State Highway 91 (New Zealand)
State Highway 91 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Clutha District Council | ||||
| Length | 13 km (8.1 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end |  SH 1 at Balclutha | |||
| South end | Kaitangata | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | New Zealand | |||
| Primary destinations | Stirling Inch Clutha | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 91 (SH 91) was part of the New Zealand state highway network before briefly becoming part of SH 92 in 1990–91.[1][2] It ran for 13 kilometres through South Otago in the southern South Island. SH 92 itself had its status revoked a year later.
Route
Former SH 91 leaves SH 1 at Balclutha immediately to the north of the Balclutha Road Bridge. The route travels southeast, following the course of the Clutha River downstream. At the start of the river's delta, the route roughly follows the course of the northern delta branch, the Matau, but running straight rather than following the river's meanders. Two smaller roads leave the former highway to cross bridges onto the island of Inch Clutha; these are the principal road connections to the island. The former highway continues past the southern end of the township of Stirling, from here swinging round one meander of the Matau before heading south southeast towards Kaitangata. Close to this town, the route turns east, becoming Clyde Terrace.
Though no longer a State Highway, the route is still officially designated the "Kaitangata Highway" as far as postal addresses are concerned.
See also
References
- ^ "Transit New Zealand Traffic Volumes 1990" (PDF). Transit New Zealand. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ "Transit New Zealand Traffic Volumes 1991" (PDF). Transit New Zealand. Retrieved 31 December 2013.