Lai Chi Kok Bridge
Lai Chi Kok Bridge is a Hong Kong bridge that carries the Kwai Chung Road, part of Route 5, linking Kowloon to Kwai Chung, New Territories.
Lai Chi Kok Bridge 荔枝角大橋 | |
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Eastern end of the bridge | |
| Coordinates | 22.3374°N 114.1375°E |
| Carries | Vehicles, pedestrians |
| Locale | Lai Chi Kok, Hong Kong |
| Owner | Hong Kong Government |
| Maintained by | Highways Department |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Concrete |
| Total length | 2,600 feet (790 m) |
| No. of spans | 29 |
| No. of lanes | 6 |
| History | |
| Designer | Scott and Wilson, Kirkpatrick and Partners |
| Constructed by | Paul Y. Construction |
| Construction start | 1966 |
| Construction cost | HK$13.5 million |
| Inaugurated | 29 October 1968 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 82,560 (2016) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 荔枝角大橋 | ||||||
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The bridge, once the longest in Hong Kong, spanned Lai Chi Kok Bay, which was later filled in. It continues as an elevated road through Mei Foo Sun Chuen, a private housing estate. The former bay (below the bridge) is now Lai Chi Kok Park as well as Mei Foo station of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR).
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