Island Eastern Corridor (IEC; Chinese: 東區走廊; Cantonese Yale: dung1 keui1 jau2 long4) is an expressway along the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It starts from Causeway Bay in the west and ends in Chai Wan in the east. It is part of Route 4. The section between Causeway Bay and Quarry Bay consists mainly of viaducts built along Victoria Harbour.
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