Tate's Cairn Highway

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Tate's Cairn Highway in August 2011

Tate's Cairn Highway (Chinese: 大老山公路; pinyin: Dàlǎoshān Gōnglù; Cantonese Yale: daai5 lou5 saan1 gung1 lou6), opened on 26 June 1991, is a dual 3-lane expressway in Hong Kong. It links Tate's Cairn Tunnel and Ma Liu Shui Interchange, forming a part of Route 2 (formerly known as Route 6).

From the Ma Liu Shui Interchange, where it connects with Route 9, the expressway crosses the estuary of the Shing Mun River. It then turns southwards, interchanging at Shek Mun with a distributor road (Tai Chung Kiu Road), and reaches Siu Lek Yuen, where the highway splits. One branch leads to Tate's Cairn Tunnel (which continues as Route 2), and the other leads to Sha Lek Highway, which eventually joins Route 1 at Sha Tin Road.

The highway is named after Tate's Cairn.

Interchanges

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Tate's Cairn Highway in its entirety falls within the boundaries of Sha Tin District.

Tate's Cairn Highway
Location km Interchange name Exit Destinations Notes
Ma Liu Shui 18.6 Ma Liu Shui Interchange Route 9 (Tolo Highway) – Tai Po & Fanling Northern terminus; end of Route 2
18.4 7A Chak Cheung Street – Ma Liu Shui, University, Science Park, Pak Shek Kok, Race Course Northbound exit and southbound entrance
A Kung Kok 17.4 7 Ma On Shan Road – Ma On Shan & Sai Kung
Shek Mun 16.0 Shek Mun Interchange 6 Tai Chung Kiu Road and A Kung Kok Street –
Shek Mun, Tai Shui Hang, Sha Tin Central, Tsuen Wan
Siu Lek Yuen 15.1 4 Siu Lek Yuen Road and Sha Tin Wai Road – Siu Lek Yuen, Prince of Wales Hospital Southbound exit and northbound entrance
15.1 5 Sha Lek Highway – Kowloon (Central, West) Southbound exit and northbound entrance
14.4 Sha Lek Highway – Sha Tin Central Northbound exit and southbound entrance
14.3 4 Sha Tin Wai Road – Siu Lek Yuen, Prince of Wales Hospital Southbound exit and northbound entrance
Tate's Cairn Tunnel Southern terminus; Route 2 continues
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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Other highways in Kowloon and New Territories:

References

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Tate's Cairn Highway
Hong Kong Route 2 Chronology
Preceded by Tate's Cairn Highway Succeeded by
Northern Terminus (Linking Route 9)

22°23′45″N 114°12′49″E / 22.3959°N 114.2137°E / 22.3959; 114.2137