{
  "name": "East Coast Pacific Highway",
  "slug": "east-coast-pacific-highway",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/east-coast-pacific-highway/",
  "summary": "Taiwan's Highway 11, the Hualien–Taitung Coastal Highway, runs 177 km of unspoiled east coast where the Central Mountain Range plunges straight into the Pacific.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "台11"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Taiwan",
    "region": "East Coast",
    "start": {
      "name": "Hualien City",
      "lat": 23.949447,
      "lon": 121.573133
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Taimali",
      "lat": 22.614888,
      "lon": 121.004622
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 113.2,
    "lengthKm": 182.2,
    "driveMinutes": 207,
    "corners": 64,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 7,
    "summitMetres": 300.5,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 3
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "autumn",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Typhoon-season closures July to September",
    "Occasional rockfall on cliff sections",
    "Slow fishing-village traffic through towns"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "coast",
    "valley",
    "mountain"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Huayuan Bay Viewpoint"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 384
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-08-03"
}