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{{short description|Road in New Zealand}}
{{Unreferenced|date=June 2010}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2015}}
{{more citations needed|date=July 2016}}
{{infobox road
{{infobox road
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|type=SH
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|map_notes= Route of Inland Scenic Route
|length_km=93.9
|length_km=93.9
|length_round=1
|length_round=1
|direction_a=Northwest
|direction_a=Northwest
|direction_b=Southeast
|direction_b=Southeast
|terminus_a=[[New Zealand State Highway 73|South Terrace/West Coast Road]] [[File:State Highway 73 NZ.svg|20px]] at [[Darfield, New Zealand|Darfield]]
|terminus_a={{jct|country=NZL|SH|73|name1=South Terrace/West Coast Road}} at [[Darfield, New Zealand|Darfield]]
|destinations=[[Coalgate, New Zealand|Coalgate]], [[Glentunnel]], [[Rakaia Gorge]], [[Methven, New Zealand|Methven]]
|destinations=[[Coalgate, New Zealand|Coalgate]], [[Glentunnel]], [[Rakaia Gorge]], [[Methven, New Zealand|Methven]]
|terminus_b=[[New Zealand State Highway 1|West Street]] [[File:State Highway 1 NZ.svg|20px]] at [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]]
|terminus_b={{jct|country=NZL|SH|1|name1=West Street}} at [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]]
|tourist= [[Inland Scenic Route]] between Homebush and Mount Hutt
|tourist= [[Inland Scenic Route]] between Homebush and Mount Hutt
|previous_type=SH
|previous_type=SH
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'''State Highway 77''' is a [[New Zealand State Highway network|State Highway]] in [[New Zealand]] going through the inland parts of Central and Mid [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]] between the towns of [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]] and [[Darfield, New Zealand|Darfield]] via the [[Rakaia Gorge]]. It is wholly single carriageway with two one-lane bridges at the [[Rakaia River|Rakaia]] and [[Selwyn River]]s. One set of traffic lights is found in Ashburton marking the southern terminus of the highway.
'''State Highway 77''' is a [[New Zealand state highway network|state highway]] in New Zealand going through the inland parts of Central and Mid [[Canterbury, New Zealand|Canterbury]] between the towns of [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]] and [[Darfield, New Zealand|Darfield]] via the [[Rakaia Gorge]]. It is wholly single carriageway with two one-lane bridges at the [[Rakaia River|Rakaia]] and [[Selwyn River]]s. One set of traffic lights is found in Ashburton marking the southern terminus of the highway.


About 43 km of the highway lie on the [[Inland Scenic Route]] (formerly State Highway 72).
About 43 km of the highway lie on the [[Inland Scenic Route]] (formerly State Highway 72).


==Route==
==Route==
[[Image:RakaiaGorgeBridge gobeirne.jpg|thumb|right|300px|State Highway 77 passing over the Rakaia Gorge Bridge, which was built in 1882]]
[[File:RakaiaGorgeBridge gobeirne.jpg|thumb|right|300px|State Highway 77 passing over the Rakaia Gorge Bridge, which was built in 1882]]
[[Image:Mt Hutt.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Much of State Highway 77 is dominated by the skyline of the [[Southern Alps]] and Canterbury foothills. [[Mount Hutt]] is especially noticeable from SH 77]]
[[File:Mt Hutt.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Much of State Highway 77 is dominated by the skyline of the [[Southern Alps (New Zealand)|Southern Alps]] and Canterbury foothills. [[Mount Hutt]] is especially noticeable from SH 77]]
This is the current route of SH 77 as of June 2010.

The highway begins as ''Bangor Road'' just west of Darfield town centre, and proceeds in a westerly directions towards the mountains through flat pastoral farmland. Just before reaching the foothills, the road intersects with the Inland Scenic Route (Deans Road) coming from [[Sheffield and Waddington, New Zealand|Waddington]] and begins its concurrency at [[Homebush, New Zealand|Homebush]]. After a name change to ''Homebush Road'', the road skirts to the north of [[Coalgate, New Zealand|Coalgate]] and then to the south of [[Glentunnel]] before veering left and narrowing to one lane to cross the [[Selwyn River]].
The highway begins as ''Bangor Road'' just west of Darfield town centre, and proceeds in a westerly directions towards the mountains through flat pastoral farmland. Just before reaching the foothills, the road intersects with the Inland Scenic Route (Deans Road) coming from [[Sheffield and Waddington, New Zealand|Waddington]] and begins its concurrency at [[Homebush, New Zealand|Homebush]]. After a name change to ''Homebush Road'', the road skirts to the north of [[Coalgate, New Zealand|Coalgate]] and then to the south of [[Glentunnel]] before veering left and narrowing to one lane to cross the [[Selwyn River]].


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The road turns left onto ''Waimarama Road'' 10 km north of [[Alford Forest]] and proceeds through arable farmland, changes name again to ''Mount Hutt Station Road'' and arrives in [[Methven, New Zealand|Methven]], where it changes name again to ''Main Street.''
The road turns left onto ''Waimarama Road'' 10 km north of [[Alford Forest]] and proceeds through arable farmland, changes name again to ''Mount Hutt Station Road'' and arrives in [[Methven, New Zealand|Methven]], where it changes name again to ''Main Street.''


After Methven, the road changes name to ''Methven Highway'' and proceeds in a south to southeasterly direction through more pastoral farmland. Before Ashburton, the road hugs the [[Ashburton River, New Zealand|Ashburton River]], the name of the road changes to ''Alford Forest Road'' for about 2 km, then to ''River Terrace'' for 600 m and lastly to ''Moore Street'' for the last 300 m of the route before terminating at [[New Zealand State Highway 1|SH 1]] in the town centre.
After Methven, the road changes name to ''Methven Highway'' and proceeds in a south to southeasterly direction through more pastoral farmland. Before Ashburton, the road hugs the [[Ashburton River / Hakatere]], the name of the road changes to ''Alford Forest Road'' for about 2&nbsp;km, then to ''River Terrace'' for 600&nbsp;m and lastly to ''Moore Street'' for the last 300&nbsp;m of the route before terminating at [[State Highway 1 (New Zealand)|SH 1]] in the town centre.<ref>[https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=-43.488113,172.105851&daddr=Arundel+Rakaia+Gorge+Rd+to:Methven,+New+Zealand+to:Moore+St&hl=en&geocode=%3BFSwsZ_0dhjU6Cg%3BFYo3Zv0dKiA7CinxzQzIXc4tbTEH33IqzLAMdA%3BFWoOYv0dUp48Cg&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=15&via=1&sll=-43.48914,172.114348&sspn=0.015568,0.038581&ie=UTF8&ll=-43.673832,171.936035&spn=0.496639,1.234589&t=h&z=10 State Highway 77 on Google Maps]</ref>


==Major Intersections==
==Route changes==
When SH 72 had its state highway status revoked, SH 77 was extended to cover the section between (its former terminus) Mount Hutt and [[Waddington, New Zealand|Waddington]]. In 1997, SH 77 was diverted at the intersection of ''Homebush Road'', along ''Bangor Road'', to terminate with SH 73 at Darfield.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/1997-au4208 |title=Revoking Sections of State Highways Declaring New Sections of State Highway |website=New Zealand Gazette |date=26 June 1997 |accessdate=5 July 2016}}</ref>
{| style="margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em; color:black; font-size:95%;" class="wikitable"

|- style="background:#006d32; text-align:center; color:white; font-size:120%;"
==Major intersections==
| colspan="4" | '''State Highway 77 [[Image:State Highway 77 NZ.svg|30px]]'''
{{RJL|date=November 2021}}
|- style="background:#000; text-align:center; color:white;"
{| class="wikitable"
| Northbound exits
|-
| Distance to<br>Darfield<br>(km)
! [[Territorial authority]] !! Location !! km !! jct !! Destinations !! Notes
| Distance to<br>Ashburton<br>(km)
|-
| Southbound exits
| rowspan="8"| [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton District]] || [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]] Central || 0.0 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W10-4.svg|25px]] || {{jct|country=NZL|SH|1|dir1=north|name1=West Street}} – [[Rakaia]], [[Christchurch]] <br /> (Moore Street) – Town Centre <br /> {{jct|country=NZL|SH|1|dir1=south|name1=West Street}} – [[Temuka]], [[Timaru]] || ''SH 77'' begins
|- style="text-align:center;"
|-
| style="background:#ececec; color:gray;" class="table-na"| [[Darfield, New Zealand|Darfield]] <br> ''End [[Image:State Highway 77 NZ.svg|20px]] <br> ''as '''Bangor Road'''''
| || 6.0 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W11-4-L.svg|25px]] || (Ashburton Staveley Road) – [[Mount Somers]], [[Alford Forest]], [[Staveley, New Zealand|Staveley]] ||
| rowspan="2"| 0
|-
| rowspan="2"| 93.9
| || 22.3 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W11-2.svg|25px]] || (Thompsons Track) – Mount Somers, [[Mayfield, Canterbury|Mayfield]], Rakaia, Christchurch ([[File:State Highway 1 NZ.svg|15px]]) ||
| style="background:#ececec; color:gray;" class="table-na"| [[Darfield, New Zealand|Darfield]] <br> ''Start [[Image:State Highway 77 NZ.svg|20px]] <br> ''as '''Bangor Road'''''
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Greymouth]], [[Sheffield and Waddington, New Zealand|Waddington]], [[Kirwee]], [[Christchurch]] <br> '''[[New Zealand State Highway 73|West Coast Road]]''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]] <br> '''[[New Zealand State Highway 73|South Terrace]]''' [[Image:State Highway 73 NZ.svg|20px]]
| [[Methven, New Zealand|Methven]] || 33.9 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W11-2.svg|25px]] || (Forest Drive) – Mount Somers, [[Geraldine, New Zealand|Geraldine]] <br /> (Methven Chertsey Road) – [[Lauriston, New Zealand|Lauriston]] ||
|-
| [[Christchurch]], [[Kirwee]], [[Sheffield and Waddington, New Zealand|Waddington]], [[Greymouth]] <br> '''[[New Zealand State Highway 73|South Terrace]]''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]] <br> '''[[New Zealand State Highway 73|West Coast Road]]''' [[Image:State Highway 73 NZ.svg|20px]]
| || 36.6 || [[File:New Zealand road sign R2-2.svg|25px]] || (Mount Hutt Station Road) – Rakaia Gorge (alternative route) ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
|-
| [[Sheffield and Waddington, New Zealand|Waddington]], [[Oxford, New Zealand|Oxford]] <br> '''Deans Road''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]] [[Image:Regional Route 72 NZ.png|20px]] <br> ('''''[[Inland Scenic Route]]''''')
| || 43.6 || [[File:New Zealand road sign R2-1.svg|25px]] ||[[File:Regional Route 72 NZ.png|20px]] [[Inland Scenic Route]] (Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road) – Geraldine, Timaru <br /> (McLennans Bush Road) – Mount Hutt Ski Area || SH 77/Inland Scenic Route (Regional Route 72) concurrency begins
| rowspan="2"| 7.8
|-
| rowspan="2"| 86.1
| [[Mount Hutt]] || 49.0 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W11-4-R.svg|25px]] || (Mount Hutt Station Road) – Methven (alternative route) ||
| [[Sheffield and Waddington, New Zealand|Waddington]], [[Oxford, New Zealand|Oxford]] <br> '''Deans Road''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]] [[Image:Regional Route 72 NZ.png|20px]] <br> ('''''[[Inland Scenic Route]]''''')
|-
|- style="color:gray; text-align:center; background:#ececec;"
| rowspan="2"| [[Rakaia Gorge]] || rowspan="2"| 53.0 || rowspan="2"| [[File:New Zealand road sign R2-7.svg|25px]] ||rowspan="2"| [[Rakaia River]] Bridge #1 || rowspan="2"|
| class="table-na"| ''End concurrency with [[Inland Scenic Route]] <br> Name change to '''Bangor Road'''''
|-
| class="table-na"| ''Start concurrency with [[Inland Scenic Route]] <br> Name change to '''Homebush Road'''''
| rowspan="8"| [[Selwyn District]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|-
| [[Coalgate, New Zealand|Coalgate]], [[Hororata]] <br> '''Bridge Street''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]]
| [[Windwhistle]] || 59.4 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W11-2.svg|25px]] || (Coleridge Road) – [[Lake Coleridge]] <br /> (Leaches Road) – [[Hororata]] ||
| 11.1
|-
| 82.8
| [[Coalgate, New Zealand|Coalgate]], [[Hororata]] <br> '''Bridge Street''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]]
| [[Glenroy, New Zealand|Glenroy]]|| 70.0 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W11-4-R.svg|25px]] || (Downs Road) – Hororata ||
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=2| [[Glentunnel]] || 79.0 || [[File:New Zealand road sign R2-7.svg|25px]] || [[Selwyn River]] Bridge ||
| style="background:#ececec; color:gray;" class="table-na"| [[Coalgate, New Zealand|Coalgate]]
|-
| style="background:#ececec; color:gray;" class="table-na"| 11.8
