New Zealand State Highway 4
| State Highway SH4 in New Zealand | |
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| Operator: | New Zealand Transport Agency |
| Start of the street: |
Eight Mile Junction ( 38 ° 25 ′ S , 175 ° 7 ′ E ) |
| End of street: |
Wanganui ( 39 ° 57 ′ S , 175 ° 3 ′ E ) |
| Overall length: | 237 km |
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Map with all coordinates: The New Zealand State Highway 4 ( State Highway 4 or SH 4 for short ) is a trunk road of national importance on the North Island of New Zealand .
geography
The trunk road has a length of 237 km, making it the shortest of the former eight national state highways . The road runs in a north-south direction through the hill country in the interior and forms a shortcut between the two junctions of State Highway 3 about 9 km southwest of Te Kuiti and directly east of Wanganui . State Highway 3 runs along the coast through the Taranaki region between the two connections . The kilometers run from north to south.
route
The road branches off in Eight Mile Junction eleven kilometers south of Te Kuiti , from State Highway 3 from. The road runs in a south-southeast direction, ascending first and then descending again through the winding valleys of the Ohura and Ongarue Rivers , two tributaries of the Whanganui River . The Ongarue flows into the Whanganui near Taumarunui , from there the road turns shortly to the east and follows the Whanganui valley upstream. Now the highway turns to the south and grazes the edge of Mount Ruapehu , whose volcanic peaks are clearly visible from SH 4 , especially the southernmost peak.
In Horopito , the road swings briefly to the southwest to follow a tributary of the Maungawhero River to its mouth near Raetihi . The highway continues along the Maungawhero valley until 40 km before its mouth. From there it runs west through hill country to the valley of the Whanganui River , which it follows for the last 15 km to Wanganui .
Important junctions
| District | place | km | Connection after | Remarks |
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| Waitomo District | Eight Mile Junction | 0 |
 SH 3 north of Hamilton |
SH 4 begins |
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SH 3 south of New Plymouth |
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| Ruapehu District | Taumarunui | 70 |
 SH 43 ( Kururau Road ) Stratford |
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| Whanganui River | ||||
| Manunui | 77 |
 SH 41 Turangi |
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| National Park | 114 |
 SH 47 Turangi |
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| Tohunga Junction | 140 |
 SH 49 Ohakune , Waiouru |
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| Whanganui District | Putiki | 237 |
SH 3 north of Wanganui , New Plymouth |
SH 4 ends |
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SH 3 south of Palmerston North |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c New Zealand Touring Atlas . 5th edition. Hema Maps , Brisbane 2015, ISBN 978-1-907302-92-3 , pp. Map 18, 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 |