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Causeway Road () is a main road in Hong Kong. Situated in
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{{HKislandroads Causeway Bay Roads on Hong Kong Island
Causeway Road () is a main road in Hong Kong. Situated in Causeway Bay
Causeway Bay is list of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong, an area and Victoria Park, Hong Kong, a bay on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, straddling the border of the Eastern District, Hong Kong, Eastern and the Wan Chai District, Wan Chai ...
, it joins Yee Wo Street in the west and King's Road. It is a boundary of Eastern District and Wan Chai District
Wan Chai District is one of the districts of Hong Kong, 18 districts of Hong Kong. Of the four on Hong Kong Island, it is north-central, and had 166,695 residents in 2021, an increase from 152,608 residents in 2011. The district has the sec ...
. North side of the road is Victoria Park in Eastern District while in the Wan Chai District in the south are Queen's College and Hong Kong Central Library.
History
The road was evolved from acauseway
A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet T ...
across Causeway Bay
Causeway Bay is list of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong, an area and Victoria Park, Hong Kong, a bay on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, straddling the border of the Eastern District, Hong Kong, Eastern and the Wan Chai District, Wan Chai ...
(Tung Lo Wan) in the 1880s. Before the construction of the road, another road Tung Lo Wan Road was the only road connecting the two sides of the bay. In 1883, Hong Kong Government
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government) is the Executive (government), executive authorities of Hong Kong. It was established on 1 July 1997, following the ...
reclaimed the bay within the causeway and the causeway was renovated as Causeway along the sea shore. Its Cantonese name (''ko sze wai dou'') was after the English pronunciation of the road. Trams
A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some ...
run to and from the embankment. In 1951, the north of road was reclaimed for Victoria Park.
When created, the road was the only way to get from the Eastern District to Central. Causeway Road's name comes from "way" meaning "road" in English as well as its being a primitive road made from stone.
Features
* Causeway Bay Sports Ground () * Hong Kong Central Library * Queen's College * Victoria Park * 3 stops of Hong Kong Tramways: Shelter Street Stop, Victoria Park Stop, Hing Fat Street StopSee also
*List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
The following are incomplete lists of Controlled-access highway, expressways, tunnels, bridges, roads, Avenue (landscape), avenues, streets, crescents, Town square, squares and bazaars in Hong Kong.
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References
External links
Google Maps of Causeway Road
{{HKislandroads Causeway Bay Roads on Hong Kong Island