Road Photos & Information: International: New Zealand
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State Highway 2 |
Statistics:
- Length: 968 km
- Northern Terminus: SH1 (Waikato Expressway) at Pokeno
- Southern Terminus: SH1 (Wellington Urban Motorway) at Ngauranga (5 km north of Wellington)
- Miscellaneous: Roads that form the route: Cross Road, Orchard Road West, Orchard Road East, Pekapeka Road, Wilson Road, Puke Road, Belmont Road, Normanby Road, Parry Palm Avenue, Seddon Avenue, Rosemont Road, Tauranga Road, Katikati Road North, Waterford Road, Main Road, Tauranga Road West, Tamatea Arikinu Drive, Takitimu Drive, Hewletts Road, Maunganui Road, Tauranga Eastern Link, Arawa Street, Pakeha Street, Matata Road, Bridge Street, Awakeri Road, White Pine Bush Road, Taneatua Road, Tuhoe Street, McKenzie Street, Waiotahi Beach Road, Baird Road, Waioeka Road, Matawai Road, Wharerata Road, Ngatirangi Street, Mahia Avenue, Paul Street, Achilles Street, Main North Road, Meeanee Quay, Pandora Road, Hyderabad Road, Georges Drive, Ellison Street, Karamu Road North, Great North Road, High Street, Herbert Street, Ruataniwha Street, Takapau Road, Stanley Street, Napier Road, Vogel Street, McLean Street, Masterton Road, Newman Road, Opaki Road, Chapel Street, High Street North, High Street South, Tauherenikau Road, Fitzherbert Street, Ludlam Street, Fergusson Drive, River Road, Western Hutt Road, and Hutt Expressway
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Pokeno, Tauranga, Whakatane, Gisborne, Napier, Woodville, Masterton and Wellington
Route Numbering:
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- Former:
- Multiplexes:
General Information:
State Highway 2 links the outskirts of Auckland and Wellington. It consists mostly of two-lane single carriageway, with passing lanes. There are sections of four lane dual carriageway at Maramarua, Tauranga and Wellington.
The route features the Tauranga Harbour Bridge and Remutaka Pass, and also crosses the Waihou River, Rangitaiki River, Whakatane River and the Manawatu River.
SH2 is truncated between Hastings and Pakipaki.
Multiplexes along the route include:
- SH26, for 1 km at Paeroa
- SH30, for 1 km at Awakeri
- SH50, for 1 km between Port of Napier and Taradale
- Pacific Coast Highway, for 130 km between Waihi and Matata, for 19 km between Kerurutahi and Opotiki, and for 207 km between Makaraka and Napier.
- Classic NZ Wine Trail, for 259 km between Taradale and Greytown, and for 58 km between Featherstone and Ngauranga
History:
- 1987: River Road, between Maoribank and Silverstream in Upper Hutt, was opened to bypass central Upper Hutt.
- 13 March 1988: Tauranga Harbour Bridge opened to traffic by former Mayor of Tauranga, Robert Arthur Owens.
- 22 July 2001: Tolls abolished on Tauranga Harbour Bridge.
- 2002 to 2006: The route between Kaitoke and Te Marua was significantly realigned.
- December 2008: The 7km in length Mangatawhiri Deviation was opened to traffic.
- 7 September 2009: Duplicate bridge over Tauranga Harbour opened to traffic as part of the Harbour Link project.
- 2010: Construction of Dowse Drive interchange at Maungaraki. 1
- 2015: Safety works along SH2 between Tauranga and Waihi. Work included clearing roadside vegetation, guard rail installation and upgraded road marking. 2 Work on grade separating the SH2 / SH58 junction at Haywards Hill. 1
- 30 July 2015: The Tauranga Eastern Link, a 23 km tolled motorway from Te Maunga Junction to Paengaroa officially opened to traffic.
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Advance Direction Sign:
AD sign on Haywards Hill Rd (SH58) approaching SH2 and Manor Park Rd at Haywards Hill, September 2016. This junction has since been reconfigured.
Image © Dean Sherry
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Confirmation Direction Sign:
Distance sign at Manor Park, September 2016.
Image © Dean Sherry
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Advance Direction Sign:
AD sign at Belmont approaching Fairway Dr and Major Dr, September 2016.
Image © Dean Sherry
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Advance Direction Sign:
AD sign at Tirohanga approaching , September 2016.
Image © Dean Sherry
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Intersection Direction Sign:
ID signage at the exit gore at the Dowse Rd interchange in Normandale, September 2016.
Image © Dean Sherry
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1 NZTA, Media Releases, Construction to start soon on new Haywards interchange, 25 September 2015
2 NZTA, Media Releases, Allow extra time when travelling on SH2 between Tauranga and Waihi as work on $5M road safety programme continues, 5 June 2015
Last updated: 29-Dec-2016 0:14
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