List of tunnels and bridges in Hong Kong
Appearance
This is a list of tunnels and bridges in Hong Kong.
Road[edit]
Road tunnels[edit]
Victoria Harbour crossings[edit]
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Tunnels on Hong Kong Island[edit]
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Tunnels in New Kowloon[edit]
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Tunnels between New Kowloon and the New Territories[edit]
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Tunnels in the New Territories[edit]
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Tunnels under construction or planned[edit]
Tunnel | Scheduled year of completion | Length (km) | Location |
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Central Kowloon Route | 2025 | 4.7 | Kowloon-New Kowloon |
Trunk Road T2 and Cha Kwo Ling Tunnel | 2026 | 3 | New Kowloon |
Tuen Mun West Bypass | N/A | 8.4 | New Territories |
Notable underpasses[edit]
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Road bridges[edit]
There are about 1300 vehicular bridges in Hong Kong.[2]
Name | Year opened | Length (m) | Franchise expiry | Owner/operator | Toll | Daily traffic | Daily capacity |
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Tsing Ma Bridge | 1997 | 1,377 | Hong Kong Government / TIML MOM Limited | No | 94,185 (as of Aug 2019) | ||
Kap Shui Mun Bridge | 1997 | 1,323 | Hong Kong Government / TIML MOM Limited | No | |||
Ting Kau Bridge | 1998 | 1,177 | Hong Kong Government / TIML MOM Limited | No | |||
Tsing Yi Bridge | 1974 | 610 | Hong Kong Government | No | |||
Ap Lei Chau Bridge | 1980 | 230 | Hong Kong Government | No | |||
Second Ap Lei Chau Bridge | 1994 | 230 | Hong Kong Government | No | |||
Liu To Bridge | 1987? | 175 | Hong Kong Government | No | |||
Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Corridor | 2007 | 5,500 | Hong Kong Government / Government of People's Republic of China | No | |||
Stonecutters Bridge | 2009 | 1,596 | Hong Kong Government / TIML MOM Limited | No | |||
Cheung Tsing Bridge | 1977 | 600 | Hong Kong Government / TIML MOM Limited | No | |||
Lai Chi Kok Bridge | 1968 | 790 | Hong Kong Government | No | 82,560 | ||
Tsing Yi North Bridge | 1987 | 1,015 | Hong Kong Government | No | 41,680 | ||
Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge | 2018 | 29,600 | Hong Kong Government / Government of People's Republic of China | Yes | 10,812 |
Other road bridges and viaducts[edit]
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- Former bridges
Pedestrian-only[edit]
Footbridges[edit]
- Kwong Fuk Bridge over Lam Tsuen River
- Footbridge over Leighton Road[3]
- Lek Yuen Bridge over Shing Mun River Channel
- Footbridge between Lo Wu Control Point and Luohu Port (cross-border; over Sham Chun River)
- Footbridge between Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point and Futian Port (cross-border; over Sham Chun River)
- Several masonry bridges of Pokfulam Reservoir[4][5]
- A masonry bridge of Tai Tam Upper Reservoir[6]
- Several masonry bridges of Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir[6]
Railway[edit]
Railway tunnels[edit]
Various tunnels were built for the KCR network now leased to the MTRC:
- Beacon Hill Tunnel
- Tunnel No. 5
- Tsuen Wan line immersed tube
- Tunnel No. 1A
- Tunnel No. 5A
- Eastern Harbour Crossing
- Lok Ma Chau Spur Line
- Kwai Tsing Tunnels (Tsing Tsuen Tunnels and Ha Kwai Chung Tunnels)
- Tai Lam Tunnel (Tuen Ma line)
Tunnels of the MTR:
- Airport Railway immersed tube
- Nam Fung Tunnel
- Lei Tung Tunnel
