Johnston Road

Johnston Road
The intersection of Johnston Road with Thomson Road
Native name莊士敦道 (Yue Chinese)
Former name(s)Strand Road
NamesakeAlexander Robert Johnston
Length850 metres (2,790 ft)
LocationWan Chai, Hong Kong
East endHennessy Road / Stewart Road
West endHennessy Road / Arsenal Street
Map
View of the eastern part of Johnston Road, near the Caltex gas station in May 2007. Looking southwest. May Wah Building is visible in the centre of the picture.
The renovated building at Nos. 60-66 Johnston Road in December 2010
Chinese Methodist Church at the western end of Johnston Road in June 2007.
Old entertainment and a tram stop in Johnston Road in April 2006

Johnston Road (traditional Chinese: 莊士敦道; simplified Chinese: 庄士敦道; Jyutping: jong1 si6 deun1 dou6; pinyin: Zhuāngshìdūn Dào) is a major road in Wan Chai on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong.

Location

Johnston Road spans from the junction with Heard Street, Hennessy Road and Stewart Road on its east, towards another junction with Hennessy Road and Queensway on its west near Asian House [tw], in where it is known locally as Tai Fat Hau [yue]. It is shaped like a bow with the string being Hennessy Road and the Caltex petrol station, where the Wallace Harper & Co Ltd was located, the Southorn Playground and the Methodist House [tw] in between.

History

The road was named after Alexander Robert Johnston, the British Deputy Superintendent of Trade during the First Opium War. He was the government administrator even before Sir Henry Pottinger was appointed the first Hong Kong governor in 1842.[1] The story that the street was named after Sir Reginald Johnston was actually a myth.[1]

The road is built on the margin of the oldest building cluster in Wan Chai. Many Hong Kong residents are trying to preserve the old buildings and trees from redevelopment. The century-old transport Hong Kong Tramways goes through the road with its first service opening in 1904.[1]

Although the road was named in 1920s, part of the road can be traced back to 1851 or earlier when the area was known as Praya East. The section from Spring Garden Lane to Wan Chai Road was known as Strand Road, for its proximity to the waterfront.

Intersections

[clarification needed]The entire route is in Wan Chai, Wan Chai District.

km[2]miDestinationsNotes
0.00–
0.05		0.00–
0.031		Hennessy RoadTo/from westbound Hennessy Road
0.040.025Mallory StreetAccess from Mallory Street to westbound Johnston Road only
0.090.056Burrows Street
0.13–
0.16		0.081–
0.099		Thomson Road
0.250.16Fleming Road / Wan Chai Road
0.300.19Triangle Street
0.350.22Tai Wo Street
0.390.24Stone Nullah Lane
0.400.25O'Brien Road
0.440.27Tai Yuen Street
0.470.29Spring Garden Lane
0.530.33Amoy Street
0.560.35Swatow StreetWestbound only
0.600.37Luard Road
0.640.40Ship Street
0.690.43Lun Fat Street
0.750.47Gresson Street
0.800.50Li Chit StreetClosed to traffic
0.840.52Landale StreetAccess from Landale Street to westbound Johnston Road only
0.870.54Hennessy RoadTo/from westbound Hennessy Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
American TV show The Amazing Race 30 has once set a Pit Stop on this road at the junction shown here. Taken in November 2018.

This road and its junction with Wan Chai Road was a Pit Stop in the eleventh leg of the reality TV show The Amazing Race 30.

Transport

The faster transport MTR is located near the road with some exits of Wan Chai station nearby.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Wordie, Jason (2002). Streets: Exploring Hong Kong Island. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 962-209-563-1.
  2. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors. Johnston Road (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 23 March 2016. {{cite map}}: |author= has generic name (help)
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