Wong Chuk Hang Road
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| 黃竹坑道 Part of Route 1 | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Highways Department | |
| Length | 1.3 km (0.81 mi) |
| History | Opened 1848[citation needed] Named 4 August 1961 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Aberdeen Praya Road |
| 5 in total | |
| East end | Aberdeen Tunnel |
| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Special administrative region | Hong Kong |
| Districts | Southern |
| Major cities | Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong |
| Highway system | |
Wong Chuk Hang Road (Chinese: 黃竹坑道) is a major thoroughfare in Hong Kong Island. It is part of Hong Kong's Route 1. It is a 6-lane major thoroughfare.
Wong Chuk Hang Road connects Aberdeen Praya Road and Aberdeen Tunnel.
Flyover
[edit]A flyover 550 metres (600 yd) long with 4 lanes passes over Wong Chuk Hang Road. The construction for the flyover cost 358 million Hong Kong dollars. Construction began in October 1998, and ended in December 2001.
Interchanges
[edit]The section of Route 1 that runs through Wong Chuk Hang Road has 4 exits. They are numbered 1A, 2, 3, and 4. The entire road is in Wong Chuk Hang, Southern District.
| Wong Chuk Hang Road | |||||
| km[1][2] | Exit | Destinations[3] | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Aberdeen Praya Road - Aberdeen | Southern terminus; end of  Route 1
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| 0.1 | 1 | Ap Lei Chau Bridge Road - Ap Lei Chau | Northbound exit and southbound entrance from and to Aberdeen Praya Road | ||
| 0.2 | 1A | Heung Yip Road | Southbound exit and entrance only | ||
| 0.7 | 2 | Nam Long Shan Road - Wong Chuk Hang | |||
| 1.2 | 3 | Ocean Park Road - Ocean Park, Nam Long Shan | |||
| 1.6 | 4 | Island Road / Nam Fung Road - Repulse Bay, Shouson Hill, Stanley; Wong Nai Chung Gap | Southbound exit and northbound entrance limited to only Island Road | ||
| 2.3 |  Aberdeen Tunnel - North Point, Central, Wan Chai, Kowloon & Causeway Bay
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Happy Valley terminus; Route 1 continues
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]- ^ "Open Source Routing Machine". Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Google Maps Street View". Google Maps. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Route Diagram - Route 1". Transport Department of the Government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
| Preceded by Aberdeen Praya Road |
Hong Kong Route 1 Wong Chuk Hang Road |
Succeeded by Aberdeen Tunnel |
