Existed: 1902 – present Constructed 1902 | Length 21.9 km Major cities Hong Kong | |
South end: Cheung Sha Wan Road at Mong Kok North end: Kwong Fuk Road/Nam Wan Road at Tai Po South | ||
Tai Po Road is the second longest road in Hong Kong (after Castle Peak Road). 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.
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Map of Tai Po Rd, Hong Kong
Location
The road begins at Nathan Road near Sham Shui Po, runs through the valley between Golden Hill and Beacon Hill, and connects to Sha Tin. It then continues northward along Sha Tin Hoi and Tai Po Hoi.
History
Built in 1902, Tai Po Road is one of the earliest major roads in the New Territories. Until the completion of the Lion Rock Tunnel in 1967, Tai Po Road was the main road connecting the New Territories with Kowloon. Before the construction of the Fanling Highway in the 1980s, the road connected Fanling and Sheung Shui.
References
Tai Po Road Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA