Hawaii Route 63
Hawaii Route 63 | ||||
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Route 63 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by HDOT | ||||
| Length | 7.3 mi (11.7 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Route 92 in Honolulu | |||
| North end |   Route 83 / Route 830 in Kaneohe | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Hawaii | |||
| Counties | Honolulu | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route 63 is a state highway on the island of Oʻahu in Honolulu County, Hawaiʻi, United States, that is one of three main highways passing through the Koʻolau mountain.
Route description
The highway passes through the Wilson Tunnel, and takes commuters from the towns of Kāneʻohe and Kailua on the windward (northeast) side of the island, through Kalihi Valley into Honolulu on the leeward (south) side of the island. The other trans-Koʻolau highways are Pali Highway and Interstate H-3. There is a runaway truck ramp on the highway.[1]
Likelike Highway (pronounced LEE-kay-LEE-kay) is named after Hawaiian Princess Miriam Likelike, sister of King David Kalākaua.
Names of Route 63
- Likelike Highway from Kāneʻohe to Interstate H-1
- Kalihi Street south of Interstate H-1
Major intersections
The entire route is in Honolulu County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Honolulu | Route 92 (Nimitz Highway) | ||||
 H-1 (Freeway) | H-1 exit 20A; no access from Route 63 north to H-1 west or H-1 to Route 63 south | ||||
| | John H. Wilson Tunnel | ||||
| Kaneohe |   H-3 west – Pearl Harbor | H-3 exit 9; southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||
| Route 83 (Likelike Highway / Kahekili Highway) – Kahaluu, Laie, North Shore | |||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Gallery
Likelike Highway, August 2009
Runaway truck ramp on Hawaii Route 63
See also
References
- ^ "Critical crash on Likelike Highway being investigated". KHON2. 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
External links
Media related to Hawaii Route 63 at Wikimedia Commons