Central Cross-Island Highway

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Central_Cross-Island_Highway
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:road
gptkbp:connects gptkb:western_Taiwan
eastern Taiwan
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Central_Mountain_Range
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:1999_Jiji_earthquake
Typhoon Megi (2016)
Typhoon Mindulle (2004)
gptkbp:endPoint Xincheng Township, Hualien County
gptkbp:hasChineseName 中部橫貫公路
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first road to cross Taiwan's Central Mountain Range
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Central Cross-Island Highway
gptkbp:length approximately 192 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Taiwan
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:Directorate_General_of_Highways,_Taiwan
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 3275 meters
gptkbp:notableFeature scenic mountain views
numerous tunnels and bridges
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Central_Cross-Island_Highway
gptkbp:opened 1960
gptkbp:passesThrough gptkb:Taroko_Gorge
gptkb:Hehuanshan
gptkbp:routeNumber Provincial Highway 8
gptkbp:startPoint Dongshi District, Taichung
gptkbp:status partially open (as of 2024)
gptkbp:touristAttraction gptkb:Hehuanshan
gptkb:Taroko_National_Park
gptkb:Wuling
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Taiwan_Provincial_Highway_System
gptkb:Dayuling_Pass
gptkb:Swallow_Grotto
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7