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State Highway 79
State Highway 79
Route information
	Maintained by NZ Transport Agency
Length	61.0 km (37.9 mi)
Major junctions
East end	SH 1 (Orari-Rangitata Highway) at Rangitata
West end	SH 8 (Main Street/Mount Cook Road) at Fairlie
Location
Country	New Zealand
Primary; destinations	Geraldine
Highway system
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State Highway 79 (SH 79) is a New Zealand state highway connecting the South Canterbury communities of Rangitata, Geraldine, and Fairlie. Starting at State Highway 1 the highway is 61 kilometres in length and runs in a general east–west direction. 6.3 km of the highway through Geraldine runs concurrently with the Inland Scenic Route (), formerly State Highway 72. The road is a two-lane single carriageway, with a one-lane bridge crossing the Orari River.

It is an important tourist highway, and forms part of the most direct route between Christchurch and the Mackenzie Country, Aoraki / Mount Cook and Queenstown/Wānaka.

Route[edit]

The highway starts on the Canterbury Plains and proceeds in a north-westerly direction. The highway then intersects with the Inland Scenic Route and crosses the Orari River. The highway then veers to the south and arrives in Geraldine. In the town centre, SH 79 turns right and passes through the southern sections of the township before veering to the west towards the foothills. The road gradually passes through sections of pine forest and farmlands and is generally hilly and curvy in some spots before descending into the township of Fairlie.^[1]

Major intersections[edit]

Territorial authority	Location	km	Destinations	Notes
Timaru District	Rangitata	0	SH 1 north – Ashburton, Christchurch SH 1 south – Temuka, Timaru	SH 79 begins
		9	Inland Scenic Route (Geraldine-Arundel Road) – Methven, Mount Hutt Ski Area	SH 79/Inland Scenic Route (Regional Route 72) concurrency begins
		9	Orari River
	Geraldine	15	Inland Scenic Route (Talbot Street) – Winchester, Timaru	SH 79/Inland Scenic Route (Regional Route 72) concurrency ends
Mackenzie District	Fairlie	61	SH 8 east – Timaru SH 8 west – Tekapo, Aoraki / Mount Cook	SH 79 ends

References[edit]

^ State Highway 79 on Google Maps

External links[edit]

New Zealand Transport Agency

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[1] State Highway 79 on Google Maps

