Tate's Cairn Tunnel

Tate's Cairn Tunnel
Overview
LocationHong Kong
Coordinates22°21′50″N 114°12′43″E / 22.3640°N 114.2119°E / 22.3640; 114.2119
RouteRoute 2
StartDiamond Hill, New Kowloon
EndSiu Lek Yuen, Sha Tin, New Territories
Operation
Work begunJuly 1988; 36 years ago (1988-07)
Opened26 June 1991; 33 years ago (1991-06-26)
OwnerHong Kong Government
TrafficVehicular
TollYes
Technical
Length3,913 metres (12,838 ft) – Northbound
3,945 metres (12,943 ft) – Southbound
No. of lanes4 (2 per direction)
Operating speed70 km/h (45 mph)
Tate's Cairn Tunnel
Tate's Cairn Tunnel
Chinese大老山隧道
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDàlǎoshān Suìdào
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingdaai6 lou5 saan1 seoi6 dou6

Tate's Cairn Tunnel is a four-lane road tunnel in Hong Kong. Constructed as part of Route 2, it links Diamond Hill, New Kowloon with Siu Lek Yuen, Sha Tin, New Territories East. It opened on 26 June 1991.

Its toll plaza is situated on the Sha Tin side, leading to Tate's Cairn Highway, Sha Lek Highway and various local roads. The tunnel joins the Kwun Tong Bypass and is connected with Lung Cheung Road and Hammer Hill Road and several local roads on the Kowloon side.

Tate's Cairn Tunnel is the third longest road tunnel in the New Territories and in Hong Kong, and the second longest over land, with the northbound tube having a length of 3,913 metres (2.43 miles) and southbound tube having a length of 3,945 metres (2.45 miles), after Tuen Mun–Chek Lap Kok Tunnel (at 3.1 miles (4.99 km)) and Lung Shan Tunnel (3 miles (4.83 km)) – It was the longest when it opened.