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'''State Highway 76''' ('''SH 76''') is a [[New Zealand state highway network|State Highway]] in New Zealand. This highway was gazetted in 2012 after stage 1 of the [[Christchurch Southern Motorway]] was completed. Beforehand, much of SH 76 was part of [[New Zealand State Highway 73|SH 73]] and included the former two-lane Christchurch Arterial Motorway, which was upgraded to four lanes. SH 76 includes the entire length of the Christchurch Southern Motorway and forms the most direct route from the south of Christchurch to the city centre and [[Lyttelton]].
'''State Highway 76''' ('''SH 76''') is a [[New Zealand state highway network|state highway]] in [[Christchurch]], New Zealand. This highway was gazetted in 2012 after stage 1 of the [[Christchurch Southern Motorway]] was completed. Beforehand, much of SH 76 was part of [[State Highway 73 (New Zealand)|SH 73]] and included the former two-lane Christchurch Arterial Motorway, which was upgraded to four lanes. SH 76 includes the entire length of the Christchurch Southern Motorway and forms the most direct route from the south of Christchurch to the city centre and [[Lyttelton, New Zealand|Lyttelton]].

==History==
As part of the government's [[Roads of National Significance]], stage 2 of the [[Christchurch Southern Motorway]] commenced construction in October 2016. This extended SH 76 to terminate with SH 1 further west near the intersection of Robinsons Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/christchurch-motorways/christchurch-southern-corridor |title=Christchurch Southern Corridor; NZ Transport Agency |publisher=Nzta.govt.nz}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzta.govt.nz/media-releases/435-million-investment-in-christchurchs-transport-network |title=$435 million investment in Christchurch's transport network |publisher=Nzta.govt.nz |date=10 August 2016 |accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref>


==Route==
==Route==
The highway currently begins at a grade separated intersection with [[New Zealand State Highway 74|SH 74]] on the northern approach to the [[Lyttelton road tunnel]]. It travels east to west through suburban [[Christchurch]] via Port Hills Road, Opawa Road and Brougham Street. This section of road used to be part of [[New Zealand State Highway 73|SH 73]] and the speed limit is mostly {{convert|60|km/h}}. At the western end of Brougham Street at the Collins Street/Simeon Street lights, the Christchurch Southern Motorway commences. The speed limit here is {{convert|100|km/h}}. Midway up the motorway is the Curletts Road interchange, a major interchange where two state highways commence: [[New Zealand State Highway 75|SH 75]] to [[Akaroa]] via [[Banks Peninsula]] and SH 73 to the West Coast via [[Arthur's Pass (mountain pass)|Arthur's Pass]].
The highway currently begins at a grade separated intersection with [[State Highway 74 (New Zealand)|SH 74]] on the northern approach to the [[Lyttelton road tunnel]]. It travels east to west through suburban [[Christchurch]] via Port Hills Road, Opawa Road and Brougham Street. This section of road used to be part of [[State Highway 73 (New Zealand)|SH 73]] and the speed limit is mostly {{convert|60|km/h}}. At the western end of Brougham Street at the Collins Street/Simeon Street lights, the Christchurch Southern Motorway commences. The speed limit here is {{convert|100|km/h}}. Midway up the motorway is the Curletts Road interchange, a major interchange where two state highways commence: [[State Highway 75 (New Zealand)|SH 75]] to [[Akaroa]] via [[Banks Peninsula]] and SH 73 to the West Coast via [[Arthur's Pass (mountain pass)|Arthur's Pass]].


The motorway continues west until it reaches Halswell Junction Road where it ends at a roundabout intersection. SH 76 then continues in a north-west direction at a {{convert|70|km/h}} limit until it terminates at [[New Zealand State Highway 1|SH 1]] in Islington, just west of [[Hornby, New Zealand|Hornby]].<ref>[https://www.google.co.nz/maps/dir/-43.570722,172.69225/-43.5456412,172.5078448/@-43.5621458,172.5298107,12z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!4m1!3e0 State Highway 76 on Google Maps]</ref>
The motorway continues west for 7.5 kilometres, passing under the Halswell Junction Road and Shands Road interchanges, eventually terminating at [[State Highway 1 (New Zealand)|SH 1]] just north of [[Rolleston, New Zealand|Rolleston]].<ref>[https://www.google.co.nz/maps/dir/-43.570722,172.69225/-43.5456412,172.5078448/@-43.5621458,172.5298107,12z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!4m1!3e0 State Highway 76 on Google Maps]</ref>


