New Zealand State Highway 53

State Highway 53
Route information
Maintained by New Zealand Transport Agency
Length:	17.8 km (11.1 mi)
Tourist routes:	Classic New Zealand Wine Trail
Major junctions
North end:	at Featherston
South end:	Memorial Square, Martinborough
Location
Primary destinations:	Featherston, Martinborough
Highway system
New Zealand state highways Motorways and expressways List Unused ← SH 50 SH 54 →

Featherston

State Highway 53 (SH 53) is a New Zealand state highway linking SH 2 at Featherston with Martinborough. The highway is a 17.8 km long two lane carriageway and forms part of the Classic New Zealand Wine Trail.

Route

SH 53 commences from SH 2 at the intersection of Fitzherbert and Revans Streets, Featherston. It proceeds along Revans Street until the intersection with Boundary Road, at which point the highway takes the name State Highway 53. The highway crosses two major rivers: the Tauherenikau River near Featherston and the Ruamahanga River near Martinborough. West of the Ruamahanga crossing it has a TOTSO intersection with Bidwills Crossing Road, which links Martinborough with Greytown. When the highway reaches Martinborough State Highway 53 becomes known as Kitchener Street until it reaches its terminus at Memorial Square.^[1]

Major intersections

Memorial Square, Martinborough

Territorial authority	Location	km	jct	Destinations	Notes
Tararua District	Featherston	0		SH 2 south (Fitzherbert Street) – Wellington SH 2 north (Fitzherbert Street) – Masterton	SH 53 begins
		0.15		Wairarapa Line
		4.3		Tauherenikau River
	Bidwells Cutting	12.4		Bidwells Cutting Road – Greytown
	Martinborough	14.7		Ruamahanga River
		17.8		Memorial Square	SH 53 ends

See also

• List of New Zealand state highways

References

1. [Civildefence.govt.nz Wellington - Risk to lifelines from natural hazards], Chapter 4: Transportation, NZ Government publication