Tsing Yi North Bridge

Tsing Yi North Bridge is also called Tsing Tsuen Bridge (Chinese: 青荃橋) which connects the Tam Kon Shan Interchange of Tsing Yi Island and Texaco Road Roundabout of Tsuen Wan, across the Rambler Channel. The bridge is built by the Japanese Firm, Maeda Co.(前田建設工業) and completed on 10th December, 1987. The North Bridge was designed to solve the traffic congestion problem in Tsing Yi, which was connected with Kwai Chung by Tsing Yi Bridge only.

tructure

The dome shape of the bridge design was a new one in Hong Kong bridge history. The dome can release the loading on the bridge to both of the ends. The design can support a 2-way and 4-lane traffic. The balustrade on the bridge was an aluminium-type to prevent rusting, although it was changed to welded stainless steel, because of the frequent stolen cases of aluminium bars in the past decades.

New Extension

On 1st February, 2002, the day of the opening of Tsing Yi North Coastal Road, the North Bridge was connected and became the main path from Tsuen Wan to Tung Chung on Lantau Island and the International Airport in Chek Lap Kok.

The ferry service from Tsing Yi and Tsuen Wan was terminated by Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry, after several years of the opening of North Bridge.

Transportation

Pavements are available on both side of the bridge.

The followings are KMB bus routes via the bridge:
*41 Cheung Ching - Kowloon City Ferry
*41M Tsing Yi Estate - Tsuen Wan MTR Station
*41P Tsing Yi Ferry - Tsuen Wan MTR Station (Weekday and Peak Time Service Only)
*42C Cheung Hang - Lam Tin MTR Station
*42M Cheung Wang - Tsuen Wan MTR Station (Circular)
*43B Cheung Ching - Tsuen Wan West Station
*44 Tsing Yi Estate - Mongkok KCR Station
*44P Tsing Yi Ferry - MongKok KCR Station (Weekday and Peak Time Service Only)
*49P Sha Tin Central - Tsing Yi Ferry (Weekday and Peak Time Service Only)
*49X Tsing Yi Ferry - Kwong Yuen
*68A Tsing Yi Airport Railway Station - Long Ping Estate
*234S Sham Tseng (Bellagio) - Tsing Yi Airport Express Station (Weekday and Morning Peak Time Service Only)
*243M Mayfair Gardens - Tsuen Wan (Discovery Park)
*251M Tsing Yi Airport Railway Station - Kam Sheung Road Station
*263M Tsing Yi Airport Railway Station - Fu Tai

References

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