New Zealand State Highway 37

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State Highway SH37 in New Zealand
New Zealand State Highway 37
Basic data
Operator: New Zealand Transport Agency
Start of the street: Hangatiki
( 38 ° 15 '  S , 175 ° 11'  O )
End of street: Waitomo Caves
( 38 ° 16 ′  S , 175 ° 7 ′  E )
Overall length: 7.33 km

Regions :

Waikato

Development condition: 2 × 1 lane

The New Zealand State Highway 37 ( State Highway 37 or SH 37 for short ) is a trunk road of national importance on the South Island of New Zealand .

geography

The highway is part of a length of 7.33 km and the shortest state highway in the country. It is located in the northeastern part of the Waitomo District , which is on the west coast of the North Island . Te Kuiti , with the administration of the district, is only eight kilometers to the south. The area where the road is located is also known as King Country .

history

The entire stretch of the highway was made public on June 26, 1997 in the New Zealand Gazette and thus its intended use was made.

Routing

The State Highway 37 begins at the junction near the settlement Hangatiki where the road from the New Zealand State Highway 3 branches off to the west. It ends after 7.33 km in the small village of Waitomo Caves .

Individual evidence

  1. Region No. 3 Waikato . (PDF; 210 kB) NZ Transport Agency , July 2007, accessed on April 13, 2020 (English).
  2. ^ New Zealand Touring Atlas . 5th edition. Hema Maps , Brisbane 2015, ISBN 978-1-877302-92-3 , pp.  Map 11 (English).
  3. revoking section of State highway and declaring new section . In: New Zealand Gazette . Department of Internal Affairs , June 26, 1997, accessed April 13, 2020 .
  4. Topo maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed April 13, 2020 .