List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
The following are incomplete lists of notable expressways, tunnels, bridges, roads, avenues, streets, crescents, squares and bazaars in Hong Kong.
Many roads on the Hong Kong Island conform to the contours of the hill landscape. Some of the roads on the north side of Hong Kong Island and southern Kowloon have a grid like pattern. The roads and highways are generally designed to British standards. Highways generally conform to British motorway standards.
Speed limits on all roads are 50 km/h, unless specified by road signs. Usually, higher speed limits such as 70 km/h and 80 km/h have been raised to facilitate traffic flow along main roads and trunk roads. On most expressways, speed limits have been raised to 80 km/h and 100 km/h due to the smooth geometry and 110 km/h for North Lantau Highway, while some expressways such as Island Eastern Corridor and Tuen Mun Road have been enforced to 70 km/h because of its long existence and/or geometrical constraints. Typically, the highest speed limit in all tunnels and suspension bridges is 80 km/h, while for other roads such as toll plaza areas and slip roads that do not lead to other expressways the speed limits are recommended to be reduced to the default 50 km/h speed limit.
Routes
Hong Kong's Transport Department is responsible for management of road traffic, regulation of public transport services and operation of major transport infrastructures, while Highways Department is responsible for planning, design, construction and maintenance of the public road system.
In 2004, a new strategic route marking system was put in place, with most existing routes renumbered and exits to key places or to another route also numbered. (For example, a journey from Yau Ma Tei to the airport uses Route 3, taking Exit 5 to join Route 8. It is therefore identified as "3-5-8".) Routes 1 to 3 are cross-harbour north-south routes following the order in which the harbour tunnels were opened. Routes 4, 5, 7 and 8 run east-west, numbered from south to north. Route 9 circumscribes the New Territories. Route 10 runs from western New Territories from Route 9 and bends northward towards and passes the border to Shenzhen. However, the new system has caused some confusion to drivers used to relying on destination signs.
The routes are designated as follows:
- Route 1: Aberdeen - Wong Chuk Hang - Aberdeen Tunnel - Causeway Bay - Cross-Harbour Tunnel - Kowloon Tong - Lion Rock Tunnel - Sha Tin (to join Route 9)
- Route 2: Quarry Bay - Eastern Cross-Harbour Tunnel - Kwun Tong Bypass - Tate's Cairn Tunnel - Ma Liu Shui (to join Route 9)
- Route 3: Sai Ying Pun - Western Cross-Harbour Tunnel - West Kowloon Highway - Kwai Chung - Tsing Yi - Cheung Tsing Tunnel - Ting Kau Bridge - Tai Lam Tunnel - Yuen Long (to join Route 9)
- Route 4: Chai Wan - Island Eastern Corridor - Quarry Bay - Causeway Bay - Wan Chai - Central - Sheung Wan - Sai Ying Pun - Kennedy Town
- Route 5: Ngau Tau Kok - Kowloon Bay - Airport Tunnel - Hung Hom - Yau Ma Tei - Lai Chi Kok - Kwai Chung - Tsuen Wan (to join Route 9)
- Route 6: Reserved for future route. Proposed Central Kowloon Route - Proposed Southeast Kowloon T2 Route - Proposed Tseung Kwan O - Lam Tin Tunnel
- Route 7: Tseung Kwan O - Tseung Kwan O Tunnel - Kwun Tong - Wong Tai Sin - Sham Shui Po - Lai Chi Kok - Kwai Chung (to join Route 5)
- Route 8: Chek Lap Kok (Airport) - Tsing Ma Bridge - Tsing Yi - Stonecutters Island - Lai Chi Kok - Sha Tin to join Route 9.
