State Highway 78 (New Zealand)

State Highway 78
State Highway 78
	Map of State Highway 78
Route information
	Maintained by NZ Transport Agency
Length	0.9 km (0.56 mi; 3,000 ft)
Major junctions
West end	SH 1 at Timaru (cnr Theodosia Street & Sefton Street East)
East end	Port of Timaru (cnr Port Loop Road & Marine Parade)
Highway system

State Highway 78 is a New Zealand State Highway connecting central Timaru with its port. It holds the record for New Zealand's shortest State Highway, with a length of just under 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).

Route[]

State Highway 78 begins at State Highway 1 just north of the CBD. It follows Sefton Street East for 200 metres (660 ft) to Stafford Street, where it becomes the Port Loop Road. The road then proceeds northeast over the South Island Main Trunk Railway, before turning anticlockwise around a loop, passing under itself parallel to the railway line. The highway terminates at the intersection of Port Loop Road with Marine Parade.^[1] It is believed to be the only State Highway that crosses itself (not counting motorway on/offramps).

Major junctions[]

Territorial authority	Location	km	Destinations	Notes
Timaru District	Timaru	0	SH 1 north (Theodosia Street) – Temuka, Christchurch SH 1 south (Theodosia Street) – Oamaru, Dunedin	SH 78 begins
		0.15	(The Bay Hill) – Caroline Bay (Stafford Street) – City Centre
		1.00	Marine Parade	SH 78 ends Road continues as Port Loop Road

References[]

^ State Highway 78 on Google Maps

External links[]

New Zealand Transport Agency

Coordinates: 44°23′26″S 171°15′04″E / 44.390540°S 171.251244°E / -44.390540; 171.251244

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[1] State Highway 78 on Google Maps

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National	SH 1 (incl. SH 1B) SH 2 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 15 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 SH 51 SH 53 SH 54 SH 56 SH 57 SH 58 SH 59
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 1F SH 2A SH 2B SH 15 SH 15A SH 17 SH 36 SH 40 SH 47A SH 49A SH 50A SH 52 SH 57A SH 61 SH 70 SH 72 SH 73A SH 89 SH 91 SH 92
Touring routes	Inland Scenic Route Southern Scenic Route

State Highway 78 (New Zealand)

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