- Tunnels between Tsing Yi station and Tsing Ma Bridge
- Tunnel to the west of Kap Shui Mun Bridge
Tunnels owned by the KCRC leased to the MTRC:
- Lion Rock Tunnel (Tuen Ma line)
- East Rail line Cross-Harbour extension (Shatin to Central Link Cross-Harbour section; Contract 1121)[7]
Underground sections of MTR:
- Kwun Tong line:
- Whampoa – Choi Hung
- Lam Tin – Tiu Keng Leng (Black Hill Tunnels)
- Tsuen Wan line:
- Central – Lai King
- Around Tai Wo Hau
- Island line: Kennedy Town – Heng Fa Chuen
- Tuen Ma line: Hin Keng – Tsuen Wan West (including Lion Rock Tunnel mentioned above; after Tsuen Wan West the railway line continue onto Tai Lam Tunnel and Kwai Tsing Tunnels mentioned above), except for the section near Nam Cheong and Hung Hom
- Tseung Kwan O line: Entire line (except a short section between Lohas Park and Pak Shing Kok Tunnel)
High-speed rail:
- Hong Kong Express Rail Link: Entire line
Former tunnels:
- Tunnel No. 1
- Tunnel No. 3
- Tunnel No. 4
- Old Beacon Hill Tunnel
- A tunnel near Tong To Village on the former Sha Tau Kok Railway
The Hong Kong International Airport Automated People Mover also features tunnel portions.
Railway bridges and viaducts[edit]
MTR[edit]
East Rail line / Through Train[edit]
- Lo Wu Bridge
- Bridge over Lam Tsuen River
- Bridge over Tai Po River (three tracks)
- Bridge over Tai Wai Nullah
- Bridge over Fo Tan Nullah (five tracks)
- Bridge over Cheung Shui Tam (near the junction of Yau King Lane and Cheung Tai Road; decommissioned)
Island line[edit]
- Heng Fa Chuen – Chai Wan Viaduct
Kwun Tong line[edit]
- Kowloon Bay – Lam Tin Viaduct
Tuen Ma line[edit]
- Tai Wai – Shek Mun Viaduct (including a section over the Siu Lek Yuen Nullah)
- Tai Shui Hang – Wu Kai Sha Viaduct
- A road-rail bridge (with Ma On Shan Road) over Nui Po Tung Hang
- Kam Sheung Road–Tuen Mun Viaduct (longest bridge/viaduct in Hong Kong)[8]
South Island line[edit]
- Ocean Park – Wong Chuk Hang Viaduct
- Aberdeen Channel Bridge
Tsuen Wan line[edit]
- Kwai Fong – Kwai Hing Viaduct
Lantau Railway (Tung Chung line / Airport Express)[edit]
- Kap Shui Mun Bridge
- Ma Wan Viaduct
- Tsing Lai Bridge
- Tsing Ma Bridge
- Railway bridge between Lantau Island & Chek Lap Kok Island
Light Rail[edit]
- Hoi Wong Road over Tuen Mun River
- Castle Peak Road – Hung Shui Kiu over Hung Shui River
- Castle Peak Road – Yuen Long over Yuen Long Nullah
- Pui To Road over Tuen Mun River
- Fung Tei Station to Siu Hong Station over Tuen Mun River
- Bridge across the junction of Tin Wah Road and Tin Shui Road
Peak Tram[edit]
- Bridge over Kennedy Road
Tram[edit]
- Bowrington Bridge over Bowrington Canal (subsumed)
Former Sha Tau Kok Railway[edit]
- Various bridges, including one in Wo Hang, one in Shek Au Chung[9] and another in Ma Tseuk Leng
Others[edit]
Other tunnels[edit]
Drainage tunnels[edit]
Tunnels for electricity cables[edit]
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- Nam Fung–Parker Tunnel (5.7 km (3.5 mi))[10]
- Wah Fu–Bowen Tunnel (3.1 km (1.9 mi))
- Castle Peak Cable Tunnel (2.796 mi (4.5 km))[11][12]
- Sham Tseng to Ma Wan Cable Crossing
- Lantau to Ma Wan Cable Crossing
Tunnels for gas pipes[edit]
- Old Beacon Hill Tunnel
- Braemar Hill Tunnel
Tunnels for seawater cooling[edit]
- Hongkong Bank Seawater Tunnel
- The Excelsior Seawater Tunnel (pipes removed)
Sewerage tunnels[edit]
- Harbour Area Treatment Scheme – two tunnels beneath Victoria Harbour
- Tolo Harbour Effluent Export Scheme
Water supplies tunnels[edit]
- High Island Water Tunnels
- Inter-reservoirs Transfer Scheme between Kowloon Byewash Reservoir and Lower Shing Mun Reservoir
