State Highway 78 (New Zealand)

State Highway 78 is a New Zealand State Highway connecting central Timaru with its port. It holds the record for New Zealand's shortest State Highway, with a length of just under 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).

State Highway 78
Map of State Highway 78
Route information
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency
Length0.9 km (0.6 mi)
Major junctions
West end SH 1 at Timaru (cnr Theodosia Street & Sefton Street East)
East endPort of Timaru (cnr Port Loop Road & Marine Parade)
Highway system
← SH 77→ SH 79

Route

State Highway 78 begins at State Highway 1 just north of the CBD. It follows Sefton Street East for 200 metres (660 ft) to Stafford Street, where it becomes the Port Loop Road. The road then proceeds northeast over the South Island Main Trunk Railway, before turning anticlockwise around a loop, passing under itself parallel to the railway line. The highway terminates at the intersection of Port Loop Road with Marine Parade.[1] It is believed to be the only State Highway that crosses itself (not counting motorway on/offramps).

Major junctions
Territorial authorityLocationkmjctDestinationsNotes
Timaru DistrictTimaru0 SH 1 north (Theodosia Street) – Temuka, Christchurch
SH 1 south (Theodosia Street) – Oamaru, Dunedin		SH 78 begins
0.15(The Bay Hill) – Caroline Bay
(Stafford Street) – City Centre
1.00Marine ParadeSH 78 ends
Road continues as Port Loop Road

See also

References
  1. State Highway 78 on Google Maps


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