| 79.2 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W11-4-L.svg|25px]] || (Whitecliffs Road) – [[Whitecliffs]] ||
| style="background:#ececec; color:gray;" class="table-na"| 82.1
|-
| style="background:#ececec; color:gray;" class="table-na"| [[Coalgate, New Zealand|Coalgate]]
| rowspan=2| [[Coalgate, New Zealand|Coalgate]] || 82.8 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W11-2.svg|25px]] || (Malvern Hills Road) <br /> (Bridge Street) – Coalgate, Hororata ||
|- style="color:gray; text-align:center; background:#ececec;"
|-
| class="table-na"| [[Glentunnel]]
| 86.0 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W11-4-L.svg|25px]] || [[File:Regional Route 72 NZ.png|20px]] [[Inland Scenic Route]] (Deans Road) – [[Oxford, New Zealand|Oxford]], [[Springfield, New Zealand|Springfield]], [[West Coast, New Zealand|West Coast]] via [[Arthur's Pass]] ([[File:State Highway 73 NZ.svg|15px]]) ||SH 77/Inland Scenic Route (Regional Route 72) concurrency ends
| class="table-na"| 14.2
|-
| class="table-na"| 79.7
| [[Darfield, New Zealand|Darfield]] || 94.0 || [[File:New Zealand road sign R2-1.svg|25px]] || {{jct|country=NZL|SH|73|dir1=west|name1=South Terrace}} – Springfield, West Coast via Arthur's Pass <br /> {{jct|country=NZL|SH|73|dir1=east|name1=South Terrace}} – Christchurch || ''SH 77'' ends
| class="table-na"| [[Glentunnel]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Whitecliffs]] <br> '''Whitecliffs Road''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]]
| rowspan="2"| 14.7
| rowspan="2"| 79.2
| [[Whitecliffs]] <br> '''Whitecliffs Road''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]]
|- style="color:gray; text-align:center; background:#ececec;"
| class="table-na"| ''Name change to '''Homebush Road'''''
| class="table-na"| ''Name change to '''Wairiri Road'''''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#ececec; color:gray;" class="table-na"| [[Selwyn River|SELWYN RIVER]]
| style="background:#ececec; color:gray;" class="table-na"| 14.8
| style="background:#ececec; color:gray;" class="table-na"| 79.1
| style="background:#ececec; color:gray;" class="table-na"| [[Selwyn River|SELWYN RIVER]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Hororata]] <br> '''Downs Road''''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]]
| rowspan="2"| 23.9
| rowspan="2"| 70.0
| [[Hororata]] <br> '''Downs Road''''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]]
|- style="color:gray; text-align:center; background:#ececec;"
| class="table-na"| ''Name change to '''Wairiri Road'''''
| class="table-na"| ''Name change to '''Windwhistle Road'''''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#ececec; color:gray;" class="table-na"| [[Windwhistle, New Zealand|Windwhistle]] <br> ''Name change to '''Windwhistle Road'''''
| style="background:#ececec; color:gray;" class="table-na"| 34.0
| style="background:#ececec; color:gray;" class="table-na"| 59.9
| style="background:#ececec; color:gray;" class="table-na"| [[Windwhistle, New Zealand|Windwhistle]] <br>''Name change to '''Rakaia Gorge Road'''''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Lake Coleridge]], [[Te Pirita]], [[Hororata]] <br> '''Coleridge Road''' <br> '''Leaches Road''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]]
| 34.6
| 59.3
| [[Hororata]], [[Te Pirita]], [[Lake Coleridge]] <br> '''Leaches Road''' <br> '''Coleridge Road''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#ececec; color:gray;" class="table-na"| [[Rakaia Gorge]] <br> [[Rakaia River|RAKAIA RIVER]] <br> ''Enter '''[[Selwyn District]]''''' <br> ''Name change to '''Rakaia Gorge Road'''''
| style="background:#ececec; color:gray;" class="table-na"| 40.5
| style="background:#ececec; color:gray;" class="table-na"| 53.4
| style="background:#ececec; color:gray;" class="table-na"| [[Rakaia Gorge]] <br> [[Rakaia River|RAKAIA RIVER]] <br> ''Enter '''[[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton District]]''''' <br> ''Name change to '''Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road'''''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Methven, New Zealand|Methven]] <br> '''Mount Hutt Station Road''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]] ''(shortcut)''
| 44.9
| 49.0
| [[Methven, New Zealand|Methven]] <br> '''Mount Hutt Station Road''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]] ''(shortcut)''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Timaru]], [[Mayfield, Canterbury|Mayfield]], [[Mount Hutt, New Zealand|Mount Hutt]] <br> '''Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road'''
[[Image:Regional Route 72 NZ.png|20px]] <br> ('''''[[Inland Scenic Route]]''''') <br> '''McLennans Bush Road''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]]
| rowspan="2"| 50.4
| rowspan="2"| 43.5
| [[Mount Hutt, New Zealand|Mount Hutt]], [[Mayfield, Canterbury|Mayfield]], [[Timaru]] <br> '''McLennans Bush Road''' <br> '''Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]] [[Image:Regional Route 72 NZ.png|20px]] <br> ('''''[[Inland Scenic Route]]''''')
|- style="color:gray; text-align:center; background:#ececec;"
| class="table-na"| ''Name change to '''Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road''''' <br> ''Start concurrency with [[Inland Scenic Route]]''