- Kornhill Tunnel[13][14]
- Lion Rock Tunnel
- Second Lion Rock Tunnel
- Pok Fu Lam Tunnel
- Shek Pik Scheme Water Tunnels
- Tai Lam Chung Tunnels (Tai Lam Chung to Chai Wan Kok to Tsing Lung Tau)
- Tai Tam Tunnel (Tai Tam to Wong Nai Chung)
- Tung Chung Tunnel
Mining tunnels[edit]
Other bridges[edit]
- A series of aqueducts on the Pokfulam Conduit[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
- Bowen Aqueduct[22][23][24]
- Tai Tam Upper Reservoir Masonry Aqueduct[25][26][27]
See also[edit]
- Transport in Hong Kong
- Vehicular harbour crossings in Hong Kong
- List of railway bridges and viaducts in Hong Kong
- Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge
- Category:Railway tunnels in Hong Kong
References[edit]
- ^ "Tate's Cairn Tunnel Company Limited". Archived from the original on 2 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ Major bridge development in Hong Kong, China-past, present and future (abstract), Hui, M.C.H. & Yau, D. Front. Archit. Civ. Eng. China (2011) 5: 405. doi:10.1007/s11709-011-0136-4
- ^ a b "Highways Department – the First Footbridge and Vehicular Bridge in Hong Kong". Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "The masonry bridge of Pok Fu Lam Reservoir, Hong Kong Island – Declared Monuments – Antiquities and Monuments Office". Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "6 Historic Structures of Pok Fu Lam Reservoir – Declared Monuments – Antiquities and Monuments Office". Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b "22 Historic Structures of Tai Tam Group of Reservoirs – Declared Monuments – Antiquities and Monuments Office". Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "MTR – Shatin to Central Link – Construction – Contracts".
- ^ "World's Largest Railroad Viaduct | No Sheep". Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ "沙頭角文化生態協會". Retrieved 29 November 2022 – via Facebook.
- ^ Cable Tunnels
- ^ "Dragages Hong Kong".
- ^ "BYME Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited".
- ^ Strategic Cavern area
- ^ "Kornhill Tunnel" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Found: 16 of the 32 aqueducts of the Pok Fu Lam Conduit (Built 1876 – 1877) 薄扶林引水道 – 建於1876年至1877年". Paul Zimmerman 司馬文 – Southern District Councillor 南區區議員. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Heritage status for Pok Fu Lam Conduit 促請文物保育:薄扶林水塘石板引水道". designinghongkong.com. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Hong Kong heritage buffs want remains of historic Pok Fu Lam aqueduct saved from ruin".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Pokfulam's Inverted Siphons | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong".
- ^ "The Pokfulam Conduit | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong".
- ^ "Heritage buffs want remains of historic Pok Fu Lam aqueduct saved from ruin". 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Directory /images/Pokfulam conduit". Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Press Release : Guided tour explores centenary waterworks monuments – 1008146". Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Monuments". Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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External links[edit]
- Transport Department: Tunnels & Bridges in Hong Kong
- Civil Engineering Department: Catalogue of Hong Kong Tunnels (Up to December 2008)
- Civil Engineering Department: Geotechnical Control of Tunnel Works – CEDD Newsletter Issue No.30[permanent dead link]
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