Once considered the most scenic stretch of Provincial Highway 11 along the east coast, this section between Yanliao and Shuilian was the last segment completed when the highway opened in 1968. Named for the local practice of leaping over waves to travel the coast before the road existed, the Tiaolang section was abandoned after 2008 when bypass tunnels were constructed inland to avoid the chronic rockslides and erosion of the geologically unstable Baliwan Formation (八里灣層). The old road, including Bridge No. 13 (十三號橋) and the Tiaolang Tunnel (跳浪隧道), is now completely closed and overgrown. Exercise extreme caution when exploring this section.
Warning: this location is abandoned, hazardous, or otherwise neglected and may be unsafe and even dangerous! Exercise appropriate precautions when visiting.
警告：此處已廢棄或長期無人管理，可能存在潛在危險。造訪時請務必提高警覺，並做好相關安全防護措施。
Note: this entry contains only basic information and may be out of date, inaccurate, or even wrong. Additional research is strongly recommended.
說明：本條目僅提供基礎資訊，內容可能過時、未經查證，甚至有誤。建議進一步查閱相關資料，以確認資訊的正確性。
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- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- YouTube: Wilang Explorer (探險威狼)
- Light Travel (輕旅行)
Themes
- Urban Exploration in Taiwan (台灣城市探險)
- Road Transportation in Taiwan (臺灣道路建設)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.