Provincial Highway 14 | ||||
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台14線 | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Directorate General of Highways | ||||
Length: | 99.0 km (61.5 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | PH 1 in Changhua | |||
Fwy. 3 in Caotun, Nantou Fwy. 6 in Guoxing, Nantou and Puli, Nantou |
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East end: | Ren'ai, Nantou | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Provincial Highway 14 is a north–south highway that connects Changhua City in Changhua County with Ren'ai, an aboriginal township in Nantou County. The highway is known as Zhongtan Highway (中潭公路) from Caotun to Puli, and Puwu Highway from Puli to Ren'ai. The total length is 99.0 kilometers.
The highway begins at the intersection of PH 1 in Changhua City. The route continues eastbound towards the rural township of Fenyuan and enters Nantou County. After passing through the junctions of Freeway 3 and PH 63, the highway enters downtown Caotun and becomes Zhongtan Highway. The stretch of highway between Caotun and Puli runs parallel to Freeway 6. In Puli the highway has a brief concurrency with PH 21 before the latter turns southbound. Right before leaving Puli, the highway turns from a 4-lane to a 2-lane road. The route continues towards the mountainous aboriginal township of Ren'ai. In Ren'ai the highway passes through Wushe, known for the Wushe incident, and Lushan hot springs, a popular tourist destination. After passing through Lushan, the highway turns into a narrow 1-lane road before ending at Tunyuan (Tnpara), the western entrance of Nenggao Cross-ridge Historic Trail (能高越嶺古道), a historic route connecting between Nantou and Hualien.