| class="table-na"| ''Name change to '''Waimarama Road''''' <br> ''End concurrency with [[Inland Scenic Route]]''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Rakaia Gorge]] <br> '''Mount Hutt Station Road''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]] ''(shortcut)''
| rowspan="2"| 57.3
| rowspan="2"| 36.6
| [[Rakaia Gorge]] <br> '''Mount Hutt Station Road''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]] ''(shortcut)''
|- style="color:gray; text-align:center; background:#ececec;"
| class="table-na"| ''Name change to '''Waimarama Road'''''
| class="table-na"| ''Name change to '''Mount Hutt Station Road'''''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#ececec; color:gray;" class="table-na"| ''Name change to '''Mount Hutt Station Road'''''
| 59.3
| 34.6
| style="background:#ececec; color:gray;" class="table-na"| ''Name change to '''Main Street'''''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Highbank, New Zealand|Highbank]], [[Barrhill, New Zealand|Barrhill]] <br> '''Hall Street''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]]
| 59.9
| 34.0
| [[Highbank, New Zealand|Highbank]], [[Barrhill, New Zealand|Barrhill]] <br> '''Hall Street''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#ececec; color:gray;" class="table-na"| [[Methven, New Zealand|Methven]]
| rowspan="2"| 60.0
| rowspan="2"| 33.9
| style="background:#ececec; color:gray;" class="table-na"| [[Methven, New Zealand|Methven]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Alford Forest]], [[Lyndhurst, New Zealand|Lyndhurst]], [[Lauriston, New Zealand|Lauriston]] <br> '''Forest Drive''' <br> '''Methven Chertsey Road''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]]
| [[Lyndhurst, New Zealand|Lyndhurst]], [[Lauriston, New Zealand|Lauriston]], [[Alford Forest]] <br> '''Methven Chertsey Road''' <br> '''Forest Drive''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]]
|- style="color:gray; text-align:center; background:#ececec;"
| class="table-na"| ''Name change to '''Main Street'''''
| class="table-na"| 60.8
| class="table-na"| 33.1
| class="table-na"| ''Name change to '''Methven Highway'''''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Mount Somers]], [[Rakaia]] <br> '''Thompsons Track''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]]
| 71.6
| 22.3
| [[Rakaia]], [[Mount Somers]] <br> '''Thompsons Track''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Westerfield, New Zealand|Westerfield]], [[Lauriston, New Zealand|Lauriston]] <br> '''Ollivers Road''' <br> '''Winchmore Lauriston Road''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]]
| 81.8
| 12.1
| [[Lauriston, New Zealand|Lauriston]], [[Westerfield, New Zealand|Westerfield]] <br> '''Winchmore Lauriston Road''' <br> '''Ollivers Road''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Image:State Highway 1 NZ.svg|20px]] <br> '''Racecourse Road'''[[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]]
| 88.1
| 5.8
| [[Image:State Highway 1 NZ.svg|20px]] <br> '''Racecourse Road''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Allenton, New Zealand|Allenton]], [[Netherby, New Zealand|Netherby]] <br> '''Harrison Street'''[[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]]
| 90.9
| 3.0
| [[Allenton, New Zealand|Allenton]], [[Netherby, New Zealand|Netherby]] <br> '''Harrison Street''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]]
|- style="color:gray; text-align:center; background:#ececec;"
| class="table-na"| ''Name change to '''Methven Highway'''''
| class="table-na"| 91.1
| class="table-na"| 2.8
| class="table-na"| ''Name change to '''Alford Forest Road'''''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Allenton, New Zealand|Allenton]], [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]] <br> '''Oak Grove''' <br> '''Havelock Street''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]]
| rowspan="2"|92.8
| rowspan="2"|1.1
| [[Allenton, New Zealand|Allenton]], [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]] <br> '''Havelock Street''' <br> '''Oak Grove''' [[Image:Japan_road_sign_201-A.svg|25px]]
|- style="color:gray; text-align:center; background:#ececec;"
| class="table-na"| ''Name change to '''Alford Forest Road'''''
| class="table-na"| ''Name change to '''River Terrace'''''
|- style="color:gray; text-align:center; background:#ececec;"
| class="table-na"| ''Name change to '''River Terrace'''''
| class="table-na"| 93.5
| class="table-na"| 0.4
| class="table-na"| ''Name change to '''Moore Street'''''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Timaru]], [[Tinwald, New Zealand|Tinwald]], [[Chertsey, New Zealand|Chertsey]], [[Christchurch]] <br> '''[[New Zealand State Highway 1|West Street]]''' [[Image:State Highway 1 NZ.svg|20px]] [[Image:New Zealand road sign W10-4.svg|25px]]
| 93.9
| 0.0
| [[Christchurch]], [[Chertsey, New Zealand|Chertsey]], [[Tinwald, New Zealand|Tinwald]], [[Timaru]] <br> '''[[New Zealand State Highway 1|West Street]]''' [[Image:State Highway 1 NZ.svg|20px]] [[Image:New Zealand road sign W10-4.svg|25px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#ececec; color:gray;" class="table-na" colspan="4"| [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]] <br>'' End [[Image:State Highway 77 NZ.svg|20px]] continues as '''Moore Street''''' to [[Hampstead, New Zealand|Hampstead]], [[Wakanui, New Zealand|Wakanui]]
|}
|}