- Route 9: Shing Mun Tunnel - Tai Wai - Sha Tin - Ma Liu Shui - Tai Po - Fanling - Sheung Shui - San Tin - Yuen Long - - Tuen Mun - Sham Tseng - Tsuen Wan
- Route 10: Lam Tei - Shekou, Shenzhen
Highways
There is approximately 145.5 kilometres (90.4 mi) of highways in Hong Kong, the following list is sorted by length:
Number and Name | Length (km) | Speed limit (km/h) |
---|---|---|
Tuen Mun Road | 16.2 kilometres (10.1 mi)[1] | 70 |
North Lantau Highway | 12.8 kilometres (8.0 mi) | 110 |
Tsing Long Highway | 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) | 80/100 |
Tolo Highway | 11.3 kilometres (7.0 mi) | 80/100 |
Fanling Highway | 10.0 kilometres (6.2 mi) | 80/100 |
Yuen Long Highway | 10.0 kilometres (6.2 mi) | 80 |
Island Eastern Corridor | 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi) | 70 |
San Tin Highway | 7.9 kilometres (4.9 mi) | 100 |
Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Corridor | 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) | 80 |
Kong Sham Western Highway | 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) | 80 |
West Kowloon Highway | 5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) | 100 |
Tate's Cairn Highway | 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) | 80 |
Sha Lek Highway | 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) | 80 |
Tsuen Wan Road | 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) | 70 |
Lantau Link | 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) | 80 |
Tsing Kwai Highway | 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) | 80 |
Sha Tin Road | 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) | 80 |
Kwun Tong Bypass | 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) | 80 |
Tai Po Road - Sha Tin Section | 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi)[2] | 80 |
Penny's Bay Highway | 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) | 80 |
Cheung Tsing Highway | 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) | 80 |
Tunnels, bridges, viaducts, and flyovers
Roads, avenues, streets, bazaars, squares, crescents
Hong Kong Island
- A Kung Ngam Road
- A Kung Ngam Village Road
- Aberdeen Main Road
- Aberdeen Praya Road
- Aberdeen Reservoir Road
- Aberdeen Street
- Albany Road
- Albert Path
- Aldrich Bay Road
- Aldrich Street
- Amoy Street
- Anton Street
- Ap Lei Chau Bridge Road
- Ap Lei Chau Drive
- Ap Lei Chau Praya Drive
- Arbuthnot Road
- Arsenal Street
- Babington Path
- Bank Street
- Barker Road
- Battery Path
- Beach Road
- Bel-air Avenue
- Bel-air Rise
- Belcher's Street
- Big Wave Bay Road
- Bisney Road
- Black's Link
- Blue Pool Road
- Bluff Path
- Boat Street
- Bonham Road
- Bonham Strand
- Bonham Strand West
- Borrett Road
- Bowen Drive
- Bowen Road
- Boyce Road
- Braemar Hill Road
- Breezy Path
- Brewin Path
- Briar Avenue
- Bridges Street
- Broadwood Road
- Broom Road
- Brown Street
- Bullock Lane
- Burd Street
- Burrows Street
- Cadogan Street
- Caine Road
- Caine Lane
- Canal Road East
- Canal Road West
- Centre Street
- Chai Wan Road
- Chancery Lane
- Castle Road
- Chater Road
- Cheung Man Road
- Ching Wah Street
- Cleveland Street
- Cochrane Street
- Conduit Road
- Connaught Road Central
- Connaught Road West
- Connaught Place
- Cotton Tree Drive
- Cross Street
- Cyberport Road
- D'Aguilar Street
- Davis Street
- Deep Water Bay Road
- Des Voeux Road Central
- Des Voeux Road West
- Drake Street
- Duddell Street
- Eastern Street
- Elgin Street
- Electric Road
- Elliot Crescent
- First Street
- Fortress Hill Road
- Gage Street
- Garden Road
- Gilman Street
- Gilman's Bazaar
- Glenealy
- Gloucester Road
- Gordon Road
- Gough Hill Road
- Gresson Street
- Guildford Road
- Gutzlaff Street
- Harbour Parade
- Harbour Road
- Harcourt Road
- Hennessy Road
- High Street
- Hill Road
- Hillier Street
- Hing Hon Road
- Hollywood Road
- Hong Man Street
- Hong On Street
- Hong Shing Street
- Hornsey Road
- Hospital Road
- Ice House Street
- Island Road
