New Zealand State Highway 67

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State Highway SH67 in New Zealand
New Zealand State Highway 67
Basic data
Operator: New Zealand Transport Agency
Start of the street: Branch off State Highway 6 ,
4.5 km south of Westport
( 41 ° 48 ′  S , 171 ° 35 ′  E )
End of street: Bridge over the Mokihinui River
( 41 ° 32 '  S , 171 ° 58'  O )
Overall length: 51.3 km

Regions :

West coast

Development condition: 2 × 1 lane
Bridge over Mokihinui River.jpg
single lane bridge over the Mokihinui River

The New Zealand State Highway 67 ( State Highway 67 or SH 67 for short ) is a trunk road of national importance on the South Island of New Zealand .

geography

The trunk road has a length of 51.3 km and is located on the coast in the northwest of the South Island. The two-lane road over its entire length (one in each direction of travel) connects the coastal town of Westport and part of the coastal towns to the north with State Highway 6 , which passes just under 5 km south of Westport .

Routing

The State Highway 67 begins at the junction of State Highway 6 , on the west side of the Buller River and 5 km south of the town of Westport . From there the road runs 4.5 km to the north, then leads in a right bend over the bridge of the Buller River and after a subsequent left bend it shows the main street of the city center of Westport for a kilometer . After another 90 degree bend to the east, the road leads out of the city, crosses part of the Orowati Lagoon and then initially takes a route parallel to the railway line on the coast for around 5.5 km. After a more southerly route from the railway line, the SH 67 returns to the railway line at Waimangaroa , changes to its left side and crosses the Waimangaroa River separately from it , and then follows its route to the small settlement of Ngakawau , before which the railway line ends. About 3 km before Ngakawau , the SH 67 passes the access to the Stockton Mine , an open-cast coal mine on the west coast. After crossing the Ngakawau River and passing the small village of Hector , the road follows the coastline to the Mokihinui River , crosses the bridge over the river, 3.4 river kilometers from the estuary into the Tasman Sea and ends behind the bridge on the other River side.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b New Zealand Touring Atlas . 5th edition. Hema Maps , Brisbane 2015, ISBN 978-1-877302-92-3 , pp.  Map 41 (English).