Penny's Bay Highway (Chinese: 竹篙灣公路; Cantonese Yale: juk1 gou1 waan1 gung1 lou6) is a section of expressway on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The road links North Lantau Highway to Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and Penny's Bay Quarantine Centre in Penny's Bay. It is approximately 1.5 km, starting from the North Lantau Highway's junction in Yam O and ending at Penny's Bay to link with Magic Road (to Hong Kong Disneyland Resort) and Sunny Bay Road (to Yam O).
Penny's Bay Highway | |
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Route information | |
Length | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
Existed | 2005–present |
Major junctions | |
East end | Magic Road / Sunny Bay Road at Penny's Bay |
West end | Route 8 at Yam O (Sunny Bay) |
Location | |
Country | China |
Special administrative region | Hong Kong |
Highway system | |
The road was opened in 2005 to connect Hong Kong Disneyland, which opened in the same year, to the rest of Hong Kong via the Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit Number System. From the north terminus at North Lantau Highway, it passes parallel to Sunny Bay Road through a valley before reaching its southern terminus, a roundabout intersecting with Sunny Bay Road and Magic Road.
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Tsuen Wan District.
Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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Penny's Bay | 0.0 | 0.0 | Sunny Bay Road / Magic Road – Disneyland | Eastern terminus | |
Yam O | 1.5 | 0.93 | Route 8 west (North Lantau Highway) – Tung Chung, Hong Kong International Airport | Western terminus | |
Route 8 east (Lantau Link) – Tsing Yi, Tsuen Wan, Kowloon | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
editOther expressways and major road infrastructure on Lantau Island include: