New Zealand State Highway 23

State Highway 23

Route information

Maintained by New Zealand Transport Agency

Length:

42.7 km (26.5 mi)

Major junctions

East end:

SH 1 at Dinsdale, Hamilton^[1]

West end:

Raglan^[1]

Highway system

New Zealand state highways

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SH 22

SH 24

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State Highway 23 (SH 23) is a New Zealand state highway that connects the towns of Raglan and Hamilton.^[1]

Route

SH 23 commences in the Hamilton suburb of Frankton at the intersection of Massey Street and SH 1 (Lincoln Street, Greenwood Street). It travels west down Massey Street, changing to Whatawhata Road after a six-leg roundabout in the suburb of Dinsdale. After exiting Hamilton, and reaching the town of Whatawhata it shares a brief concurrency of the north-south SH 39 and crosses the Waipa River. It then continues on all the way to Raglan where it terminates on Main Road on the approach to the township.^[2]

Route changes

When SH 1 used to run through the Hamilton CBD, SH 23 began at the intersection of Mill Street and Ulster Street. When SH 1 was diverted westwards away from the CBD SH 23 was shortened to where its eastern terminus currently lies.

Public transport

A public bus service which traverses the length of SH 23 is provided by Waikato Regional Council.^[3]

History

The road was gazetted a State Highway in 1961. In the same year tar-sealing of the road was completed.^[4]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to State Highway 23 (New Zealand).

1 2 3 "Highway Route 23: The Road to Raglan". Retrieved 14 August 2015.
↑ State Highway 23 on Google Maps
↑ "23 Raglan". Retrieved 14 August 2015.
↑ CW Vennell & Susan Williams: Raglan County Hills and Sea 1876-1976 p. 179

New Zealand state highways

List of New Zealand state highways List of unused highways in New Zealand List of motorways and expressways in New Zealand

National	SH 1 (incl. SH 1B, SH 1D) SH 2 (incl. SH 2B) SH 3 (incl. SH 3A) SH 4 SH 5 SH 6 (incl. SH 6A) SH 7 (incl. SH 7A) SH 8 (incl. SH 8A, SH 8B)

North Island	SH 10 SH 11 SH 12 SH 14 SH 15A SH 16 SH 18 SH 20 (incl. SH 20A, SH 20B) SH 21 SH 22 SH 23 SH 24 SH 25 (incl. SH 25A) SH 26 SH 27 SH 28 SH 29 (incl. SH 29A) SH 30 (incl. SH 30A) SH 31 SH 32 SH 33 SH 34 SH 35 SH 36 SH 37 SH 38 SH 39 SH 41 SH 43 SH 44 SH 45 SH 46 SH 47 SH 48 SH 49 SH 50 (incl. SH 50A) SH 53 SH 54 SH 56 SH 57 SH 58

South Island	SH 60 SH 62 SH 63 SH 65 SH 67 (incl. SH 67A) SH 69 SH 71 SH 73 SH 74 (incl. SH 74A) SH 75 SH 76 SH 77 SH 78 SH 79 SH 80 SH 82 SH 83 SH 84 SH 85 SH 86 SH 87 SH 88 SH 90 SH 93 SH 94 SH 95 SH 96 SH 97 SH 98 SH 99

Former state highways	SH 1A SH 2A SH 15 SH 17 SH 36 SH 40 SH 47A SH 49A SH 52 SH 57A SH 61 SH 70 SH 72 SH 73A SH 89 SH 91 SH 92

Touring routes	Twin Coast Discovery Highway Thermal Explorer Highway Pacific Coast Highway Classic New Zealand Wine Trail Alpine Pacific Triangle Great Alpine Highway Foothills Scenic Route Southern Scenic Route

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