New Zealand State Highway 3
| State Highway SH3 in New Zealand | |
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| Operator: | New Zealand Transport Agency |
| Start of the street: |
Hamilton ( 37 ° 48 ′ S , 175 ° 17 ′ E ) |
| End of street: |
Woodville ( 40 ° 20 ′ S , 175 ° 52 ′ E ) |
| Overall length: | 489 km |
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| Tunnel at the north end of the Awakino Gorge. Another short tunnel is near the top of Mount Messenger |
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Map with all coordinates: The New Zealand State Highway 3 ( State Highway 3 or SH 3 for short ) is a trunk road of national importance on the North Island of New Zealand .
geography
The trunk road has a length of 489 km and serves the west coast of the north island of the country. The two-lane road (one for each direction of travel) over its entire length connects State Highway 1 in the Waikato region and State Highway 2 in the Manawatu-Wanganui region . The kilometers run from north to south.
route
The road leaves the SH 1 in Hamilton and initially runs south through agricultural areas and crosses Te Awamutu . Parts of this section of the route have been expanded into a four-lane expressway. From Otorohanga the road follows the valley of the Waipa River to Te Kuiti . Shortly thereafter, the New Zealand State Highway 3 branches off to the southeast. Then the SH 3 turns to the southwest and crosses thinly populated farmland, crosses several mountain ridges and then follows the Awakino Gorge towards the coast. In Eight Miles Junction , eleven kilometers after Te Kuiti, the SH 4 leads south from the SH 3. The expressway now follows the coast of North Taranaki Bight . On the Tongaporoutu River , the road turns inland to avoid coastal cliffs. She climbs Mount Messenger and then descends through river valleys back to the coast near Urenui .
Shortly after Brixton , the 15.6 km long SH 3a branches off, which instead of via New Plymouth leads directly south and meets the SH 3 again in Inglewood. Then the road reaches New Plymouth , where it swings sharply south inland. The SH 45 continues to follow the coast and bypasses Mount Taranaki in the west. The SH 3 runs east past Mount Taranaki via Inglewood , Stratford and Eltham to Hawera on the South Taranaki Bight .
From Hawera, the road follows the coast of South Taranaki Bight in a south-easterly direction to Patea and Wanganui . At Bulls she meets SH 1 again. Both now run together for six kilometers and cross the Rangitikei River to Sanson . Here Highway 3 runs southeast towards Palmerston North . After crossing the Manawatu River , the route follows its south bank through the Manawatu Gorge to its end point, the connection with State Highway 2 near Woodville in Wairarapa .
The two sections of the route through the gorges Awakino Gorge and Manawatu Gorge are occasionally closed due to landslides and rockslides in heavy rain.
Construction of a bypass around Bell Block , a satellite city of New Plymouth, began in 2007.
Important junctions
| District | place | km | Connection after | Remarks |
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| Hamilton City | Melville | 0 |
 SH 1 / Thermal Explorer Highway north (Kahikatea Drive) Auckland |
SH 3 begins |
| (Ohaupo Road) Waikato Hospital |
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SH 3 (Normandy Ave) Hamilton city center, Rotorua |
to the SH 1 / Thermal Explorer Highway south
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| Waipa District | Hamilton Airport |
 SH 21 (Airport Road) Airport, Mystery Creek Events Center |
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| Otorohanga District | Otorohanga |
  SH 31 / SH 39 (Te Kanawa Street) Kawhia , Ngaruawahia |
Alternative route to Auckland, bypasses Hamilton | |
| Waitomo District | Hangatiki |
 SH 37 (Waitomo Caves Road) Waitomo Caves |
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| Te Kuiti |
 SH 30 (Awakino Road) Rotorua , Taupo |
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| Eight Mile Junction |
 SH 4 Taumarunui , National Park |
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| New Plymouth District | Brixton |
 SH 3A (Mountain Road) Inglewood, Wanganui |
Alternative route to Southern Taranaki, bypassing New Plymouth | |
| New Plymouth |
 SH 44 (Eliot Street) Port |
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 SH 45 (Leach Street / Courtenay Street) City Center, Opunake |
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| Inglewood |
SH 3A (Rata Street) Hamilton |
Alternative route to Hamilton, bypassing New Plymouth | ||
| Stratford District | Stratford |
 SH 43(Regan Street) Taumarunui |
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| South Taranaki District | Hawera |
SH 45 (Surf Highway) Opunake |
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| Wanganui District | Wanganui | Whanganui River | ||
| Putiki |
SH 4 (Putiki Drive) City Center, National Park |
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| Rangitikei District | Bulls |
SH 1 (High Street) Taupo |
common course SH 1 / SH 3 begins | |
| Rangitikei River | ||||
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| Sanson |
SH 1 (Wellington Road) Wellington |
common course SH 1 / SH 3 ends | ||
| Newbury | 468 |
 SH 54(Kairanga Bunnythorpe Road) Feilding |
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| Palmerston North City | Ashhurst | 488 | Manawatu River | |
 SH 57 (Fitzherbert East Road) Levin |
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| Tararua District | 495 | Manawatu River | ||
| Woodville | 500 |
 SH 2 / Classic NZ Wine Trail north (Vogel Street) Napier |
SH 3 ends | |
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SH 2 / Classic NZ Wine Trail south (McLean Street) Masterton , Wellington |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d New Zealand Touring Atlas . 5th edition. Hema Maps , Brisbane 2015, ISBN 978-1-907302-92-3 , pp. Map 11, 17, 18, 23-26 (English).
| transnational state highways |
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| State Highways on the North Island |
SH 1B • SH 2 • SH 3 • SH 3A • SH 4 • SH 5 • SH 10 • SH 11 • SH 12 • SH 14 • SH 15 • SH 15A • SH 16 • SH 17 • SH 18 • SH 20 • SH 20A • SH 20B • SH 21 • SH 22 • SH 23 • SH 24 • SH 25 • SH 25A • SH 26 • SH 27 • SH 28 • SH 29 • SH 30 • SH 30A • SH 31 • SH 32 • SH 33 • SH 34 • SH 35 • SH 36 • SH 37 • SH 38 • SH 39 • SH 40 • SH 41 • SH 43 • SH 44 • SH 45 • SH 46 • SH 47 • SH 48 • SH 49 • SH 49A • SH 50 • SH 52 • SH 53 • SH 54 • SH 56 • SH 57 • SH 57A • SH 58 • SH 59 |
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| State Highways on the South Island |
SH 6 • SH 6A • SH 7 • SH 7A • SH 8 • SH 8A • SH 8B • SH 9 • SH 60 • SH 61 • SH 63 • SH 65 • SH 67 • SH 69 • SH 70 • SH 71 • SH 73 • SH 73A • SH 74 • SH 74A • SH 75 • SH 77 • SH 79 • SH 80 • SH 82 • SH 83 • SH 84 • SH 85 • SH 86 • SH 87 • SH 88 • SH 90 • SH 94 • SH 95 • SH 96 • SH 98 • SH 99 |