Route 2 (Hong Kong)
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 |
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Sha Lek Highway in Siu Lek Yuen | ||||
North end |
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Location | ||||
Districts | Eastern, Kwun Tong, Wong Tai Sin, Sha Tin | |||
Highway system | ||||
Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit Number System
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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
- 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.
Like Route 3, Route 8, Route 9 and Route 10, most of the route is an express freeway.
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 and Clear Water Bay |
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2B | Tseung Kwan O Road
Route 7 eastbound to Tseung Kwan O 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) | |||
See also
References
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