Causeway Road

Causeway Road
Causeway Road, looking northeast towards King's Road
Interactive map of Causeway Road
Native name高士威道 (Yue Chinese)
LocationCauseway Bay, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°16′52″N 114°11′24″E / 22.2811°N 114.1899°E / 22.2811; 114.1899
Causeway Road looking toward Causeway Bay

Causeway Road (Chinese: 高士威道; Cantonese Yale: gou1 si6 wai1 dou6) is a main road in Hong Kong. Located in Causeway Bay, it connects Yee Wo Street and Irving Street in the west with King's Road in the east, and passes under the Gloucester Road and Moreton Terrace flyovers. The road marks the boundary between the Eastern District and Wan Chai District. Victoria Park occupies the northern section of the road in the Eastern District, whilst Queen's College and the Hong Kong Central Library are located on the southern side of the road in Wan Chai.

History

Causeway Road evolved from a causeway (hence its name) which connected both sides of Causeway Bay (Tung Lo Wan; 銅鑼灣 in Cantonese) until the early 1880s. In 1883, the Hong Kong Government reclaimed the bay, and the causeway was rebuilt as a coastal road, and named Causeway Road. It became the only means of travelling from the Eastern District to Central.

Its Cantonese name 高士威道 (ko sze wai dou) is a transliteration of the English word 'causeway'. Between 1951 and 1953, the typhoon shelter on the northern side of the road was reclaimed for the creation of Victoria Park.

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References

  1. ↑ Cheng, Bou-hung 鄭寶鴻 (2015). 此時彼刻：港島東百年變遷 [This Moment: A Century of Hong Kong Roads and Streets] (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Zhonghua Book Company. p. 164. ISBN 978-9-88834-021-7. Retrieved 2023-05-29 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "圖說香江：銅鑼灣高士威道，約1965年" [Illustrated Hong Kong: Causeway Road, Causeway Bay, circa 1965]. Wen Wei Po (in Chinese). 2008-01-03. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  3. ↑ Ha, Lik 夏歷 (1995). 香港東區街道故事 [The Secret History of Hong Kong's Eastern District Streets] (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Joint Publishing. ISBN 978-9-62041-229-5. Retrieved 2023-05-29 – via Google Books.