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State Highway 27 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency | ||||
Length | 92.4 km (57.4 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
North end | SH 2 at Mangatarata | |||
South end | SH 1 (Main Road) at Tīrau | |||
Location | ||||
Country | New Zealand | |||
Towns | Waharoa, Matamata | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 27 (SH 27) is a state highway in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an important north–south link along the Waihou/ Piako valley and forms an important transport route across the mostly dairy farming Matamata-Piako District. SH 27, in conjunction with SH 2, is often used as an alternative route to SH 1 between Auckland and Tauranga, Rotorua and Taupō.
For its entire length, SH 27 is a single carriageway road with one lane in each direction and at-grade intersections and property access. The New Zealand Transport Agency classifies the highway as an arterial route. [1]
Traffic at Kaihere increased by 31%, from an average of 3,965 vehicles a day in 2008, to 5,182 in 2017 [2] and 5,467 in 2019. [3] In 2017 982 (19%) of those were heavy vehicles, mainly trucks. [2]
The road was gravelled [4] [5] and classified as No.19 Main Highway in 1926. [6]
Territorial authority | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Hauraki District | Mangatarata | 0 | 0.0 |
SH 2 north –
Pōkeno,
Auckland SH 2 south – Paeroa, Tauranga | SH 27 begins |
Matamata-Piako District | Tatuanui | 45 | 28 |
SH 26 west –
Morrinsville,
Hamilton SH 26 east – Te Aroha, Coromandel Peninsula | |
Matamata | 73 | 45 | SH 24 (Broadway) – Te Poi, Tauranga | ||
Hinuera | 82 | 51 | SH 29 west – Cambridge, Hamilton | Staggered intersection | |
82 | 51 | SH 29 east – Te Poi, Tauranga | Staggered intersection | ||
South Waikato District | Tīrau | 92 | 57 |
SH 1 south (Main Road) –
Rotorua,
Taupō SH 1 north – Cambridge, Hamilton | SH 27 ends |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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