 The cycle overbridge of the Northwestern Cycleway going over Great North Road near Point Chevalier | |
| Location | Auckland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°54′32″S 174°40′34″E / 36.909°S 174.676°E |
Great North Road is a major thoroughfare in Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand. It runs from the fringe of the Auckland CBD to West Auckland. The road is the second longest in Auckland, after its counterpart, Great South Road, and is named after the Great North Road in Britain.[1] In the days before the Auckland Harbour Bridge, Northern Motorway and Northwestern Motorway were built, it was the main road route from central Auckland to the areas north of the Auckland isthmus. In the 1960s, it carried 25,000–30,000 vehicles a day.[2]
It begins as a continuation of Karangahape Road from the latter's terminus with Ponsonby Road and Newton Road, and passes through the western suburbs of Arch Hill, Grey Lynn, Western Springs, Point Chevalier, Waterview, Avondale, New Lynn, Kelston, Glendene and Henderson before becoming Swanson Road at the intersection with Lincoln Road. Contrary to its name, the road actually heads west for most of its route, turning to a more north-westerly direction at Kelston.
Located on or within walking distance from Great North Road are notable Auckland attractions such as the Museum of Transport and Technology and Auckland Zoo, as well as two major shopping malls, LynnMall and Westfield WestCity. The road is served by several bus routes linking Auckland with these attractions and the suburbs of west Auckland.
Major intersections
| Local board | Suburb | jct | Destinations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waitemata | Grey Lynn |  | Ponsonby Road – Ponsonby Karangahape Road – City Centre Newton Road – Newmarket |
| Bond Street – Mount Roskill | ||
| Tuarangi Rd Williamson Avenue – Ponsonby | ||
| Surrey Crescent | ||
| Western Springs | | Stadium Road – Western Springs Stadium  SH 16 east (Northwestern Motorway) – Auckland | |
| Saint Lukes Road – Mount Albert, Remuera | ||
| Motions Road | ||
| Albert-Eden | |||
| Point Chevalier | | Kiwi Road | |
| Carrington Road – Mount Albert, Mount Wellington Point Chevalier Road – Point Chevalier | ||
| Waterview | | SH 16 east (Northwestern Motorway) – Auckland | |
| SH 16 west (Northwestern Motorway) – Helensville | ||
| Alford Street | ||
| Blockhouse Bay Road – Blockhouse Bay | ||
| Whau / Waitakere Ranges | Avondale | ||
| Henry Street Victor Street | ||
| Ash Street – New Lynn | ||
| Rosebank Road | ||
 | Saint Jude Street – Mount Albert Saint Georges Road – Blockhouse Bay Wingate Street | ||
| New Lynn | | Portage Road | |
| Veronica Street | ||
| Memorial Drive Delta Avenue | ||
| McCrae Way | ||
| Clark Street | ||
| Titirangi Road – Titirangi Rata Street – Avondale | ||
| Glen Eden | | West Coast Road – Glen Eden, Piha | |
| Archibald Road | ||
| Brandon Road | ||
| Glenview Road – Glen Eden Sabulite Road | ||
| Hepburn Road | ||
| Henderson-Massey | Glendene | ||
| View Road Felgrove Street | ||
| Norcross Ave Te Atatu Road – Te Atatū South | ||
| Henderson | |||
| Edsel Street Edmonton Road – Waitakere Hospital, Te Atatū South | ||
| Railside Avenue Ratanui Street | ||
| Henderson Valley Road – Waitakere Central Alderman Drive – Te Atatū South | ||
| Mount Lebanon Lane Swanson Road – Ranui, Swanson Lincoln Road – Waitakere Hospital, Helensville ( )Buscomb Avenue |
References
- ↑ Donaghey, Sara (2009). "Remains of the Day". In Macdonald, Finlay; Kerr, Ruth (eds.). West: The History of Waitakere. Random House. p. 434. ISBN 9781869790080.
- ↑ "Road engineering – traffic flow". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. 1966. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand