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State Highway 76
Route of State Highway 76
Route information
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency
Length17.8 km (11.1 mi)
Major junctions
East end SH 74 (Christchurch–Lyttelton Motorway) near Christchurch
West end SH 1 (Main South Road) at Hornby, Christchurch
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Primary
destinations		Christchurch
Highway system
← SH 75→ SH 77

State Highway 76 (SH 76) is a state highway in Christchurch, New Zealand. This highway was gazetted in 2012 after stage 1 of the Christchurch Southern Motorway was completed. Beforehand, much of SH 76 was part of SH 73 and included the former two-lane Christchurch Arterial Motorway, which was upgraded to four lanes. SH 76 includes the entire length of the Christchurch Southern Motorway and forms the most direct route from the south of Christchurch to the city centre and Lyttelton.

Route

The highway currently begins at a grade separated intersection with SH 74 on the northern approach to the Lyttelton road tunnel. It travels east to west through suburban Christchurch via Port Hills Road, Opawa Road and Brougham Street. This section of road used to be part of SH 73 and the speed limit is mostly 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph). At the western end of Brougham Street at the Collins Street/Simeon Street lights, the Christchurch Southern Motorway commences. The speed limit here is 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph). Midway up the motorway is the Curletts Road interchange, a major interchange where two state highways commence: SH 75 to Akaroa via Banks Peninsula and SH 73 to the West Coast via Arthur's Pass.

The motorway continues west for 7.5 kilometres, passing under the Halswell Junction Road and Shands Road interchanges, eventually terminating at SH 1 just north of Rolleston.[1]

Major intersections

Territorial authorityLocationkmjctDestinationsNotes
Christchurch CityFerrymead0 SH 74 south (Christchurch-Lyttelton Motorway) – LytteltonSH 76 begins
Access to/from SH 74 southbound via Scruttons Road
SH 74 north (Christchurch-Lyttelton Motorway) – Woolston, Linwood
Waltham3 SH 74A (Garlands Road) – Woolston, New BrightonSH 76/Christchurch Ring Road concurrency begins
4Ensors Road
Opawa Road
Waltham Road – St Martins, City Centre
Burlington Street – Spreydon
Gasson Street – City Centre
SydenhamColombo Street – Beckenham, Cashmere, City Centre
Durham Street
Strickland Street – Beckenham
Antigua Street – City Centre
Selwyn Street
8Barrington Street – Addington, CashmereChristchurch Southern Motorway begins
Middleton11 SH 75 (Curletts Road) – Halswell, AkaroaSH 76/Christchurch Ring Road concurrency ends
SH 73 (Curletts Road) – Upper Riccarton, Airport, West Coast
Hornby South15Halswell Junction Road – Halswell
PrebbletonShands Road – Leeston, Hornby, Picton
Templeton SH 1 south (Main South Road)– Rolleston, Ashburton, Timaru
SH 1 north (Main South Road) – Templeton, Picton		SH 76 ends
Christchurch Southern Motorway merges onto SH 1 (southbound)

Future

As part of the government's Roads of National Significance, stage 2 of the Christchurch Southern Motorway commenced construction in October 2016. This extended SH 76 to terminate with SH 1 further west near the intersection of Robinsons Road.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ State Highway 76 on Google Maps
  2. ↑ "Christchurch Southern Corridor; NZ Transport Agency". Nzta.govt.nz.
  3. ↑ "$435 million investment in Christchurch's transport network". Nzta.govt.nz. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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