New Zealand State Highway 23
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| Length: | 42.7 km (26.5 mi) | |||
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 SH 1 at Dinsdale, Hamilton
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| West end: | Raglan | |||
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State Highway 23 (SH 23) is a New Zealand state highway that connects the towns of Raglan and Hamilton.
SH 23 commences in the Hamilton suburb of Frankton at the intersection of Massey Street and SH 1 (Lincoln Street, Greenwood Street). It travels west down Massey Street, changing to Whatawhata Road after a six-leg roundabout in the suburb of Dinsdale. After exiting Hamilton, and reaching the town of Whatawhata it shares a brief concurrency of the north-south SH 39 and crosses the Waipa River. It then continues on over the summit to the Waitetuna valley, through Te Uku and over tributaries of Whaingaroa Harbour, all the way to Raglan where it terminates on Main Road on the approach to the township.
Average annual daily traffic records taken by the NZ Transport Agency measures the volume of traffic is measured at roughly 11800 vehicles per day near the eastern terminus while at km 32 closer to Raglan the AADT is measured at roughly 4100 vehicles per day. SH 23 is classified by the NZTA as a primary collector highway as per the One Network Road Classification.
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