List of bridges and tunnels in Macau

The following is an incomplete List of bridges and tunnels in Macau, China.

Bridges

As parts of Macau are islands and surrounded by islands in mainland China, bridges are a critical infrastructures in the city.

bridgeopenedlength (km)franchise
lasts until
owner/operatorcost for
Macau pataca
vehicles
daily
daily
capacity
Amizade Bridge or
Ponte de Amizade
19944.7N/AGovernment of Macautoll free
Governador Nobre de Carvalho Bridge or
Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho
19742.6N/AGovernment of Macautoll free
Sai Van Bridge or
Ponte de Sai Van
20042.2N/AGovernment of Macautoll free
Lótus Bridge or
Ponte Flor de Lótus
19991.78N/AGovernment of Macautoll free
Fourth LinkPlannedN/AN/AGovernment of Macautoll free

Bridge-Causeway-Tunnel

bridge-causeway-tunnelopenedlength (km)franchise
lasts until
owner/operatorcost for
Macau pataca
vehicles
daily
daily
capacity
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
Ponte Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau
October 2018 (tentative)39N/AN/A

Causeways

Macau had one causeway when Coloane and Taipa were separate islands. The roadway was not a bridge, but a road built on top of the water. The two islands have since been infilled and the former causeway is now an inland roadway.

roadwayopenedlength (km)franchise
lasts until
owner/operatorcost for
Macau pataca
vehicles
daily
daily
capacity
Taipa-Coloane Causeway - now
Estrada do Istmo
19692.2N/AGovernment of Macautoll free

Tunnels

Macau currently has several tunnels. One connects two neighbourhoods on Macau Peninsula cutoff by hills, and one connects Cotai with University of Macau Hengqin Campus. There are also other tunnels on the island of Taipa.

bridgeopenedlength (km)franchise
lasts until
owner/operatorcost for
Macau pataca
vehicles
daily
daily
capacity
Guia Hill Tunnel or
Túnel do Monte da Guia
19900.284N/AGovernment of Macautoll free
Hengqin Underwater Tunnel or
Túnel Subaquático de Hengqin
20131.57N/AGovernment of Macautoll free
Taipa Tunnel or
Túnel da Taipa
N/AGovernment of Macautoll free
  • Túnel da Colina de Taipa Grande
  • Avenida dos Jardins do Oceano
  • Túnel de Ká Hó – Coloane

References

  1. As displayed on the official timeline of Macau in the Museum of Macau History in Taipa
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