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List of bridges and tunnels in Macau

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The following is an incomplete List of bridges and tunnels in Macau, China.

Bridges

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As parts of Macau are islands and surrounded by islands in mainland China, bridges are a critical infrastructures in the city.

bridge opened length (km) franchise
lasts until
owner/operator cost for
Macau pataca
vehicles
daily
daily
capacity
Amizade Bridge or
Ponte da Amizade
1994 4.7 N/A Government of Macau toll free
Governador Nobre de Carvalho Bridge or
Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho
1974 2.6 N/A Government of Macau toll free
Sai Van Bridge or
Ponte de Sai Van
2004 2.2 N/A Government of Macau toll free
Lótus Bridge or
Ponte Flor de Lótus
1999 1.78 N/A Government of Macau toll free
Fourth Link Planned N/A N/A Government of Macau toll free

Bridge-Causeway-Tunnel

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bridge-causeway-tunnel opened length (km) owner/operator cost for
Renminbi
vehicles
daily
daily
capacity
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
Ponte Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau
October 2018 (tentative) 39 Cars ¥150 Coaches ¥200
Shuttle buses ¥300
Container trucks ¥115
Goods vehicles ¥60[1]

Causeways

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Macau had one causeway when Coloane 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 now an inland roadway.

roadway opened length (km) owner/operator cost for
Macau pataca
vehicles
daily
daily
capacity
Taipa-Coloane Causeway - now
Estrada do Istmo
1969 2.2 Government of Macau toll free

Tunnels

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Macau currently has several tunnels. One connects two neighbourhoods on Macau Peninsula cutoff by hills, and one connects Cotai with University of Macau Hengqin Campus. There are also other tunnels on the island of Taipa.

bridge opened length (km) owner/operator cost for
Macau pataca
vehicles
daily
daily
capacity
Guia Hill Tunnel or
Túnel da Guia
1990 0.284 Government of Macau toll free
Hengqin Underwater Tunnel
or Túnel Subaquático de Hengqin
2013 1.57 Government of Macau toll free
Taipa Tunnel or
Túnel da Taipa
Government of Macau toll free

Viaducts

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  • Avenida do Comendador Ho Yin

References

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  1. ^ "Toll levels of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Main Bridge announced". Government Information Centre. Government of the HKSAR. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ As displayed on the official timeline of Macau in the Museum of Macau History in Taipa