In addition to dramatically shortening the gap between Taiwan's west and east coasts, the road brought the vertiginous grandeur of Taroko Gorge within reach of visitors from around the world.
這條公路不僅大大縮短台灣東西兩端的距離，也將太魯閣雄偉奇麗的峽谷景緻，呈現在世人眼前。而中橫沿途的名勝景觀更是集奇、秀、幽、勝等山川景緻之大宗。