Route 7 (Hong Kong)
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Route 7 (Chinese: 七號幹線) is a major road linking Tseung Kwan O and Kwai Chung, through the northern part of Kowloon in Hong Kong.
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Route 7 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by Highways Department | ||||
Length | 17.6 km (10.9 mi) | |||
Existed | 24 June 1961 (Lung Cheung Road)–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
East end | Wan Po Road, Tseung Kwan O | |||
Major intersections | Kwun Tong Bypass Kai Fuk Road, Ngau Tau Kok Lion Rock Tunnel, Beacon Hill Tsing Sha Highway in Lai Chi Kok Tsing Kwai Highway, Kwai Chung | |||
West end | Kwai Chung Road, Kwai Chung | |||
Location | ||||
Country | China | |||
Special administrative region | Hong Kong | |||
Districts | Sai Kung, Kwun Tong, Wong Tai Sin, Sham Shui Po, Kwai Tsing | |||
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The route was constructed in the 1960s, and consisted sections of Lung Cheung Road and Ching Cheung Road. It was built as a five lane dual carriageway to connect the factories in Kwun Tong with the Container Terminals, bypassing the built-up areas in Kowloon. The route was previously known as Route 4 and has been renamed in 2004. Following the opening of the Tseung Kwan O Tunnel in 1990, Route 7 was extended to Tseung Kwan O.[1] Route 7 also the only route without Expressway