Duplicate Tsing Yi South Bridge

Duplicate Tsing Yi South Bridge or Duplicate Tsing Yi Bridge or Kwai Tsing Bridge is a 640-metre long bridge connecting Tsing Yi Island and Kwai Chung over the Rambler Channel of Hong Kong in parallel to Tsing Yi Bridge, which deteriorated owing to years of heavy usage. The duplicated bridge was built to relieve the overburdened Tsing Yi Bridge and opened on 26 July 1999 before the commencement of Tsing Yi Bridge renovation. This is the fourth vehicular bridge connecting Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi.

Duplicate Tsing Yi South Bridge
Traditional Chinese	青衣複制南橋
Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Chīng yī fūk jai nàahm kìuh Jyutping Cing1 ji1 fuk1 zai3 naam4 kiu4
Duplicate Tsing Yi Bridge
Traditional Chinese	青衣複制橋
Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Chīng yī fūk jai kìuh Jyutping Cing1 ji1 fuk1 zai3 kiu4
Kwai Tsing Bridge
Traditional Chinese	葵青橋
Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Kwàih chīng kìuh Jyutping Kwai4 cing1 kiu4

A Stone erected for the opening of Kwai Tsing Bridge (Duplicate Tsing Yi South Bridge).

The duplicated bridge piers are aligned with those of Tsing Yi Bridge to retain the navigation channel. Two artificial islands with lights are created to protect the bridges against accidental damage by ships, which happened to the Tsing Yi Bridge several times.

The connecting roads and ramps are restructured on both the Tsing Yi Island side and the Kwai Chung side. These improvements have freed the bridges from traffic congestion, which occurred frequently in the past.

Tsing Yi Bridge (left) and Duplicate Tsing Yi Bridge (right)

References

• "Tsing Yi North/South Bridges". Film Services Office. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2007.