New Zealand State Highway 75
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| Maintained by NZ Transport Agency | ||||
| Length: | 76.9 km (47.8 mi) | |||
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| Northwest end: |
Curletts Road/Christchurch Southern Motorway  / at Christchurch
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| Southeast end: | Woodills Road at Akaroa | |||
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| Primary destinations: |
Halswell, Tai Tapu, Motukarara, Birdling's Flat, Little River, Cooptown, Duvauchelle, Takamatua | |||
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State Highway 75 (SH 75) is a state highway in New Zealand servicing the Banks Peninsula region, connecting Christchurch on the northwestern part of the peninsula with Akaroa towards the east coast. It is wholly two lane (with the exception of some passing lanes near Hilltop), but partially functions as a major arterial corridor of Christchurch. Its highest point is at Hilltop, where it rises to about 555 m - just 8 m lower than the more mountainous Haast Pass in the Southern Alps.
SH 75 is the longest state highway with no connections to any of the eight main single-digit state highways. This hasn't always been the case as SH 75 used to terminate with SH 1 when it ran through central Christchurch. This title was eclipsed from SH 32 in the North Island (which has since been extended to SH 1N).
As of January 2013, this is the current route of the highway:
The highway currently begins at the intersection of Curletts Road and Christchurch Southern Motorway (the former SH 73, the latter SH 76) which is now a dogbone interchange. At Curletts Road, the road proceeds as a short expressway to the southeast until it reaches the intersection of Hoon Hay Road and Halswell Road. SH 75 turns right onto Halswell Road, and continues in a southwesterly direction until it just passes the settlement of Halswell.
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