==External links==
==See also==
* [[List of New Zealand state highways]]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http:%2F%2Ftoolserver.org%2F~para%2FGeoCommons%2FGeoCommons-simple.kml&ie=UTF8&ll=-43.518027,171.655691&spn=0,359.983478&z=17&layer=c&cbll=-43.517696,171.657239&panoid=qI-j0ycUH5WN6pzu-eWX0Q&cbp=12,112.27070310567771,,0,5 View from Rakaia Gorge Bridge] - [[Google Street View]]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=-43.488113,172.105851&daddr=Arundel+Rakaia+Gorge+Rd+to:Methven,+New+Zealand+to:Moore+St&hl=en&geocode=%3BFSwsZ_0dhjU6Cg%3BFYo3Zv0dKiA7CinxzQzIXc4tbTEH33IqzLAMdA%3BFWoOYv0dUp48Cg&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=15&via=1&sll=-43.48914,172.114348&sspn=0.015568,0.038581&ie=UTF8&ll=-43.673832,171.936035&spn=0.496639,1.234589&t=h&z=10 State Highway 77 on Google Maps]


==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.nzta.govt.nz New Zealand Transport Agency]
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=http:%2F%2Ftoolserver.org%2F~para%2FGeoCommons%2FGeoCommons-simple.kml&ie=UTF8&ll=-43.518027,171.655691&spn=0,359.983478&z=17&layer=c&cbll=-43.517696,171.657239&panoid=qI-j0ycUH5WN6pzu-eWX0Q&cbp=12,112.27070310567771,,0,5 View from Rakaia Gorge Bridge] - [[Google Street View]]


