Cheung Sha Wan Road


Cheung Sha Wan Road is a main thoroughfare in Kowloon, Hong Kong going in a south-north direction from Mong Kok in the south to Lai Chi Kok in the north.

Description

It starts in Mong Kok near Boundary Street and at the northern terminus of Nathan Road. It then passes through Sham Shui Po and Cheung Sha Wan whilst intersecting with major roads, including Nam Cheong Street, Yen Chow Street and Tonkin Street, in that order. It ends at Kwai Chung Road, part of Route 5, in Lai Chi Kok. There is also an exit ramp in the northern terminus to Castle Peak Road.
A section of the Tsuen Wan Line runs underneath the Road. Cheung Sha Wan Road is about in length, with a uniform speed limit of.
In 2017, the busiest section of the road was from Kom Tsun Street to Tung Chau West Street, with 54,300 vehicles traveling on it. It is measured in average annual daily traffic, which measures the amount of traffic daily on average. The road is classified as a Primary Distributor by the Transport Department.

History

The road was named Cheung Sha Wan Road on as it then terminated near the sea in Cheung Sha Wan before reclamation. Later, the road was extended several times in the 1950s to Lai Chi Kok.
In 1963, a fire occurred at Fuk Wah Village near Cheung Sha Wan Road, rendering its residents homeless.

Notable structures

As Cheung Sha Wan Road passes through industrial areas like Cheung Sha Wan, various factory buildings can be found along it. Other structures located along the street include: