List of bridges and tunnels in Macau
The following is an incomplete List of bridges and tunnels in Macau, China.
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Bridges
[edit]As parts of Macau are islands and surrounded by islands in mainland China, bridges are a critical infrastructures in the city.
| bridge | opened | length (km) | franchise lasts until |
owner/operator | cost for Macau pataca |
vehicles daily |
daily capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amizade Bridge or Ponte da Amizade |
1994 | 4.7 | N/A | Government of Macau | toll free | ||
| Governador Nobre de Carvalho Bridge or Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho |
1974 | 2.6 | N/A | Government of Macau | toll free | ||
| Sai Van Bridge or Ponte de Sai Van |
2004 | 2.2 | N/A | Government of Macau | toll free | ||
| Lótus Bridge or Ponte Flor de Lótus |
1999 | 1.78 | N/A | Government of Macau | toll free | ||
| Fourth Link | Planned | N/A | N/A | Government of Macau | toll free |
Bridge-Causeway-Tunnel
[edit]| bridge-causeway-tunnel | opened | length (km) | owner/operator | cost for Renminbi |
vehicles daily |
daily capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Ponte Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau |
October 2018 (tentative) | 39 | Cars ¥150 Coaches ¥200 Shuttle buses ¥300 Container trucks ¥115 Goods vehicles ¥60[1] |
Causeways
[edit]Macau had one causeway when Coloane and Taipa were separate islands. The roadway was not a bridge, but a road built on top of the water. The two islands have since been infilled and the former causeway is now an inland roadway.
| roadway | opened | length (km) | owner/operator | cost for Macau pataca |
vehicles daily |
daily capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taipa-Coloane Causeway - now Estrada do Istmo |
1969 | 2.2 | Government of Macau | toll free |
Tunnels
[edit]Macau currently has several tunnels. One connects two neighbourhoods on Macau Peninsula cutoff by hills, and one connects Cotai with University of Macau Hengqin Campus. There are also other tunnels on the island of Taipa.
| bridge | opened | length (km) | owner/operator | cost for Macau pataca |
vehicles daily |
daily capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guia Hill Tunnel or Túnel da Guia |
1990 | 0.284 | Government of Macau | toll free | ||
| Hengqin Underwater Tunnel or Túnel Subaquático de Hengqin |
2013 | 1.57 | Government of Macau | toll free | ||
| Taipa Tunnel or Túnel da Taipa |
Government of Macau | toll free |
- Túnel da Rotunda do Istmo - connects Avenida Wai Long to Estrada da Baía de Nossa Senhora da Esperança, bypassing the roundabout.
- Túnel de Ká Hó – Coloane
- Túnel da Colina de Taipa Grande (planned)
Viaducts
[edit]- Avenida do Comendador Ho Yin
References
[edit]- ^ "Toll levels of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Main Bridge announced". Government Information Centre. Government of the HKSAR. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ As displayed on the official timeline of Macau in the Museum of Macau History in Taipa
