Route 1 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by Highways Department | ||||
Length | 21.1 km (13.1 mi) 20.6 km (12.8 mi) southbound | |||
Existed | 1966 (Princess Margaret Road)–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | Aberdeen Praya Road in Aberdeen | |||
North end | Route 9 (Tai Po Road) in Fo Tan | |||
Location | ||||
Country | China | |||
Special administrative region | Hong Kong | |||
Districts | Southern, Central and Western, Wan Chai, Yau Tsim Mong, Kowloon City, Wong Tai Sin, Sha Tin | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route 1 (Chinese: 一號幹線) is a major artery in Hong Kong that runs in a generally north-south direction, connecting Aberdeen with Sha Tin.
The route is heavily congested, notably on the Canal Road viaduct that links the Aberdeen Tunnel with the Cross-Harbour Tunnel in Causeway Bay.[1] Route 1 continues to serve as the most direct route from the north shore of Hong Kong Island to the Southern District. The road travels across the harbour and runs through the middle of Kowloon and continues heading north into the New Territories.