- Jardine's Bazaar
- Java Road
- Johnston Road
- Jubilee Street
- Ka Wai Man Road
- Ka Yip Street
- Kennedy Road
- Kennedy Town Praya
- King's Road
- King Wah Road
- Ko Shing Street
- Kornhill Road
- Kotewall Road
- Ladder Street
- Lambeth Walk
- Lee Tung Street
- Lan Kwai Fong
- Li Yuen Street East
- Lockhart Road
- Lok Man Road
- Lower Albert Road
- Luard Road
- Lugard Road
- Lung Wo Road
- Lung Wui Road
- Lyndhurst Terrace
- Lyttleton Road
- Macdonnell Road
- Mallory Street
- Man Cheung Street
- Man Kwong Street
- Man Po Road
- Man Yiu Street
- Marsh Road
- May Road
- McGregor Street
- Monmouth Path
- Morrison Hill Road
- Mosque Junction
- Mount Austin Road
- Mount Butler Drive
- Mount Davis Road
- Mount Kellett Road
- Murray Road
- Nam Fung Road
- Ning Yrung Terrace
- Northcote Close
- Oaklands Road
- Oi Kwan Road
- Oi Lai Street
- Oi Yin Street
- Oil Street
- Old Bailey Street
- Old Peak Road
- On Lan Street
- Park Road
- Pak Tsz Lane
- Paterson Street
- Peak Road
- Peel Street
- Percival Street
- Po Hing Fong
- Pok Fu Lam Road
- Pollock's Path
- Pokfield Road
- Possession Street
- Pottinger Street
- Pound Lane
- Queen Victoria Street
- Queen's Road East
- Queen's Road Central
- Queen's Road West
- Queensway
- Rednaxela Terrace
- Repulse Bay Road
- Robinson Road
- Rodney Street
- Russell Street
- Saigon Street
- Saint Joseph Terrace
- Sands Street
- Sandy Bay Road
- Sassoon Road
- Second Street
- Seymour Road
- Seymour Terrace
- Sharp Street
- Shau Kei Wan Road
- Sheung On Street
- Shing Tai Road
- Ship Street
- Shun Tai Road
- Siu Fai Terrace
- Siu Sai Wan Road
- Smithfield
- Spring Garden Lane
- Stanley Street
- Staunton Street
- Staveley Street
- St.Francis Street
- Stone Nullah Lane
- Stubbs Road
- Sun Yip Street
- Swatow Street
- Tai Hang Road
- Tai Koo Shing Road
- Tai Koo Wan Road
- Tai Man Road
- Tai Mou Avenue
- Tai Ping Shan Street
- Tai Tam Road
- Tai Yuen Street
- Thomson Road
- Tim Wa Avenue
- Tim Mei Avenue
- Tin Wan Praya Road
- Third Street
- Theatre Lane
- Tonnochy Road
- Tsat Tsz Mui Road
- Tung Hei Road
- Tung Street
- Upper Albert Road
- Upper Lascar Row
- Victoria Road
- Wan Chai Road
- Water Street
- Wellington Street
- West End Terrace
- Western Street
- Westland Road
- Wharf Road
- Wing Fung Street
- Wing Kut Street
- Wing On Street
- Wing Sing Street
- Wing Tai Road
- Wong Chuk Hang Road
- Wong Nai Chung Road
- Wong Nai Chung Gap Road
- Wood Road
- Wyndham Street
- Yee Wo Street
- Yuen Yuen Street
Kowloon and New Kowloon
- Apliu Street
- Alnwick Road
- Argyle Street
- Ashley Road
- Austin Road
- Austin Road West
- Blenheim Avenue
- Bowring Street
- Bristol Avenue
- Broadcast Drive
- Boundary Street
- Bulkeley Street
- Bute Street
- Castle Peak Road
- Canton Road
- Cameron Road
- Carnarvon Road
- Chatham Road North
- Chatham Road South
- Chatham Court
- Cheong Tung Road
- Cherry Street
- Cheung Sha Wan Road
- Ching Cheung Road
- Choi Wan Road
- Choi Ha Road
- Chun Wah Road
- Chung Hau Street
- Clear Water Bay Road
- College Road
- Cox's Road
- Dorset Crescent
- Dundas Street
- Duke Street
- Ede Road
- Essex Crescent
- Fa Yuen Street
- Fat Kwong Street
- Ferry Street
- Fife Street
- Fuk Wa Street
- Gascoigne Road
- Gateway Road
- Gillies Avenue South
- Gillies Avenue North
- Haiphong Road
- Hankow Road
- Hanoi Road
- Hart Avenue
- Hereford Road
- Hillwood Road
- Hing Wah Street
- Hip Wo Street
- Hiu Kwong Street
- Hong Ning Road
- Ho Tung Road
- Humphreys Avenue
- Hung Hom Bypass
- Hung Hom Road
- Ichang Street
- Jordan Road
- Kai Cheung Road
- Kai Fuk Road
- Kansu Street
- Kei Lung Street
- Kimberley Street
- Kimberley Road
- Knutsford Terrace
- Kowloon City Road
- Kowloon Park Drive
- Kwong Wa Street
- Kwun Chung Street
- Lai Chi Kok Road
- Lancashire Road
- La Salle Road
- Luen Wan Street
- Ma Tau Chung Road
- Ma Tau Kok Road
- Ma Tau Wai Road
- Maidstone Road
- Market Street (Hong Kong)
- Middle Road
- Minden Avenue
- Minden Row
- Mody Road
- Mong Kok Road
