- New Zealand State Highway 16
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State Highway 16 Twin Coast Discovery Highway Route information Maintained by New Zealand Transport Agency Length: 108 km (67 mi) Tourist
routes:Twin Coast Discovery Highway Major junctions Southeast end: Port of Auckland Northwest end: SH 1 at Wellsford Location Primary
destinations:Auckland City, Waitakere, Helensville Highway system New Zealand State Highways
Motorways and Expressways • List • Unused← x20px SH 15A SH 17 →
State Highway 16 (SH 16) is a New Zealand state highway linking Auckland City with Wellsford, via Auckland's Northwestern Motorway, Helensville and Kaukapakapa. It provides an alternative to State Highway 1 for traffic travelling between Auckland and parts of Northland from Wellsford northwards.
Within the Auckland metropolitan area, SH 16 mostly runs along the Northwestern Motorway, the major exception being the first 2 km between the Port of Auckland and the Central Motorway Junction. Outside the Auckland metropolitan area, SH 16 is single carriageway with at-grade intersections.
Major intersections
Territorial authority Location km Destinations Notes Auckland City Port of Auckland 0 Quay Street/Tamaki Drive SH 16 begins Auckland CBD 1 SH 16 becomes Northwestern Motorway 2 SH 1/Thermal Explorer Highway South
Southern Motorway
Manukau, HamiltonWestbound exit and eastbound entrance 3 SH 1/Twin Coast Discovery Hwy North
Northern Motorway
North Shore, WhangareiWestbound exit and eastbound entrance 4 SH 1/Thermal Explorer Highway South
Southern Motorway
Manukau, HamiltonEastbound exit and westbound entrance SH 1/Twin Coast Discovery Hwy North
Northern Motorway
North Shore, WhangareiEastbound exit and westbound entrance
SH 16/Twin Coast Discovery Highway concurrency beginsWaitakere City Westgate 19 SH 18
Hobsonville Road
North ShoreNorthwestern Motorway ends Rodney District Wellsford 108 SH 1/Twin Coast Discovery Hwy North
Whangarei, KaitaiaSH 16 ends SH 1/Thermal Explorer Highway South
Warkworth, AucklandSee also
External links
- Map of SH 16 and connections with the corresponding section of SH 1 at NZ Transport Agency
New Zealand highways New Zealand State Highway network · List of New Zealand State Highways National North Island SH 10 · SH 11 · SH 12 · SH 14 · SH 15A · SH 16 · SH 17 · SH 18 · SH 20 · SH 21 · SH 22 · SH 23 · SH 24 · SH 25 (incl. SH 25A) · SH 26 · SH 27 · SH 28 · SH 29 · SH 30 (incl. SH 30A) · SH 31 · SH 32 · SH 33 · SH 34 · SH 35 · SH 36 · SH 37 · SH 38 · SH 39 · SH 41 · SH 43 · SH 44 · SH 45 · SH 46 · SH 47 · SH 48 · SH 49 · SH 50 (incl. SH 50A) · SH 53 · SH 54 · SH 56 · SH 57 · SH 58South Island Touring Routes Twin Coast Discovery Highway · Thermal Explorer Highway · Pacific Coast Highway · Classic New Zealand Wine Trail · Alpine Pacific Triangle · Great Alpine Highway · Foothills Scenic Route · Southern Scenic RouteThis New Zealand road or road transport-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.