Route 4 (Hong Kong)
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| Length: | 15.3 km (10 mi) |
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| Formed: | 1984 (Island Eastern Corridor) |
| West end: | Kennedy Town |
| Major junctions: |
29 in total Route 3 in Sai Ying Pun Route 1 in Causeway Bay Route 2 in Quarry Bay |
| East end: | Chai Wan |
| Major cities: | Hong Kong |
| System: | Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit Number System |
Route 4 (Chinese: 四號幹綫) is an east-west road artery along the north shore of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Formerly divided into routes 7 and 8, Route 4 (completed in 1990) consists of two sections:
From Chai Wan the route travels west towards Central via Island Eastern Corridor, Victoria Park Road, Gloucester Road, Harcourt Road Flyover, and finally to Connaught Road Central.
Part two of the roadway extension which took Route 4 from Connaught Road Central to Kennedy Town via the Connaught Road West Flyover was completed in 1997.
The areas covered by the route include:
- Kennedy Town
- Shek Tong Tsui
- Sai Ying Pun
- Sheung Wan
- Central
- Wan Chai
- Causeway Bay
- Quarry Bay
- Tai Koo Shing
- Shau Kei Wan
- A Kung Ngam
- Heng Fa Chuen
- Chai Wan
[edit] Observed Roads and Exits
| Westbound towards Kennedy Town | Eastbound towards Chai Wan | ||
| Exit | Destination | Exit | Destination |
| Chai Wan | |||
| Island Eastern Corridor | |||
| 1A | Lee Chung Street | ||
| 2 | Chai Wan and Eastern Hospital | 2 | Chai Wan and Siu Sai Wan |
| 2A | Aldrich Bay and A Kung Ngam | ||
| 2B | Shau Kei Wan | ||
| 3A | Shek O | ||
| 3B | Shau Kei Wan and Aldrich Bay | ||
| 3C | Kornhill | ||
| 4 | Taikoo Shing | 4 | Taikoo Shing |
| 5 | Route 2 northbound towards Ma Liu Shui | 5 | Route 2 northbound towards Ma Liu Shui |
| 6 | North Point and Quarry Bay | 6 | North Point and Quarry Bay |
| 6A | Tong Shui Road | ||
| 6B | Hing Fat Street | ||
| 6C | Victoria Park Road | ||
| 7 | Causeway Bay | 7 | Causeway Bay |
| Gloucester Road | |||
| 8 | Route 1 northbound towards Fo Tan | 8 | Route 1 northbound towards Fo Tan or southbound to Aberdeen |
| 8A | Hung Hing Road | ||
| 9 | Harbour Road | 9 | Harbour Road |
| 9A | Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre | ||
| 9B | Wanchai | ||
| 9C | Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts | ||
| Harcourt Road | |||
| 9D | Edinburgh Place | ||
| 10 | Cotton Tree Drive and Admiralty | 10 | Cotton Tree Drive and Admiralty |
| Connaught Road Central | |||
| 10A | Murray Road | ||
| 11A | Club Street | ||
| 12A | Airport Express Station and Connaught Place | ||
| 12B | Sheung Wan | ||
| 12C | Airport Express Station and Connaught Place | ||
| Connaught Road West | |||
| 12D | Sai Ying Pun | ||
| 13 | Route 3 northbound towards Yuen Long | 13 | Route 3 northbound towards Yuen Long |
| Kennedy Town | |||
[edit] References
- Route map from Transport Department
- Hong Kong Guide 2004, HKSAR Government
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