- Nam Cheong Street
- Nanking Street
- Nathan Road
- Nelson Street
- New Clear Water Bay Road
- Nga Tsin Wai Road
- Ngau Tau Kok Road
- Observatory Road
- Oxford Road
- Pei Ho Street
- Peking Road
- Pilgrim's Way
- Portland Street
- Prat Avenue
- Prince Edward Road East
- Prince Edward Road West
- Princess Margaret Road
- Public Square Street
- Reclamation Street
- Sai Yee Street
- Sai Yeung Choi Street North
- Sai Yeung Choi Street South
- Salisbury Road
- Scout Path
- Sham Mong Road
- Shanghai Street
- Shantung Street
- Soy Street
- Tai Po Road
- Temple Street
- Tai Hang Tung Road
- Tai Hang West Street
- Tai Wan Road
- To Kwa Wan Road
- Tonkin Street
- Tung Choi Street
- Victory Avenue
- Wai Yip Street
- Wang Chiu Road
- Wang Kwong Road
- Waterloo Road
- Woh Chai Street
- Woosung Street
- Wuhu Street
- Wylie Road
- Yen Chow Street
- Yim Po Fong Street
- Ying Wa Street
- York Road
- Yue Man Square
- Yu Chau Street
New Territories
- Castle Peak Road
- Ching Cheung Road
- Chung Ying Street
- Fan Kam Road
- Kwai Chung Road
- Lam Kam Road
- Po Lam Road
- Route Twisk
- San Sham Road
- Sha Tau Kok Road
- Tai Po Road
- Tsuen Wan Road
- Tuen Mun Road
Fanling
- Pik Fung Road
Kwai Chung
- Joint Street
- King Cho Road
- Lai Chi Ling Road
- Lai Cho Road
- Lai King Hill Road
- Lim Cho Street
Tai Po
- Kwong Fuk Road
- Tai Po-Tai Wo Road
- Ting Kok Road
- Yuen Shin Road
Tsing Yi
- Ching Hong Road
- Chung Mei Road
- Fung Shue Wo Road
- Tam Kon Shan Road
- Tsing Yi Heung Sze Wui Road
- Tsing Yi Road
- Tsing Yi Road West
- Tsing Yi Main Street
- Tsing Yi North Coastal Road
Tuen Mun
- Lung Mun Road
- Ming Kum Road
- Sam Shing Street
- Tsing Tin Road
- Tsing Wun Road
- Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road
- Wong Chu Road
- Wu King Road
- Wu Shan Road
- Pui To Road
Sai Kung
Sha Tin
- A Kung Kok Street
- Che Kung Miu Road
- Fo Tan Road
- Hung Mui Kuk Road
- Kam Ying Road
- Ma On Shan Road
- Mei Tin Road
- On Chun Street
- On Yuen Street
- On Luk Street
- Sai Sha Road
- Sha On Street
- Sha Tin Road
- Sha Tin Wai Road
- Sha Tin Tau Road
- Tai Chung Kiu Road
- Tin Sam Street
- Yuen Wo Road
Sheung Shui
- Yuen Long
- Kam Sheung Road
- Kam Tin Road
Tseung Kwan O
- Wan Po Road
Outlying Islands
Lantau
Chek Lap Kok Airport
- Airport Road
- Airport Expo Boulevard
- Catering Road West
- Catering Road Central
- Catering Road East
- Chek Lap Kok South Road
- Cheong Hing Road
- Cheong Hong Road
- Cheong King Road
- Cheong Lin Path
- Cheong Lin Road
- Cheong Shun Road
- Cheong Tat Road
- Cheong Wing Road
- Cheong Wong Road
- Cheong Yip Road
- Chung Cheung Road
- East Coast Road
- Kwo Lo Wan Road
- North Perimeter Road
- Runway Road South
- Sky City Road
- Sky Plaza Drive
- Sky Plaza Road
- South Perimeter Road
Cheung Chau
- Pak Sha Praya Road
- Pak Shue Street
- Peak Road
- Sun Hing Street
- Tung Wa Road
Bus priority
The Transport Department has designated about 22 km of road length as exclusive "bus lanes", out of approximately 2,000 km of accessible roads.
Monitoring major roads
The traffic CAM online provides nearly real-time road conditions for all major road users, as well as facilitating monitoring of traffic. There are about 115 closed circuit cameras located on the routes to provide monitoring of traffic flow. Congestion is heaviest in Kowloon and along the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, where most cameras are located.
Here are select locations around Hong Kong:
- Cross Harbour Tunnel Hong Kong exit
- Aberdeen Tunnel Wanchai entrance
- Cross Harbour Tunnel Kowloon entrance
- Kwai Tsing Interchange
- Tsuen Wan End Road
- Tuen Mun End Road
See also
- Roads in Hong Kong (category)
- Hong Kong Guide- Offering list of streets and roads.
References
External links
- Snapshot of Traffic Condition
- Live webcast of Traffic Condition
- Highways Department
- Strategic Route Numbering System
- Road Traffic Information Service - Offering live videos and images of current traffic conditions in Hong Kong.