List of bridges and tunnels in Macau
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Bridges
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Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
are a critical infrastructure in the city.
bridge | opened | length (km) | franchise lasts until | owner/operator | cost for Macau pataca | vehicles daily | daily capacity |
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Ponte de Amizade Ponte de Amizade The Ponte de Amizade is a four-lane, two-way bridge in Macau that connects Macau Peninsula near the Reservatório and Taipa Island at Pac On.... or Bridge of Friendship |
1990 | 4.7 | N/A | Government of Macau | toll free | ||
Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho Governor Nobre de Carvalho Bridge , also known as the Macau-Taipa Bridge , is a dual-lane two-way bridge connecting Macau Peninsula near Casino Lisboa and the island of Taipa at the northern slope of Taipa Pequena . It is the first bridge in Macau, to connect the peninsula and Taipa... or Macau-Taipa Bridge |
1974 | 2.6 | N/A | Government of Macau | toll free | ||
Ponte de Sai Van Ponte de Sai Van Ponte de Sai Van is a cable-stayed bridge in Macau inaugurated on December 19, 2004. The bridge measures long and is the third one that connects Taipa Island and Macau Peninsula... or Sai Van Bridge |
2004 | 2.2 | N/A | Government of Macau | toll free | ||
Lotus Bridge Lotus Bridge Lotus Bridge is a cross-border bridge linking the Cotai reclamation area of Macau with Hengqin Island in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China . The bridge is the second road crossing between mainland China and Macau, the other being the Posto Fronteiriço das Portas do Cerco at... |
1999 | 1.78 | N/A | Government of Macau | toll free |
Causeways
Macau had one causeway when Cotai and Taipa were separate islands. The roadway was not a bridge, but a road built on top of the water. The two islands have since been infilled and the former causeway is not an inland roadway.roadway | opened | length (km) | franchise lasts until | owner/operator | cost for Macau pataca | vehicles daily | daily capacity |
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Taipa-Coloane Causeway - now Taipa-Coloane Istmus Road |
1969 | ? | Government of Macau | toll free | |||
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge The in-construction Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is a series of bridges and tunnels that will connect the west side of Hong Kong to Macau and the Guangdong province city of Zhuhai, which are situated on the west side of the Pearl River Delta. The proposed link is expected to cost US$10.7 billion.... |
proposed | 29 | N/A | N/A |
Tunnel
Macau's only tunnel connects two neighbourhoods on Macau Peninsula cutoff by hills.bridge | opened | length (km) | franchise lasts until | owner/operator | cost for Macau pataca | vehicles daily | daily capacity |
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Guia Hill-New Port Area tunnel | Government of Macau | toll free |