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State Highway 30
Route information
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency
Length219 km (136 mi)
Tourist
routes
Thermal Explorer Highway
in concurrency with SH 5
Pacific Coast Highway
Paroa to Whakatane
Major junctions
Southwest end SH 3 (Carroll Street/Awakino Road) at Te Kūiti
Major intersections SH 32 south (Tihoi Road) at Whakamaru
SH 32 north (Whakamaru Road) near Whakamaru
SH 1 south at Ātiamuri
SH 1 north at Upper Ātiamuri
SH 5 south in Rotorua
SH 5 north (Old Taupo Road) in Rotorua
SH 33 at Tikitere
SH 34 north (Kawerau Road West) near Kawerau
SH 34 (Military Road/Kawerau Road) near Te Teko
SH 2 north in Awakeri
SH 2 south in Awakeri
Northeast endLanding Road in Whakatane
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Primary
destinations
Mangakino, Ātiamuri, Rotorua, Awakeri
Highway system
SH 29 SH 31

State Highway 30 (SH 30) is a New Zealand state highway, linking the Waikato and Bay of Plenty towns of Te Kūiti, Mangakino, Rotorua, and Whakatāne.

At 219 kilometres, SH 30 is New Zealand's fifth longest provincial (two-digit) state highway, after SH 25, SH 35, SH 73, and SH 94.[1] With the exception of SH 4, it has junctions with every national (one-digit) state highway in the North Island.

SH 30 has the most concurrencies of all the state highways. It shares sections with, from west to east, SH 32, SH 1, SH 5, SH 34 (albeit briefly), and SH 2.

Route

SH 30 starts in the southern end of the Waikato town of Te Kūiti at an intersection with SH 3. At first, SH 30 follows the North Island Main Trunk railway south-east as far as Benneydale. The highway then leaves the railway and turns east, crossing into Manawatū-Whanganui briefly as it passes through the Pureora Forest Park. The road now turns north-east and heads for the Waikato River.

Near Mangakino, SH 30 turns sharply south-east, and bypasses the town of Mangakino. Here, the highway meets the Waikato River at the top of Lake Maraetai, and follows the river upstream to Whakamaru, where the concurrency with SH 32 begins. It crosses the Waikato on top of the Whakamaru hydroelectric dam and leaves SH 32 where it continues eastwards on the opposite bank of the Waikato River to SH 1 at the Ātiamuri Dam. SH 30 runs concurrently with SH 1 northwards for six kilometres. The highway leaves SH 1 at Upper Ātiamuri, and heads north-east, over the border into Bay of Plenty, towards the tourist town of Rotorua.

The highway passes through the south-east of Rotorua, then heads north through the suburb of Te Ngae, and up the eastern side of Lake Rotorua. Turning east, the road skims the southern edge of Lakes Rotoiti, Rotoehu, and Rotoma. The road turns north-east passing north of the mill town of Kawerau, and through Te Teko, across the Rangitaiki River, to Awakeri.

After crossing SH 2 at Awakeri, the highway turns north and heads towards the coast. The road then turns east, and crosses the Whakatane River. The highway ends just across the river at the roundabout with Landing Road.

Route changes

SH 30's only major route change has occurred at the Whakatane end of the highway. The highway originally ended at Paroa, where the highway met SH 2. Recently, SH 2 has been moved inland, and SH 30 was extended along SH 2's former route to Whakatane.

Spur sections

State Highway 30A marker

State Highway 30A

LocationSH 5 west of central Rotorua – SH 30 at Ngapuna
Length3.6 km (2.2 mi)

SH 30 has one spur route – State Highway 30A (SH 30A) in Rotorua.

SH 30A starts west of central Rotorua, at the intersection of Old Taupo Road (SH 5) and Pukuatua Street. SH 30A follows Pukuatua Street eastwards, before going into an S-bend onto Amohau Street, to avoid central Rotorua. The road continues east to Fenton Street, from where SH 30A turns southwest onto a dual carriageway to connect with Te Ngae Road. The highway turns eastwards again, meeting SH 30 at the intersection of Te Ngae Road and Sala Street.

SH 30A was created after SH 5 was moved from its original route through central Rotorua to Old Taupo Road. SH 30A follows part of the old SH 5 route on Amohau Street, between Ranolf Street and Fenton Street.

Major junctions

Territorial authorityLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Waitomo DistrictTe Kūiti00.0 SH 3 south (Awakino Road) – New Plymouth
SH 3 north (Carroll Street) – Waitomo Caves, Hamilton
SH 30 begins
Taupō DistrictWhakamaru8452 SH 32 south (Tihoi Road) – Taupō, Tūrangi, National ParkSH 30/SH 32 concurrency begins
Taupō District / South Waikato District boundary8653Whakamaru Dam (Waikato River)
South Waikato District8653 SH 32 north – Tokoroa, HamiltonSH 30/SH 32 concurrency ends
Ātiamuri10565 SH 1 south – TaupōSH 30/SH 1 concurrency begins
Upper Ātiamuri11068 SH 1 north – Tokoroa, HamiltonSH 30/SH 1 concurrency ends
Rotorua LakesWaipa Village14389 SH 5 south – TaupōSH 30/SH 5 concurrency begins
Whakarewarewa14489 SH 5 north – HamiltonSH 30/SH 5 concurrency ends
14590Fenton Street – City CentreFormer SH 5 route
Fenton Park14791 SH 30A (Te Ngae Road) – City Centre, Hamilton
Te Ngae15798 SH 33Tauranga
Whakatāne DistrictRotoma194121 SH 34Kawerau
Onepu205127 SH 34 north – TaurangaSH 30/SH 34 concurrency begins
206128 SH 34 south – KawerauSH 30/SH 34 concurrency ends
Awakeri218135 SH 2 north – TaurangaSH 30/SH 2 concurrency begins
219136 SH 2 south – Opotiki, GisborneSH 30/SH 2 concurrency ends
Whakatane229142Landing Road – Town Centre, Opotiki
Hinemoa Street
SH 30 ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. "State Highways: Numbers Used, Location Descriptors, and Lengths (As at January 2004)" (PDF). Retrieved 21 May 2008.
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