Route 4 (Chinese: 四號幹綫) is an east-west road artery along the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Formerly divided into routes 7 (Causeway Bay - Aberdeen) and 8 (Utilisation of Island Eastern Corridor), it was absorbed into Route 4 in 2004.

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Route 4
Island Eastern Corridor, Central-Wan Chai Bypass, Connaught Road (West & Central)
Alignment and exits of Route 4 (zoom in to view exit details)
Route information
Maintained by Highways Department
Length14.1 km (8.8 mi)
Existed8 June 1984 (Island Eastern Corridor)–present
Major junctions
East endChai Wan Road/Wan Tsui Road in Chai Wan
Major intersections Route 2 in Quarry Bay
Route 3 in Sai Ying Pun
West endShing Sai Road in Kennedy Town
Location
CountryChina
Special administrative regionHong Kong
DistrictsEastern, Wan Chai, Central and Western
Highway system
Route 3 Route 5
Map
Island Eastern Corridor near North Point

Route

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The current Route 4 could be divided into two sections:

From Chai Wan the route travels west towards Central via Island Eastern Corridor, Central–Wan Chai Bypass. Part two of the roadway extension, which took Route 4 from Connaught Road Central to Kennedy Town via the Connaught Road West Flyover (a.k.a. Rumsey Street Flyover),[clarification needed] was completed in 1997.

The areas covered by the route include Kennedy Town, Shek Tong Tsui, Sai Ying Pun, Sheung Wan, Central, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, Quarry Bay, Taikoo Shing, Shau Kei Wan, A Kung Ngam, Heng Fa Chuen and Chai Wan.

The section of Route 4 from Kennedy Town to Aberdeen was included in the proposal when construction commenced, but this section has yet to be built.

Exits and Interchanges

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District Location Road Name km mi Exit Destinations Notes
Eastern Chai Wan Island Eastern Corridor   0.0 0.0 Chai Wan Road / Wan Tsui Road – Siu Sai Wan, Hing Wah Estate, Shau Kei Wan Roundabout
0.2 0.12 1A Ning Foo Street to Lee Chung Street Route 4 westbound exit only
0.6 0.37 2 Shun Tai Road To Route 4 eastbound only
0.7 0.43 Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital From Route 4 westbound only
Island Eastern Corridor   1.0 0.62 Wing Tai Road – Heng Fa Chuen, Siu Sai Wan To/from Route 4 westbound
Heng Fa Chuen 1.9 1.2 Shing Tai Road To Route 4 westbound only
Shau Kei Wan 2.1 1.3 2A Tung Hei Road – Aldrich Bay, A Kung Ngam Northbound entrance only, southbound exit and entrance
2.9 1.8 2B Tung Hei Road – Shau Kei Wan From Route 4 westbound only
3.3-3.4 2.1-2.1 3A Chai Wan RoadShek O, Tai Tam and Stanley To/from Route 4 westbound only
3.4 2.1 3B Tung Hei Road – Shau Kei Wan, Aldrich Bay
Sai Wan Ho 4.2-4.5 2.6-2.8 3C Oi Shun Road / Tai Hong Street – Sai Wan Ho, Tai Koo Shing
Hong On Street – Kornhill
Quarry Bay 4.6–5.5 2.9–3.4 4 Taikoo Wan Road – Tai Koo Shing Directional-T interchange
4.9–5.5 3.0–3.4 5   Route 2 (Eastern Harbour Crossing) – East Kowloon
North Point 5.8 3.6 6 Man Hong Street / Java RoadNorth Point To/from Route 4 eastbound only
6.5 4.0 Java Road / King's RoadQuarry Bay King's Road westbound to Route 4 westbound; Route 4 eastbound to Java Road
7.2 4.5 6A Tong Shui Road – North Point To/from Route 4 westbound only
Fortress Hill 7.5 4.7 6B Island Eastern Corridor to   Route 1Causeway Bay To/from Route 4 eastbound only; Formerly part of Route 4
Wan Chai Causeway Bay Central–Wan Chai Bypass   9.2 5.7 Victoria Park Road To Route 4 westbound only
Wan Chai 9.9 6.2 7 Lung Wo RoadWan Chai North and Causeway Bay To/from Route 4 eastbound only
Central and Western Central 11.6 7.2 8 Man Kat Street / Finance Street – Central From Route 4 westbound only
Man Chiu Street / Man Po Street To/from Route 4 eastbound only
Sheung Wan Rumsey Street Flyover [zh] 12.6 7.8 8A Connaught Road WestSai Ying Pun, Pok Fu Lam To/from Route 4 eastbound only
Sai Ying Pun Connaught Road West Flyover 12.9-13.8 8.0–8.6 9   Route 3 (Western Harbour Crossing) – West Kowloon Directional-T interchange
13.8 8.6 Hill Road Flyover To Route 4 eastbound only
Shek Tong Tsui 14.4 8.9 Shing Sai Road To/from Route 4 eastbound only

References

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