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+{{Use New Zealand English|date=March 2016}}
+{{More citations needed|date=March 2016}}
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+|terminus_a={{jct|country=NZL|SH|1|name1=Orari-Rangitata Highway}} at [[Rangitata (hamlet)|Rangitata]]
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-|terminus_b= [[New Zealand State Highway 8|Main Street/Mount Cook Road]] [[File:State Highway 8 NZ.svg|20px]] at [[Fairlie, New Zealand|Fairlie]]
+|terminus_b={{jct|country=NZL|SH|8|name1=Main Street/Mount Cook Road}} at [[Fairlie, New Zealand|Fairlie]]
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-'''State Highway 79''' is a [[New Zealand]] [[New Zealand State Highway network|State Highway]] connecting the [[South Canterbury]] communities of [[Rangitata, New Zealand|Rangitata]], [[Geraldine, New Zealand|Geraldine]], and [[Fairlie, New Zealand|Fairlie]]. Starting at [[New Zealand State Highway 1|State Highway 1]] the highway is 61 kilometres in length and runs in a general east-west direction. 6.3 km of the highway through Geraldine runs concurrently with the [[Inland Scenic Route]], formerly State Highway 72. The road is a two-lane single carriageway, with a one-lane bridge crossing the [[Orari River]].
+'''State Highway 79''' ('''SH&nbsp;79''') is a New Zealand [[New Zealand state highway network|state highway]] connecting the [[South Canterbury]] communities of Rangitata, [[Geraldine, New Zealand|Geraldine]], and [[Fairlie, New Zealand|Fairlie]]. Starting at [[State Highway 1 (New Zealand)|State Highway 1]] the highway is 61 kilometres in length and runs in a general east–west direction. 6.3&nbsp;km of the highway through Geraldine runs concurrently with the [[Inland Scenic Route]] ([[File:Regional Route 72 NZ.png|20px]]), formerly State Highway 72. The road is a two-lane single carriageway, with a one-lane bridge crossing the [[Orari River]].
-It is an important tourist highway, and forms part of the most direct route between [[Christchurch]] and the [[Mackenzie Basin|Mackenzie Country]], [[Aoraki / Mount Cook]] and [[Queenstown, New Zealand|Queenstown]]/[[Wanaka]].
+It is an important tourist highway, and forms part of the most direct route between [[Christchurch]] and the [[Mackenzie Basin|Mackenzie Country]], [[Aoraki / Mount Cook]] and [[Queenstown, New Zealand|Queenstown]]/[[Wānaka]].
 == Route ==
-The highway starts on the [[Canterbury Plains]] and proceeds in a north-westerly direction. The highway then intersects with the Inland Scenic Route and crosses the Orari River. The highway then veers to the south and arrives in Geraldine. In the town centre, SH 79 turns right and passes through the southern sections of the township before veering to the west towards the foothills. The road gradually passes through sections of pine forest and farmlands and is generally hilly and curvy in some spots before descending into the township of Fairlie.
+[[File:Geraldine Main Street 003.JPG|thumb|right|SH 79 passing through [[Geraldine, New Zealand|Geraldine]]]] The highway starts on the [[Canterbury Plains]] and proceeds in a north-westerly direction. The highway then intersects with the Inland Scenic Route and crosses the Orari River. The highway then veers to the south and arrives in Geraldine. In the town centre, SH 79 turns right and passes through the southern sections of the township before veering to the west towards the foothills. The road gradually passes through sections of pine forest and farmlands and is generally hilly and curvy in some spots before descending into the township of Fairlie.<ref>[https://www.google.co.nz/maps/dir/-44.0672515,171.3699945/-44.0977504,170.8289213/@-44.1726474,170.8196235,10z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m3!4m2!3e0!5i1 State Highway 79 on Google Maps]</ref>
+==Major intersections==
+{{RJL|date=November 2021}}
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! [[Territorial authority]] !! Location !! km !! jct !! Destinations !! Notes
+|-
+| rowspan=4| [[Timaru District]] || rowspan=3| [[Rangitata (hamlet)|Rangitata]] || 0 || [[File:New Zealand road sign R2-2.svg|25px]] || {{jct|country=NZL|SH|1|dir1=north}} – [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]], [[Christchurch]] <br> {{jct|country=NZL|SH|1|dir1=south}} – [[Temuka]], [[Timaru]] || ''SH 79 begins''
+|-
+| rowspan=2| 9 || [[File:New Zealand road sign R2-2.svg|25px]] || [[File:Regional Route 72 NZ.png|20px]] [[Inland Scenic Route]] (Geraldine-Arundel Road) – [[Methven, New Zealand|Methven]], Mount Hutt Ski Area || SH 79/Inland Scenic Route (Regional Route 72) concurrency begins
+|-
+| [[File:New Zealand road sign R2-7.svg|25px]] || colspan=2| ''[[Orari River]]''
+|-
+| [[Geraldine, New Zealand|Geraldine]] || 15 || [[File:New Zealand road sign R2-2.svg|25px]] || [[File:Regional Route 72 NZ.png|20px]] [[Inland Scenic Route]] (Talbot Street) – [[Winchester, New Zealand|Winchester]], Timaru || SH 79/Inland Scenic Route (Regional Route 72) concurrency ends
+|-
+| [[Mackenzie District]] || [[Fairlie, New Zealand|Fairlie]] || 61 || [[File:New Zealand road sign R2-2.svg|25px]] || {{jct|country=NZL|SH|8|dir1=east}} – Timaru<br>{{jct|country=NZL|SH|8|dir1=west}} – [[Lake Tekapo (town)|Tekapo]], [[Aoraki / Mount Cook]] || ''SH 79 ends''
+|}
 ==See also==
-*[[List of New Zealand State Highways]]
+*[[List of New Zealand state highways]]
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+* [http://www.nzta.govt.nz New Zealand Transport Agency]
 {{New Zealand State Highway navbox}}
-[[Category:Canterbury Region]]
+[[Category:Geography of Canterbury, New Zealand]]
-[[Category:State highways in New Zealand|79]]
+[[Category:State Highways in New Zealand|79]]
+[[Category:Transport in Canterbury, New Zealand]]
-{{NewZealand-road-stub}}
+{{NewZealand-road-stub}}
-[[de:New Zealand State Highway 79]]

v t e New Zealand state highways
List of New Zealand state highways List of motorways and expressways in New Zealand
National	SH 1 (incl. SH 1B, SH 1C) SH 2 SH 3 (incl. SH 3A) SH 4 SH 5 SH 6 (incl. SH 6A) SH 7 (incl. SH 7A) SH 8 (incl. SH 8A, SH 8B)
North Island	SH 10 SH 11 SH 12 SH 14 SH 15 SH 16 SH 18 SH 20 (incl. SH 20A, SH 20B) SH 21 SH 22 SH 23 SH 24 SH 25 (incl. SH 25A) SH 26 SH 27 SH 28 SH 29 (incl. SH 29A) SH 30 (incl. SH 30A) SH 31 SH 32 SH 33 SH 34 SH 35 SH 36 SH 37 SH 38 SH 39 SH 41 SH 43 SH 44 SH 45 SH 46 SH 47 SH 48 SH 49 SH 50 SH 51 SH 53 SH 54 SH 56 SH 57 SH 58 SH 59
South Island	SH 60 SH 62 SH 63 SH 65 SH 67 (incl. SH 67A) SH 69 SH 71 SH 73 SH 74 (incl. SH 74A) SH 75 SH 76 SH 77 SH 78 SH 79 SH 80 SH 82 SH 83 SH 84 SH 85 SH 86 SH 87 SH 88 SH 90 SH 93 SH 94 SH 95 SH 96 SH 97 SH 98 SH 99
Former state highways	SH 1A SH 1F SH 2A SH 2B SH 15 SH 15A SH 17 SH 36 SH 40 SH 47A SH 49A SH 50A SH 52 SH 57A SH 61 SH 70 SH 72 SH 73A SH 89 SH 91 SH 92
Touring routes	Twin Coast Discovery Highway Thermal Explorer Highway Pacific Coast Highway Classic New Zealand Wine Trail Alpine Pacific Triangle Great Alpine Highway Foothills Scenic Route Inland Scenic Route Central Otago Touring Route Southern Scenic Route

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