New Zealand State Highway 26
State Highway 26 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by New Zealand Transport Agency | ||||
Length: | 96 km (60 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
Southwest end: | SH 1 at Hillcrest, Hamilton | |||
Northeast end: | SH 25 at Kopu | |||
Location | ||||
Major cities: | Morrinsville, Te Aroha, Paeroa | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 26 (SH 26) is a State Highway in the North Island of New Zealand, linking Hamilton with the Coromandel Peninsula. It starts in the Hamilton suburb of Hillcrest, and travels 96 kilometres to Kopu, 6 kilometres south of Thames. It passes through Morrinsville, Te Aroha and Paeroa.
Major junctions
Territorial authority | Location | km | jct | Destinations | Notes |
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Hamilton City | Hillcrest | 0 | SH 1/Thermal Explorer Highway south – Airport, Rotorua SH 1/Thermal Explorer Highway north – City Centre, Auckland |
SH 26 begins | |
Waikato District | Newstead | 6 | SH 1B north – Taupiri | SH 26/SH 1B concurrency begins | |
7 | SH 1B south – Cambridge | SH 26/SH 1B concurrency ends | |||
Matamata-Piako District | Tatuanui | 35 | SH 27 north – Auckland SH 27 south – Matamata, Tirau |
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Hauraki District | Paeroa | 69 | SH 2 south – Tauranga | SH 2/SH 26 concurrency begins | |
SH 2 north – Auckland | SH 2/SH 26 concurrency ends | ||||
Thames Coromandel District | Kopu | 95 | SH 25A – Tairua, Whitianga, Whangamata | ||
96 | SH 25/Pacific Coast Highway west – Auckland SH 25/Pacific Coast Highway north – Coromandel Township, Thames |
SH 26 ends |
Future
When the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway is constructed and completed, the western terminus of SH 26 will be rerouted via Ruakura Road to connect to the new location of SH 1 in a full diamond interchange.
See also
- List of New Zealand State Highways
- List of roads and highways, for notable or famous roads worldwide
External links
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