[1][2][3] The bridge acts as an overland viaduct for part of the railway line of the Taiwan High Speed Rail network.

[3] The viaduct starts in Baguashan (八卦山) in Changhua County and ends in Zuoying in Kaohsiung.

[citation needed] Changhua, Yunlin, Chiayi, and Tainan stations are located on this viaduct.

Completed in 2004,[3] the bridge is 157.317 kilometers (97.752 mi) in length.

[2] The railway is built across a vast series of viaducts, as they were designed to be earthquake resistant to allow for trains to stop safely during a seismic event and for repairable damage following a maximum design earthquake.