Dragon Bridge, Transportation bridge in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong.
Dragon Bridge (錦龍橋) is a 500-metre prestressed concrete viaduct carrying Sha Tin Road over the Shing Mun River near City One. Its white deck has a concave curve on the underside. The bridge has no pedestrian lanes; it is a dual carriageway expressway link.
Construction finished in 1984 as Sha Tin was transforming from farmland into a new residential city. The bridge was a key infrastructure project that supported this rapid expansion.
Its name, Dragon Bridge (錦龍橋), comes from the dragon boat races held each year at the Dragon Boat Festival, whose finish line lies beside the bridge; the phrase "賽龍奪錦" means competing with dragons to seize the brocade banner. The white prestressed concrete deck has a concave curve along its underside.
Dragon Bridge carries Sha Tin Road, a 3.1 km expressway of Route 1, over the Shing Mun River near City One; there is no footpath, so it cannot be crossed on foot. The road runs at 80 km/h and links Lion Rock Tunnel Road with Tai Po Road — Sha Tin, bypassing Sha Tin town centre. Red minibuses and New Territories taxis are permitted on the section north of Sha Tin Wai Road.
The bridge's name means "winning the dragon banner", a reference to the dragon boat races whose finish line lies nearby on the Shing Mun River each Tuen Ng Festival. Its white prestressed concrete deck curves inward along the underside.
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