==Major intersections==
==Major junctions==
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|county_special=[[Christchurch City Council|Christchurch City]]
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! [[Territorial authority]] !! Location !! km !! jct !! Destinations !! Notes
|location_special= [[Ferrymead]]
|-
|km=0
| rowspan=24| [[Christchurch City Council|Christchurch City]] || rowspan=2| [[Ferrymead]] || rowspan=2| 0 || [[File:New Zealand road sign R2-2.svg|25px]] || {{jct|country=NZL|SH|74|dir1=south|name1=Christchurch-Lyttelton Motorway}}<br>[[Lyttelton, New Zealand|Lyttelton]] || rowspan=2| ''SH 76'' begins<br>Access to/from SH 74 southbound via Scruttons Road
|km2=0.2
|-
| [[File:New Zealand PW-4 (right).svg|25px]] || {{jct|country=NZL|SH|74|dir1=north|name1=Christchurch-Lyttelton Motorway}}<br>[[Woolston, New Zealand|Woolston]], [[Linwood, New Zealand|Linwood]]
|road= {{jct|country=NZL|SH|74|dir1=south|name1=Christchurch-Lyttelton Motorway}} – [[Lyttelton, New Zealand|Lyttelton]]<br>{{jct|country=NZL|SH|74|dir1=north|name1=Christchurch-Lyttelton Motorway}} – [[Woolston, New Zealand|Woolston]], [[Linwood, New Zealand|Linwood]]
|notes= ''SH 76'' begins<br>Access to/from SH 74 southbound via Scruttons Road
|-
}}
| rowspan=5| [[Opawa]] || 3 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W10-4.svg|25px]] || {{jct|country=NZL|SH|74A|name1=Garlands Road}} – Woolston, [[New Brighton, New Zealand|New Brighton]] || SH 76/Christchurch Ring Road concurrency begins
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| 4 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W10-4.svg|25px]] || Ensors Road ||
|location_special= [[Waltham, New Zealand|Waltham]]
|type=concur
|-
|km=3
| || [[File:New Zealand road sign W10-4.svg|25px]] || Opawa Road ||
|road= {{jct|country=NZL|SH|74A|name1=Garlands Road}} – Woolston, [[New Brighton, New Zealand|New Brighton]]
|-
|notes= SH 76/Christchurch Ring Road concurrency begins
| || [[File:New Zealand road sign W10-4.svg|25px]] || Waltham Road – [[St Martins, New Zealand|St Martins]], City Centre ||
}}
|-
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| || [[File:New Zealand road sign W10-4.svg|25px]] || Burlington Street – [[Spreydon]]<br>Gasson Street – City Centre ||
|location_special= [[Sydenham, New Zealand|Sydenham]]
|-
|km=6
| rowspan=6| Sydenham || || [[File:New Zealand road sign W10-4.svg|25px]] || [[Colombo Street]] – [[Beckenham, New Zealand|Beckenham]], [[Cashmere, New Zealand|Cashmere]], City Centre ||
|road= [[Colombo Street]] – [[Beckenham, New Zealand|Beckenham]], [[Cashmere, New Zealand|Cashmere]], [[Christchurch Central City|City Centre]]
|-
|notes=
| || [[File:New Zealand road sign W10-4.svg|25px]] || Durham Street ||
}}
|-
{{Jctint
| || [[File:New Zealand road sign W10-4.svg|25px]] || Strickland Street – Beckenham<br>Antigua Street – City Centre ||
|location_special= [[Addington, New Zealand|Addington]]
|-
|km=8
| || [[File:New Zealand road sign W10-4.svg|25px]] || Selwyn Street ||
|type=trans
|-
|road= Barrington Street – Addington, Cashmere
| || [[File:New Zealand road sign W10-4.svg|25px]] || Simeon Street<br>Collins Street ||
|notes= SH 76 becomes [[Christchurch Southern Motorway]]
|-
}}
| 8 || [[File:Australia GE2-3.svg|25px]] || Barrington Street – [[Addington, New Zealand|Addington]], Cashmere ||[[Christchurch Southern Motorway]] begins
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|-
|location_special= [[Middleton, New Zealand|Middleton]]-[[Hillmorton, New Zealand|Hillmorton]]-[[Wigram]] tripoint
| rowspan=2| Middleton || rowspan=2| 11 || rowspan=2| [[File:Australia GE2-3.svg|25px]] || {{jct|country=NZL|SH|75|name1=Curletts Road}} – [[Halswell]], [[Akaroa]] || rowspan=2| SH 76/Christchurch Ring Road concurrency ends
|km=11
|-
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| {{jct|country=NZL|SH|73|name1=Curletts Road|extra=airport}} – [[Upper Riccarton]], [[Christchurch International Airport|Airport]], [[West Coast, New Zealand|West Coast]]
|road= {{jct|country=NZL|SH|75|name1=Curletts Road}} – [[Halswell]], [[Akaroa]]<br>{{jct|country=NZL|SH|73|name1=Curletts Road|extra=airport}} – [[Upper Riccarton]], [[Christchurch International Airport|Airport]], [[West Coast, New Zealand|West Coast]]
|-
|notes= SH 76/Christchurch Ring Road concurrency ends
| rowspan=3| Hornby South || 15 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W11-1.svg|25px]] || Halswell Junction Road – Halswell || Christchurch Southern Motorway ends
}}
|-
{{Jctint
| || [[File:New Zealand road sign W11-1.svg|25px]] || Springs Road – [[Prebbleton]], [[Lincoln, New Zealand|Lincoln]], [[Sockburn, New Zealand|Sockburn]] ||
|county_special=[[Selwyn District]]
|-
|location_special= [[Rolleston, New Zealand|Rolleston]]
| || [[File:New Zealand road sign W10-4.svg|25px]] || Shands Road – [[Leeston]], [[Hornby, New Zealand|Hornby]], [[Picton, New Zealand|Picton]] ||
|km=23
|-
|type=trans
| Islington || 18 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W10-4.svg|25px]] || {{jct|country=NZL|SH|1|dir1=south|name1=Main South Road}}– [[Rolleston, New Zealand|Rolleston]], [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]], [[Timaru]] <br /> {{jct|country=NZL|SH|1|dir1=north|name1=Main South Road}} – Hornby, Airport, Belfast || rowspan=2| ''SH 76 ends''
|road= {{jct|country=NZL|SH|1|dir1=south|name1=Main South Road}} – Rolleston, [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]], [[Timaru]] <br /> {{jct|country=NZL|SH|1|dir1=north|name1=Main South Road}} – Templeton, [[Picton, New Zealand|Picton]]
|}
|notes= ''SH 76'' ends<br>Christchurch Southern Motorway merges onto SH 1 (southbound)

