Route 8 (Hong Kong)

Route 8
Tsing Sha Highway (Sha Tin T3, Tai Wai Tunnel, Sha Tin Heights Tunnel, Eagle's Nest Tunnel, Lai Chi Kok Viaduct, Stonecutters Bridge, Nam Wan Tunnel), Lantau Link (Tsing Ma Bridge, Ma Wan Viaduct, Kap Shui Mun Bridge), North Lantau Highway
Route 8 coloured red
Route information
Part of AH368
Maintained by Highways Department
Length:	33.1 km (20.6 mi) 32.6 kilometres (20.3 mi) eastbound
Existed:	1997 – present
Major junctions
East end:	Route 9 in Sha Tin Town Centre
	Route 7 near Lai Chi Kok Route 3 in Cheung Sha Wan Route 3 in Tsing Yi Penny's Bay Highway near Sunny Bay/Yam O
West end:	Airport Road near Hong Kong International Airport
Location
Districts:	Sha Tin, Sham Shui Po, Kwai Tsing, Tsuen Wan, Islands
Highway system
Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit Number System ← Route 7 Route 9 →

Knitting bridges interchange of Route 8 and Route 3 at the border of Cheung Sha Wan and Lai Chi Kok

Route 8 (Chinese: 八號幹線) of Hong Kong is a dual 3-lane carriageway expressway that links Lantau Island, Tsing Yi Island, Cheung Sha Wan in West Kowloon, and Sha Tin in the southeast 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 opened in 1997. Route 8 becomes Airport Road at Chek Lap Kok.

The section between Tsing Yi and Cheung Sha Wan, formerly known as Route 9, is a 7.6-kilometre (4.7 mi) dual 3-lane expressway. 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 provides traffic with a more direct route to the Lantau Link, particularly vehicles from Tsim Sha Tsui and Western Harbour Crossing, 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 kilometres (4.2 mi) 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 Hong Kong International Airport, Tung Chung, Hong Kong Disneyland, Ma Wan, Tsing Yi, West Kowloon, and Sha Tin.

Route 8 also connects with Route 3, Route 7, and Route 9.

Observed roads and exits

See also

• List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
• Lantau Link
• North Lantau Highway
• Tsing Yi North Coastal Road

References

1. ↑ "八號幹線沙田至長沙灣通車". Mingpao. 2008-03-21. 
2. ↑ "Route 8 between Cheung Sha Wan and Sha Tin". Highways Department. Retrieved 2008-02-18. 

External links

• Details of Route 8 between Cheung Sha Wan and Sha Tin
• Details of Route 8 between Tsing Yi and Cheung Sha Wan
• Highway Departments: Route 8 - between Tsing Yi and Cheung Sha Wan

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