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[[Category:State Highways in New Zealand|77]]
[[Category:State Highways in New Zealand|77]]
[[Category:Transport in Canterbury, New Zealand]]

Latest revision as of 02:31, 3 June 2023

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State Highway 77
Map
Route of Inland Scenic Route
Route information
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency
Length93.9 km (58.3 mi)
Tourist
routes		Inland Scenic Route between Homebush and Mount Hutt
Major junctions
Northwest end SH 73 (South Terrace/West Coast Road) at Darfield
Southeast end SH 1 (West Street) at Ashburton
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Primary
destinations		Coalgate, Glentunnel, Rakaia Gorge, Methven
Highway system
← SH 76→ SH 78

State Highway 77 is a state highway in New Zealand going through the inland parts of Central and Mid Canterbury between the towns of Ashburton and Darfield via the Rakaia Gorge. It is wholly single carriageway with two one-lane bridges at the Rakaia and Selwyn Rivers. One set of traffic lights is found in Ashburton marking the southern terminus of the highway.

About 43 km of the highway lie on the Inland Scenic Route (formerly State Highway 72).

Route[edit]

State Highway 77 passing over the Rakaia Gorge Bridge, which was built in 1882
Much of State Highway 77 is dominated by the skyline of the Southern Alps and Canterbury foothills. Mount Hutt is especially noticeable from SH 77

The highway begins as Bangor Road just west of Darfield town centre, and proceeds in a westerly directions towards the mountains through flat pastoral farmland. Just before reaching the foothills, the road intersects with the Inland Scenic Route (Deans Road) coming from Waddington and begins its concurrency at Homebush. After a name change to Homebush Road, the road skirts to the north of Coalgate and then to the south of Glentunnel before veering left and narrowing to one lane to cross the Selwyn River.

