Route 2 (Chinese: 二號幹綫) of Hong Kong is a series of expressways that runs from Quarry Bay of Hong Kong Island to Ma Liu Shui of the New Territories East, formerly known as route 6, and renamed as route 2 in 2004 under the route numbering scheme proposed in the same year. Route 2 consists of 4 parts, from South to North:
- The Eastern Harbour Crossing starting from Quarry Bay, where it joins into the Island Eastern Corridor (Route 4), across Victoria Harbour and ending at Lam Tin, then junction to Tseung Kwan O - Lam Tin Tunnel.
- The Kwun Tong Bypass succeeds the EHC at Lei Yue Mun Interchange and goes along the coast of Kowloon Bay, junctions Route 5 and Route 7 and continues to Diamond Hill.
- Tate's Cairn Tunnel continues the route from Diamond Hill, cutting through Tate's Cairn to Shek Mun Interchange, junctioning the Sha Lek Highway.
- Tate's Cairn Highway, takes the route 2 to its terminus at Ma Liu Shui, where it joins into Tolo Highway of Route 9.
Route 2 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by Highways Department | ||||
Length | 18.8 km (11.7 mi) 18.6 kilometres (11.6 mi) southbound | |||
Existed | 1989 (Eastern Harbour Crossing/Route 6); 1991 (Tate's Cairn Tunnel)–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | Route 4 in Quarry Bay | |||
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North end | Route 9 in Ma Liu Shui | |||
Location | ||||
Country | China | |||
Special administrative region | Hong Kong | |||
Districts | Eastern, Kwun Tong, Wong Tai Sin, Sha Tin | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Like Route 3, Route 8, Route 9 and Route 10, most of the route consists of expressways.
Exits and Interchanges
editDistrict | Location | Road Name | km | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Eastern | Quarry Bay | Eastern Harbour Crossing | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1A | Route 4 Island Eastern Corridor (eastbound) – Tai Koo, Sai Wan Ho, Shau Kei Wan, Shek O, Stanley, Chai Wan and Siu Sai Wan | Joins Route 4 |
1B | Route 4 Island Eastern Corridor (westbound) – Quarry Bay, North Point, Causeway Bay, Happy Valley and Aberdeen | ||||||
Victoria Harbour | 0.3 - 2.6 | 0.2 - 1.6 | Eastern Harbour Tunnel (tolled) | ||||
Kwun Tong | Lam Tin | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1C | Route 6 (Lam Tin Interchange) – Tseung Kwan O via Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel | ||
Lei Yue Mun Road | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2 | Lei Yue Mun Road – Lam Tin, Yau Tong and Lei Yue Mun | |||
Kwun Tong Bypass | 3.6 | 2.2 | 2A | Route 7 Tseung Kwan O Road/Kwun Tong Road – Kwun Tong Business Area, Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung and Clear Water Bay | Northbound exit and southbound entrance only | ||
Kwun Tong | 4.3 | 2.7 | 2B | Route 7 Tseung Kwan O Road – Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung and Clear Water Bay | Southbound exit and northbound entrance only | ||
5.1 | 3.2 | 2C | Wai Yip Street – Kwun Tong Business Area and Cha Kwo Ling | Northbound entrance only, southbound exit and entrance | |||
Kowloon Bay | 6.6 | 4.1 | 2D | Route 5 Kai Fuk Road and Wang Chiu Road – Kowloon Bay, Cruise Terminal, To Kwa Wan and Hung Hom | Northbound exit and southbound entrance only | ||
Choi Hung | 8.8 | 5.5 | 3 | Prince Edward Road East (westbound) – Kowloon City, Mong Kok and To Kwa Wan | |||
Wong Tai Sin | 9.3 | 5.8 | 3A | Route 7 Kwun Tong Road (eastbound) – Kowloon Bay, Cruise Terminal and Kwun Tong | Southbound exit and northbound entrance only | ||
Diamond Hill | Tate's Cairn Highway | 9.8 | 6.1 | 3B | Route 7 Lung Cheung Road (eastbound) – Tsz Wan Shan, Diamond Hill, Ngau Chi Wan, Pik Uk and Sai Kung | ||
Kowloon Hills | 10.0 - 13.9 | 6.2 - 8.6 | Tate's Cairn Tunnel (tolled) | ||||
Sha Tin | Siu Lek Yuen | 14.8 | 9.2 | 4 | Sha Tin Wai Road/Siu Lek Yuen Road – Siu Lek Yuen | ||
14.9 | 9.3 | 5 | Sha Lek Highway towards Route 1 Sha Tin Road (southbound) – Sha Tin Central, Kowloon Central and Tsuen Wan | ||||
Shek Mun | 16.6 | 10.3 | 6 | Tai Chung Kiu Road – Shek Mun, Tai Shui Hang and Sha Tin Central | |||
A Kung Kok | 17.5 | 10.9 | 7 | Ma On Shan Road – Ma On Shan and Sai Kung | |||
Ma Liu Shui | 18.5 | 11.5 | 7A | Chak Cheung Street – Ma Liu Shui, Pak Shek Kok, Race Course, Science Park and University | |||
18.8 | 11.7 | Route 9 – Tai Po and Fanling | Joins Tolo Highway (anticlockwise only) |
See also
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