State Highway 53 (New Zealand)
State Highway 53 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency | ||||
Length | 17.8 km (11.1 mi) | |||
Tourist routes | Classic New Zealand Wine Trail | |||
Major junctions | ||||
North end | SH 2 (Fitzherbert Street) at Featherston | |||
South end | Martinborough | |||
Location | ||||
Primary destinations | Featherston, Martinborough | |||
Highway system | ||||
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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][2][unreliable source?][when?]
Major intersections[]
This article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table.(November 2021) |
Territorial authority | Location | km | jct | Destinations | Notes |
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South Wairarapa 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[]
References[]
- ^ Risk to lifelines from natural hazards - chapter 4: transportation (PDF). National Emergency Management Agency. Government of New Zealand.
- ^ State Highway 53 on Google Maps
External links[]
- State Highways in New Zealand
- Transport in the Wellington Region