State Highway 27 (New Zealand)
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State Highway 27 | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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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]
Major junctions
| 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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See also
- List of New Zealand state highways
- List of roads and highways, for notable or famous roads worldwide
References
- ^ "One Network Road Classification: North Island State Highways" (PDF). New Zealand Transport Agency. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ a b "NZTA 2017 National Telemetry Site Traffic Profile" (PDF).
- ^ "State highway traffic monitoring – annual average daily traffic". maphub.nzta.govt.nz. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ "MATAMATA COUNTY. WAIKATO TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 10 Apr 1926. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ "AROUND THE RIDINGS. WAIKATO INDEPENDENT". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 13 Apr 1926. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ "MATAMATA RECORD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 6 Dec 1926. Retrieved 2021-11-27.