Now known as Wairiri Road, the road widens back to two lanes and passes through undulating to hilly farmland. At Glenroy the road changes name to Windwhistle Road and climbs towards the settlement of Windwhistle.

Beyond Windwhistle, the name changes to Rakaia Gorge Road and begins a spectacular descent into the Rakaia Gorge. For most of its length the Rakaia River runs on shingle river beds as a braided river but here the river is mostly a single channel. The river here has carved out the surrounding land to form two level terraces. The road passes over both these terraces before narrowing to one lane again to cross the river.

After widening again, the road changes name to Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road and rises towards the plains again. The road emerges onto the plains but passes right underneath the towering Mount Hutt. The road is frequently covered by snow and ices over in sheltered areas during the calmer periods of the winter months in higher parts of the road.

The road turns left onto Waimarama Road 10 km north of Alford Forest and proceeds through arable farmland, changes name again to Mount Hutt Station Road and arrives in Methven, where it changes name again to Main Street.

After Methven, the road changes name to Methven Highway and proceeds in a south to southeasterly direction through more pastoral farmland. Before Ashburton, the road hugs the Ashburton River / Hakatere, the name of the road changes to Alford Forest Road for about 2 km, then to River Terrace for 600 m and lastly to Moore Street for the last 300 m of the route before terminating at SH 1 in the town centre.[1]

Route changes[edit]

When SH 72 had its state highway status revoked, SH 77 was extended to cover the section between (its former terminus) Mount Hutt and Waddington. In 1997, SH 77 was diverted at the intersection of Homebush Road, along Bangor Road, to terminate with SH 73 at Darfield.[2]

Major intersections[edit]

Territorial authority Location km jct Destinations Notes
Ashburton District Ashburton Central 0.0 SH 1 north (West Street) – Rakaia, Christchurch
(Moore Street) – Town Centre
SH 1 south (West Street) – Temuka, Timaru		 SH 77 begins
6.0 (Ashburton Staveley Road) – Mount Somers, Alford Forest, Staveley
22.3 (Thompsons Track) – Mount Somers, Mayfield, Rakaia, Christchurch ()
Methven 33.9 (Forest Drive) – Mount Somers, Geraldine
(Methven Chertsey Road) – Lauriston
36.6 (Mount Hutt Station Road) – Rakaia Gorge (alternative route)
43.6 Inland Scenic Route (Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road) – Geraldine, Timaru
(McLennans Bush Road) – Mount Hutt Ski Area		 SH 77/Inland Scenic Route (Regional Route 72) concurrency begins
Mount Hutt 49.0 (Mount Hutt Station Road) – Methven (alternative route)
Rakaia Gorge 53.0 Rakaia River Bridge #1
Selwyn District
Windwhistle 59.4 (Coleridge Road) – Lake Coleridge
(Leaches Road) – Hororata
Glenroy 70.0 (Downs Road) – Hororata
Glentunnel 79.0 Selwyn River Bridge
79.2 (Whitecliffs Road) – Whitecliffs
Coalgate 82.8 (Malvern Hills Road)
(Bridge Street) – Coalgate, Hororata
86.0 Inland Scenic Route (Deans Road) – Oxford, Springfield, West Coast via Arthur's Pass () SH 77/Inland Scenic Route (Regional Route 72) concurrency ends
Darfield 94.0 SH 73 west (South Terrace) – Springfield, West Coast via Arthur's Pass
SH 73 east (South Terrace) – Christchurch		 SH 77 ends

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ State Highway 77 on Google Maps
  2. ^ "Revoking Sections of State Highways Declaring New Sections of State Highway". New Zealand Gazette. 26 June 1997. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

External links[edit]

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