Route 8 (Hong Kong)

Route 8
Route 8
Tsing Sha Highway (Sha Tin T3, Tai Wai Tunnel, Sha Tin Heights Tunnel, Eagle's Nest Tunnel, Lai Chi Kok Viaduct, Stonecutters Bridge, Nam Wan Tunnel), Lantau Link (Tsing Ma Bridge, Ma Wan Viaduct, Kap Shui Mun Bridge), North Lantau Highway
	Route 8 coloured red
Route information
	Maintained by Highways Department
Length	33.1 km (20.6 mi) 32.6 kilometres (20.3 mi) eastbound
Existed	1997–present
Major junctions
East end	Route 9 in Sha Tin Town Centre
	Route 7 near Lai Chi Kok; Route 3 in Cheung Sha Wan; Route 3 in Tsing Yi; Penny's Bay Highway near Sunny Bay/Yam O
West end	Airport Road near Hong Kong International Airport
Location
Country	China
Special administrative region	Hong Kong
Districts	Sha Tin, Sham Shui Po, Kwai Tsing, Tsuen Wan, Islands
Highway system
	Transport in Hong Kong; Routes; Roads and Streets;

Route 8 (Chinese: 八號幹線) of Hong Kong is a dual 3-lane carriageway motorway that links Lantau Island, Tsing Yi Island, Cheung Sha Wan in West Kowloon, and Sha Tin in the southeast New Territories of Hong Kong. It is a combination of many sections.

The section from Lantau to Tsing Yi is made up of the existing North Lantau Highway and Lantau Link, which opened in 1997. Route 8 becomes Airport Road at Chek Lap Kok.

The section between Tsing Yi and Cheung Sha Wan, formerly known as Route 9, is a 7.6-kilometre (4.7 mi) dual 3-lane expressway. This section consists of the Stonecutters Bridge, which spans the Rambler Channel from Stonecutters Island and links with the Lantau Link through the Nam Wan Tunnel and West Tsing Yi viaduct and was opened on 20 December 2009. This section provides traffic with a more direct route to the Lantau Link, particularly vehicles from Tsim Sha Tsui and Western Harbour Crossing, previously vehicles had to use Route 3 (Cheung Tsing Bridge and Cheung Tsing Tunnel).

The remaining section links Cheung Sha Wan and Tai Wai, formerly known as Route 16. It is composed of the Eagle's Nest Tunnel and Sha Tin Heights Tunnel, totalling 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) in length and connecting Route 9 at its Sha Tin terminus. It was opened on 21 March 2008.^[1]^[2]

Areas passed through by Route 8 include Hong Kong International Airport, Tung Chung, Hong Kong Disneyland, Ma Wan, Tsing Yi, West Kowloon, and Sha Tin.

Route 8 also connects with Route 3, Route 7, and Route 9.

Observed roads and exits

Westbound towards Chek Lap Kok		Eastbound towards Sha Tin
Exit	Destination	Exit	Destination
Sha Tin (intersection with Route 9)
Tsing Sha Highway
1	Mei Tin Road Tai Wai	1	Mei Tin Road Tai Wai, Route 9 clockwise to Tsuen Wan via Shing Mun Tunnels
1A	Tai Po Road Sham Shui Po, Mong Kok
Tai Wai Tunnel
		1B	Che Kung Miu Road Hin Tin, Ma On Shan
Sha Tin Heights Tunnel
Eagle's Nest Tunnel
Lai Chi Kok Viaduct
1C	Ching Cheung Road (westbound) Route 7 westbound to Kwai Chung
2A	Lai Wan Interchange Cheung Sha Wan and Hong Kong (West) (Route 3 southbound)
		2B	West Kowlooon Highway Route 3 southbound to Tsim Sha Tsui and Hong Kong
2C	Container Port Road South Stonecutters Island
		2D	Container Port Road South Stonecutters Island
Stonecutters Bridge
3	Tsing Yi Road Tsing Yi, Container Terminal 9	3	Tsing Yi Road Tsing Yi, Container Terminal 9
Nam Wan Tunnel
3A	Ting Kau Bridge Route 3 northbound to Yuen Long via Tai Lam Tunnel
		4A	Cheung Tsing Tunnel Route 3 southbound to Hong Kong West, Kowloon, Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung
		4B	Ting Kau Bridge Route 3 northbound to Yuen Long via Tai Lam Tunnel
Tsing Ma Bridge
4C	Ma Wan Road Ma Wan (with authorized permit only)
Kap Shui Mun Bridge
North Lantau Highway
5	Penny's Bay Highway Disneyland and Sunny Bay	5	Penny's Bay Highway Disneyland and Sunny Bay
5A	Shun Long Road Zhuhai, Macao
6	Siu Ho Wan Depot	6	Siu Ho Wan Depot
		6A	Zhuhai, Macao
6B	Yu Tung Road Tung Chung Town Centre
6C	Tung Chung Waterfront Road Tung Chung North
Hong Kong International Airport

References

^ "八號幹線沙田至長沙灣通車". Mingpao. 2008-03-21. Archived from the original on 2008-03-25.
^ "Route 8 between Cheung Sha Wan and Sha Tin". Highways Department. Archived from the original on 2008-03-09. Retrieved 2008-02-18.

External links

[opening-1] "八號幹線沙田至長沙灣通車". Mingpao. 2008-03-21. Archived from the original on 2008-03-25.

[hyd_e-2] "Route 8 between Cheung Sha Wan and Sha Tin". Highways Department. Archived from the original on 2008-03-09. Retrieved 2008-02-18.

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v t e Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit Number System
Route 1 Route 2 Route 3 Route 4 Route 5 Route 6 (under construction) Route 7 Route 8 Route 9 Route 10 Route 11 (proposed)
Route 8	Tsing Sha Highway Tai Wai Tunnel Sha Tin Heights Tunnel Eagle's Nest Tunnel Lai Chi Kok Viaduct Ngong Shuen Chau Viaduct Stonecutters Bridge East Tsing Yi Viaduct Nam Wan Tunnel West Tsing Yi Viaduct Cheung Tsing Highway Northwest Tsing Yi Interchange [yue] Lantau Link Tsing Ma Bridge Ma Wan Viaduct Kap Shui Mun Bridge North Lantau Highway

v t e Asian Highway Network
Across the whole continent	AH1 AH2 AH3 AH4 AH5 AH6 AH7 AH8 AH9 [ko; zh]
Southeast Asia	AH11 AH12 AH13 AH14 AH15 AH16 AH17 AH18 AH19 AH21 [ko] AH25 AH26 AH111 AH112 AH121 [ko; th] AH123 [ko; th] AH131 AH132 AH140 AH141 AH142 AH143 AH150 AH151 AH152
East Asia, Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia	AH30 AH31 AH32 AH33 AH34 AH35 [ko]
South Asia	AH41 AH42 AH43 AH44 AH45 AH46 AH47 AH48 AH51
North Asia, Central Asia and Southwest Asia	AH60 AH61 AH62 AH63 AH64 AH65 AH66 AH67 AH68 AH70 AH71 AH72 AH75 AH76 AH77 AH78 AH81 AH82 AH83 AH84 AH85 AH86 AH87 AH88

Observed roads and exits

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