Route 2 (Hong Kong)
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.
Eastern Harbour Tunnel, Lei Yue Mun Road, Kwun Tong Bypass, Tate's Cairn Tunnel, Tate's Cairn Highway | ||||
Route 2 coloured red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Highways Department | ||||
Length | 18.8 km (11.7 mi) 18.6 kilometres (11.6 mi) southbound | |||
Existed | 1989 (Eastern Harbour Tunnel/Route 6); 1991 (Tate's Cairn Tunnel)–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | ||||
Sha Lek Highway in Siu Lek Yuen | ||||
North end | ||||
Location | ||||
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.
Observed roads and exits
Northbound towards Ma Liu Shui | Southbound towards Quarry Bay | ||
Exit | Destination | Exit | Destination |
Quarry Bay (Intersection with Route 4) | |||
1A | Island Eastern Corridor (eastbound)
Route 4 eastbound towards Tai Koo, Sai Wan Ho, Shau Kei Wan, Shek O, Stanley, Chai Wan and Siu Sai Wan | ||
1B | Island Eastern Corridor (westbound)
Route 4 westbound towards Quarry Bay, North Point,Causeway Bay, Happy Valley and Aberdeen | ||
Eastern Harbour Crossing | |||
Lei Yue Mun Road | |||
2 | Lei Yue Mun Road
Lam Tin, Yau Tong and Lei Yue Mun |
2 | Lei Yue Mun Road
Lam Tin, Yau Tong and Lei Yue Mun |
2A | Kwun Tong Road / Tseung Kwan O Road
Route 7 westbound to Kwun Tong Business Area, eastbound to Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung and Clear Water Bay |
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2B | Tseung Kwan O Road
Route 7 eastbound to Tseung Kwan O , Sai Kung and Clear Water Bay | ||
Kwun Tong Bypass | |||
2C | Wai Yip Street
Kwun Tong Business Area and Cha Kwo Ling | ||
2D | Kai Fuk Road
Route 5 westbound to Kowloon Bay, Cruise Terminal, To Kwa Wan and Hung Hom |
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3 | Prince Edward Road East
Kowloon City, Mong Kok and To Kwa Wan |
3 | Prince Edward Road East
Kowloon City, Mong Kok and To Kwa Wan |
3A | Kwun Tong Road
Route 7 Kowloon Bay, Cruise Terminal and Kwun Tong Business Area (Via Kwun Tong Road) | ||
3B | Lung Cheung Road (eastbound)
Route 7 eastbound to Tsz Wan Shan, Diamond Hill, Ngau Chi Wan, Pik Uk and Sai Kung | ||
Tate's Cairn Tunnel | |||
Tate's Cairn Highway | |||
4 | Sha Tin Wai Road' | 4 | Siu Lek Yuen Road
Siu Lek Yuen |
5 | Sha Lek Highway
Sha Tin Central |
5 | Sha Lek Highway
Sha Tin Central, Kowloon Central and Tsuen Wan |
6 | Tai Chung Kiu Road
Shek Mun and Tai Shui Hang |
6 | Tai Chung Kiu Road
Sha Tin Central and Tai Shui Hang |
7 | Ma On Shan Road
Ma On Shan and Sai Kung |
7 | Ma On Shan Road
Ma On Shan and Pak Tam Chung |
7A | Chak Cheung Street | ||
Ma Liu Shui (Intersection with Route 9) | |||