Route 8 (Hong Kong)

Route 8
Airport Road, North Lantau Highway, Lantau Link (Kap Shui Mun Bridge, Ma Wan Viaduct & Tsing Ma Bridge), Tsing Sha Highway (Nam Wan Tunnel, Stonecutters Bridge, Lai Chi Kok Viaduct, Eagle's Nest Tunnel, Sha Tin Heights Tunnel & Sha Tin T3)

Route 8 coloured red
Route information
Length: 33.1 km (20.6 mi)
32.6 kilometres (20.3 mi) eastbound
Existed: 1997 – present
Major junctions
From: Sha Tin
 
Route 3 at Cheung Sha Wan and Tsing Yi
Route 9 at Sha Tin
Route 7 at Lai Chi Kok
To: Hong Kong International Airport
Highway system

Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit Number System

Route 7 Route 9

Route 8 (Chinese: 八號幹線) of Hong Kong is an 3-lane carriageway dual 3-lane highway that links Lantau Island, Tsing Yi Island, Cheung Sha Wan in West Kowloon, and Sha Tin in the Northeast New Territories of Hong Kong. It is a combination of many sections.

The section from Lantau to Tsing Yi is made up of the existing North Lantau Highway and Lantau Link, which was opened in 1997. Route 8 becomes Airport Road, Hong Kong at Chep Lap Kok.

The section between Tsing Yi and Cheung Sha Wan, formerly known as Route 9, is a 7.6 km dual 3-lane highway. This section consists of the Stonecutters Bridge, which spans the Rambler Channel from Stonecutters Island and links with the Lantau Link through the Nam Wan Tunnel and West Tsing Yi viaduct and was opened on 20 December 2009. This section will provide traffic with a more directly route to the Lantau Link, previously vehicles had to use Route 3 (Cheung Tsing Bridge and Cheung Tsing Tunnel).

The remaining section links Cheung Sha Wan and Tai Wai, formerly known as Route 16. It is composed of the Eagle's Nest Tunnel and Sha Tin Heights Tunnel, totalling 6.7 km in length and connecting Route 9 at its Sha Tin terminus. It was opened on 21 March 2008.[1][2]

Areas passed through by Route 8 include

Route 8 also connects with:

Contents

Observed roads and exits

Westbound towards Chep Lap Kok Eastbound towards Sha Tin
Exit Destination Exit Destination
Sha Tin (intersection with Route 9)
Sha Tin T3
1 Tai Wai, Route 9 clockwise to Tsuen Wan 1 Tai Wai
1A Tai Po Road
1B Hin Tin
Sha Tin Heights Tunnel
Eagle's Nest Tunnel
Lai Chi Kok Viaduct
1C Route 7 westbound to Kwai Chung
2A Cheung Sha Wan and Hong Kong (West) (Route 3 southbound)
2B Route 3 southbound to Tsim Sha Tsui and Hong Kong
2C Stonecutters Island
2D Stonecutters Island
Stonecutters Bridge
3 Tsing Yi, Container Terminal 9 3 Tsing Yi, Container Terminal 9
Nam Wan Tunnel
3A Route 3 northbound to Kam Tin and Yuen Long via Tai Lam Tunnel
4A Route 3 southbound to Sai Ying Pun, Kowloon, Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung
4B Route 3 northbound to Kam Tin and Yuen Long via Tai Lam Tunnel
Tsing Ma Bridge
4C Ma Wan (with authorized permit only)
Kap Shui Mun Bridge
North Lantau Highway
5 Disneyland and Sunny Bay 5 Disneyland and Sunny Bay
6 Siu Ho Bay Depot 6 Siu Ho Bay Depot
6A Tung Chung Town Centre
6B Tung Chung North
Hong Kong International Airport

References

  1. ^ "八號幹線沙田至長沙灣通車". Mingpao. 2008-03-21. http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20080321/gb50816a.htm. 
  2. ^ "Route 8 between Cheung Sha Wan and Sha Tin". Highways Department. http://www.hyd.gov.hk/eng/major/road/projects/6694th/index.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-18. 

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