.

See also

• Highway system in Taiwan

Notes

Tongluo IC - Shitan End completed on January 29, 2005.

There is a 2 km planned route west of the Provincial Highway No. 1. Its construction is postponed infinitely.

A trial program to allow a motorcycle with a cylinder capacity of more than 250 cm³ or with an electric power of more than 40 horsepowers was started in January 2005 for one year. This trial program was extended for one year.

References

1. "Expressway Mileage Chart" (in Chinese). Directorate General of Highways, MOTC. Retrieved October 2, 2015.

http://www.thb.gov.tw/