}}
==Future==
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As part of the government's Roads of National Significance, stage 2 of the [[Christchurch Southern Motorway]] is due to commence construction in October 2016. This will extend SH 76 to terminate with SH 1 further west near the intersection of Robinsons Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/christchurch-motorways/christchurch-southern-corridor |title=Christchurch Southern Corridor; NZ Transport Agency |publisher=Nzta.govt.nz}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzta.govt.nz/media-releases/435-million-investment-in-christchurchs-transport-network |title=$435 million investment in Christchurch’s transport network |publisher=Nzta.govt.nz |date=10 August 2016 |accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of New Zealand State Highways]]
*[[List of New Zealand state highways]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.nzta.govt.nz New Zealand Transport Agency]


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Latest revision as of 09:59, 1 January 2025

State Highway 76 shield}}
State Highway 76
Map
Route of State Highway 76
Route information
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency
Length22.6 km (14.0 mi)
Major junctions
East end SH 74 (Christchurch–Lyttelton Motorway) near Christchurch
West end SH 1 (Main South Road) at Hornby, Christchurch
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Primary
destinations		Christchurch
Highway system
← SH 75→ SH 77

State Highway 76 (SH 76) is a state highway in Christchurch, New Zealand. This highway was gazetted in 2012 after stage 1 of the Christchurch Southern Motorway was completed. Beforehand, much of SH 76 was part of SH 73 and included the former two-lane Christchurch Arterial Motorway, which was upgraded to four lanes. SH 76 includes the entire length of the Christchurch Southern Motorway and forms the most direct route from the south of Christchurch to the city centre and Lyttelton.

History

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As part of the government's Roads of National Significance, stage 2 of the Christchurch Southern Motorway commenced construction in October 2016. This extended SH 76 to terminate with SH 1 further west near the intersection of Robinsons Road.[1][2]

Route

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The highway currently begins at a grade separated intersection with SH 74 on the northern approach to the Lyttelton road tunnel. It travels east to west through suburban Christchurch via Port Hills Road, Opawa Road and Brougham Street. This section of road used to be part of SH 73 and the speed limit is mostly 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph). At the western end of Brougham Street at the Collins Street/Simeon Street lights, the Christchurch Southern Motorway commences. The speed limit here is 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph). Midway up the motorway is the Curletts Road interchange, a major interchange where two state highways commence: SH 75 to Akaroa via Banks Peninsula and SH 73 to the West Coast via Arthur's Pass.

The motorway continues west for 7.5 kilometres, passing under the Halswell Junction Road and Shands Road interchanges, eventually terminating at SH 1 just north of Rolleston.[3]

Major junctions

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Territorial authorityLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Christchurch CityFerrymead0–
0.2		0.0–
0.12		 SH 74 south (Christchurch-Lyttelton Motorway) – Lyttelton
SH 74 north (Christchurch-Lyttelton Motorway) – Woolston, Linwood		SH 76 begins
Access to/from SH 74 southbound via Scruttons Road
Waltham31.9 SH 74A (Garlands Road) – Woolston, New BrightonSH 76/Christchurch Ring Road concurrency begins
Sydenham63.7Colombo Street – Beckenham, Cashmere, City Centre
Addington85.0Barrington Street – Addington, CashmereSH 76 becomes Christchurch Southern Motorway
Middleton-Hillmorton-Wigram tripoint116.8 SH 75 (Curletts Road) – Halswell, Akaroa
SH 73 (Curletts Road) – Upper Riccarton, Airport, West Coast		SH 76/Christchurch Ring Road concurrency ends
Selwyn DistrictRolleston2314 SH 1 south (Main South Road) – Rolleston, Ashburton, Timaru
SH 1 north (Main South Road) – Templeton, Picton		SH 76 ends
Christchurch Southern Motorway merges onto SH 1 (southbound)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Christchurch Southern Corridor; NZ Transport Agency". Nzta.govt.nz.
  2. ^ "$435 million investment in Christchurch's transport network". Nzta.govt.nz. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. ^ State Highway 76 on Google Maps
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