Fanling Highway
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Route 9 (Hong Kong)
Route 9 , Hong Kong is one of the strategic trunk roads, mostly in the form of an freeway, circumnavigating the New Territories. The route was also known as the New Territories Circular Orbital Beltway Ring Road...
in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. It connects the new town
New towns of Hong Kong
The area of Hong Kong is very mountainous and many places in the New Territories have limited access to roads. Hong Kong started developing new towns in the 1950s, to accommodate booming populations. In the early days the term "satellite towns" was used. The very first new towns included Tsuen Wan...
of Tai Po
Tai Po New Town
Tai Po New Town , or Tai Po Town , is a new town in New Territories, Hong Kong.The town was designed to be expanded from and incorporate the Tai Po Market, Tai Po Old Market and Tai Wo Market...
and San Tin Highway
San Tin Highway
San Tin Highway is an expressway in North-Western New Territories of Hong Kong, leading off Fanling Highway near the rural village of San Tin and connects Tsing Long Highway on the north of Au Tau, near the new town of Yuen Long. It is also part of Route 9....
, passing through Sheung Shui
Sheung Shui
Sheung Shui is an area in New Territories, Hong Kong. Sheung Shui Town, a part of this area, is part of the Fanling-Sheung Shui New Town in the North District of Hong Kong. Fanling Town is to its southeast.-History:...
and Fanling
Fanling
Fanling , also known as Fan Ling and Fan Leng, is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the North District...
on its way. The three lane expressway
Controlled-access highway
A controlled-access highway is a highway designed exclusively for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow and ingress/egress regulated...
was constructed between 1983 and 1987.
The road succeeds the Tolo Highway
Tolo Highway
Tolo Highway is a major expressway on Route 9 in Hong Kong. It connects the new towns of Sha Tin and Tai Po in the eastern New Territories.The highway diverges from Tai Po Road near Sha Tin Racecourse. The following of the road runs on an embankment on the west coast of Tolo Harbour towards Yuen...
at the Lam Kam Interchange where it also interchanges with Tai Wo West Service Road, Lam Kam Road
Lam Kam Road
Lam Kam Road is a road connecting Hong Lok Yuen, near Tai Po and Shek Kong. It passes through Lam Tsuen Valley. The Kadoorie Experimental Farm near the road is a famous spot for school visits....
and Tai Po Road
Tai Po Road
Tai Po Road is the second longest road in Hong Kong . It spans from Sham Shui Po in Kowloon to Tai Po in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Initially, the road was named Frontier Road....
. The road then runs to the west of the East Rail Line and then passes through the new towns
New towns of Hong Kong
The area of Hong Kong is very mountainous and many places in the New Territories have limited access to roads. Hong Kong started developing new towns in the 1950s, to accommodate booming populations. In the early days the term "satellite towns" was used. The very first new towns included Tsuen Wan...
of Fanling
Fanling
Fanling , also known as Fan Ling and Fan Leng, is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the North District...
and Sheung Shui
Sheung Shui
Sheung Shui is an area in New Territories, Hong Kong. Sheung Shui Town, a part of this area, is part of the Fanling-Sheung Shui New Town in the North District of Hong Kong. Fanling Town is to its southeast.-History:...
and diverges from the MTR near Choi Yuen Estate. The road passes through the Kwu Tung
Kwu Tung
Kwu Tung is an area in the northern New Territories, west of Sheung Shui and Fanling, and east of Lok Ma Chau and San Tin, in Hong Kong.Kwu Tung literally means "old cave" in the Cantonese language. Tung also indicates that it was the habitat of ancient native Cantonese people...
area and continues as the San Tin Highway
San Tin Highway
San Tin Highway is an expressway in North-Western New Territories of Hong Kong, leading off Fanling Highway near the rural village of San Tin and connects Tsing Long Highway on the north of Au Tau, near the new town of Yuen Long. It is also part of Route 9....
.
There are six junctions along this road:
- Lam Kam Interchange-Lam Kam RoadLam Kam RoadLam Kam Road is a road connecting Hong Lok Yuen, near Tai Po and Shek Kong. It passes through Lam Tsuen Valley. The Kadoorie Experimental Farm near the road is a famous spot for school visits....
-Shek Kong, Kam Tin - Jockey Club Road-FanlingFanlingFanling , also known as Fan Ling and Fan Leng, is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the North District...
/Pak Wo Road-Wo Hop Shek - So Kwun Po Road-Kai Leng, Sha Tau KokSha Tau KokSha Tau Kok or Shataukok or Sathewkok is a town in the northeastern corner of Hong Kong. Located on the border with mainland China, there is another town of same Chinese name, Shatoujiao, romanized using Hanyu Pinyin, across the Sham Chun River-defined border in Shenzhen of mainland...
- Fan Kam RoadFan Kam RoadFan Kam Road is a road connecting Sheung Shui and Pat Heung near Kam Tin in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It continues north as Po Shek Wu Road-See also:* Lam Tsuen Country Park* Lam Kam Road* List of streets and roads in Hong Kong-External links:*...
-Kam TinKam TinKam Tin , or Kam Tin Heung , is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It is north of Tai Mo Shan and east of Yuen Long. It was formerly known as Sham Tin...
/Po Shek Wu Road-Sheung ShuiSheung ShuiSheung Shui is an area in New Territories, Hong Kong. Sheung Shui Town, a part of this area, is part of the Fanling-Sheung Shui New Town in the North District of Hong Kong. Fanling Town is to its southeast.-History:...
, Man Kam ToMan Kam ToMan Kam To or Mankamto is a place in the North District, New Territories, Hong Kong near the border with Shenzhen of mainland China.-Border:... - Castle Peak RoadCastle Peak RoadCastle Peak Road is the longest road in Hong Kong. It runs from Tai Po Road in Sham Shui Po, Kowloon to the very north of the New Territories, serving south, west and north New Territories, being one of the most distant roads in early Hong Kong.-Name:...
and Kwu Tung Road - San Sham Road-ShenzhenShenzhenShenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...