Lantau Link

Lantau Link
Traditional Chinese	青嶼幹線
Simplified Chinese	青屿干线
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Qīngyǔ Gànxiàn Cantonese (Yue) - Yale Romanization ching1 yu4 gon3 sin3

Lantau Link toll plaza at Tsing Chau Tsai, on Lantau Island.

The Lantau Link crossing the island of Ma Wan. From left to right: Tsing Ma Bridge, Ma Wan Viaduct (on the island) and Kap Shui Mun Bridge.

The Lantau Link, formerly known as the Lantau Fixed Crossing, is a series of infrastructures linking Hong Kong International Airport to the urban areas in Hong Kong. It was officially opened on 27 April 1997, and it opened to traffic on 22 May the same year.

Infrastructure

The Lantau Link is 3.5 km long and carries a railway as well as roads. It comprises:

• the Tsing Ma Bridge, a suspension bridge linking Tsing Yi to Ma Wan island
• the Ma Wan Viaduct, a viaduct crossing Ma Wan
• the Kap Shui Mun Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge linking Ma Wan to Lantau Island

Adjacent to the Lantau Link is the cable-stayed Ting Kau Bridge.

See also

• Route 8 (Hong Kong)
• Tsing Ma Control Area
• Transport in Hong Kong

External links

• Google Maps of Lantau Link