Liu To Bridge is a

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over the

valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between Hill, hills or Mountain, mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers ...

Liu To Liu To () is the area around the valley in the midwest of Tsing Yi Island. There is a stream in the valley watering the narrow band of agricultural fields of Liu To Village (). Its water formerly filled the Tsing Yi Lagoon and nurtured the ric ...

Tsing Yi Island Tsing Yi, sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island, is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of , the island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all ...

, Hong Kong. It is part of Tsing Yi Road West. The structure is numbered N547 by

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. Built between 1985 and 1987, it spans and is a 3-span bridge with dual 2-lane road. As Liu To is a steep-side valley, in order to avoid

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on the valley floor, twin

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boxes were stacked incrementally during the construction to provide a short section across the valley.

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Bridges in Hong Kong Tsing Yi Bridges completed in 1987 1987 establishments in Hong Kong {{HongKong-road-stub

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