State Highway 26 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency | ||||
Length: | 96 km (60 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
Southwest end: | SH 1 at Hillcrest, Hamilton | |||
Northeast end: | SH 25 at Kopu | |||
Location | ||||
Major cities: | Morrinsville, Te Aroha, Paeroa | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 26 (SH 26) is a state highway in the North Island of New Zealand, linking Hamilton with the Coromandel Peninsula. It starts in the Hamilton suburb of Hillcrest, and travels 96 kilometres to Kopu, 6 kilometres south of Thames. It passes through Morrinsville, Te Aroha and Paeroa.
When the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway is constructed and completed, the western terminus of SH 26 will be rerouted via Ruakura Road to connect to the new location of SH 1 in a full diamond interchange.