Route 4 (Hong Kong)
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| Route 4 |
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| Length: | 15.3 km (10 mi) |
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| Formed: | 1984 (Island Eastern Corridor) |
| East end: | Chai Wan |
| West end: | Kennedy Town |
| 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
- Island Eastern Corridor
- Chai Wan
[edit] Observed Roads and Exits
| Westbound towards Kennedy Town | Eastbound towards Chai Wan | ||
| Exit | Destination | Exit | Destination |
| Chai Wan | |||
| 1A | Lee Chung Street | ||
| Island Eastern Corridor | |||
| 2 | Chai Wan | 2 | Chai Wan and Siu Sai Wan |
| 2A | Aldrich Bay | ||
| 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 via Eastern Harbour Tunnel | 5 | Route 2 northbound via Eastern Harbour Tunnel |
| 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 via Cross-Harbour Tunnel | 8 | Route 1 northbound via Cross-Harbour Tunnel or southbound to Aberdeen |
| 9 | Harbour Road | 9 | Harbour Road |
| 9A | Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre | ||
| 9B | Wanchai | ||
| 9C | Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts | ||
| Harcourt Road | |||
| 9D | Edinburgh Place | ||
| 10 | Cotton Tree Drive | 10 | Cotton Tree Drive |
| 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 via Western Harbour Tunnel | 13 | Route 3 northbound via Western Harbour Tunnel |
| Kennedy Town | |||
[edit] References
- Hong Kong Guide 2004, HKSAR Government
