Route 3 (Hong Kong)
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| Length: | 27.4 km (17 mi) |
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| Formed: | 1997 |
| From: | Sai Ying Pun |
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| To: | Yuen Long |
| Major cities: | Hong Kong |
| System: | Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit Number System |
Route 3 (Chinese: 三號幹綫) is a series of expressways in Hong Kong from Sai Ying Pun on the Hong Kong Island to Yuen Long in the New Territories, via Yau Ma Tei, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island.
From south to north, Route 3 can be divided into four parts. The first part runs across the Victoria Harbour through the Western Harbour Crossing from Sai Ying Pun to Yau Ma Tei.
The next section travels between Yau Ma Tei and Lai Chi Kok on the West Kowloon Highway. This section has interchange with Route 5 in Tai Kok Tsui and junctions Route 7 in Butterfly Valley.
The third section is the Tsing Yi section, which includes Tsing Kwai Highway from Lai Chi Kok to Tsing Yi Island, with the Rambler Channel Bridge on its way; Cheung Tsing Highway, across the Tsing Yi Island going through the Cheung Ching Tunnel, through the Tsing Yi Northwestern Interchange, where Route 3 junctions with Route 8 leading to Chek Lap Kok Airport to the entrance of Ting Kau Bridge.
The last part is the Tsing Long Highway, which literally and actually runs from Tsing Yi Island to Yuen Long, crossing the Ting Kau Bridge, Tai Lam Tunnel and the Route 3 Country Park Section that runs from the northern exit of Tai Lam Tunnel to Kam Tin, and joins Route 9 near Pok Oi Hospital.
[edit] Observed Roads and Exits
| Northbound towards Yuen Long | Southbound towards Sai Ying Pun | ||
| Exit | Destination | Exit | Destination |
| Sai Ying Pun (Intersection with Route 4) | |||
| 1A | Route 4 westbound towards Kennedy Town | ||
| 1B | Route 4 eastbound towards Chai Wan | ||
| Western Harbour Tunnel | |||
| West Kowloon Highway | |||
| 2 | Tsim Sha Tsui | 2 | Tsim Sha Tsui |
| 3 | Cheung Sha Wan | ||
| 4 | Container Port and Lai King | 4 | Container Port and Lantau Island |
| Tsing Kwai Highway | |||
| 4A | Route 7 eastbound to Tseung Kwan O | ||
| 4B | Route 5 westbound towards Tsuen Wan | ||
| 4C | Tsing Yi | ||
| Cheung Tsing Bridge | |||
| Cheung Tsing Tunnel | |||
| Cheung Tsing Highway | |||
| 4E | Tsing Yi and Airport Express Station | ||
| 5 | Route 8 westbound to Hong Kong Airport | 5 | Route 8 westbound to Hong Kong Airport |
| 5A | Lantau Link administration building | ||
| Ting Kau Bridge | |||
| 6 | Route 9 to Tuen Mun | 6 | Route 9 to Tsuen Wan |
| Country Park Section | |||
| Tai Lam Tunnel | |||
| Tsing Long Highway | |||
| 6A | Pat Heung | ||
| 6B | Kam Tin | ||
| Yuen Long (Intersection with Route 9) | |||
[edit] See also
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