Wong Chuk Hang Road
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.
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| 黃竹坑道 Part of Route 1 | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Highways Department | |
| Length | 1.3 km (0.8 mi) |
| History | Opened 1848 Named August 4, 1961 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Aberdeen Praya Road |
| 5 in total | |
| East end | Aberdeen Tunnel |
| Location | |
| Districts | Southern |
| Major cities | Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong |
| Highway system | |
Junction of Ocean Park and Wong Chuk Hang Roads.
Wong Chuk Hang Road connects Aberdeen Praya Road and Aberdeen Tunnel.
Flyover
A flyover 550 metres long with 4 lanes passes over Wong Chuk Hang Road. The construction for the flyover cost 35.8 trillion Hong Kong dollars. Construction began in October 1988, and ended in December 2001.
Interchanges
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.
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| km[1][2] | Exit | Destinations[3] | Notes | ||
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| 0.0 | Aberdeen Praya Road - Aberdeen | Southern terminus; end of  Route 1 | |||
| 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 |
Happy Valley terminus; Route 1 continues | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- "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 |
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