New Zealand State Highway 71

New Zealand State Highway 71

State Highway 71 NZ.svg

State Highway 71
Route information
Maintained by New Zealand Transport Agency
Length: 6.4 km (4.0 mi)
Major junctions
Northwest end: Lineside Road interchange with SH 1 Northern Motorway at Kaiapoi
  Southbrook
Southeast end: Rangiora
Highway system

New Zealand State Highways
Motorways and Expressways • List • Unused

SH 69 SH 73

State Highway 71 is a New Zealand State Highway connecting Kaiapoi/Christchurch with Rangiora.

Route

For the whole entire length of the highway, SH 71 is also known as Lineside Road. SH 71 can be accessed via a northbound offramp coming off SH1 while as Christchurch Northern Motorway. Alternatively, Smith Street, coming from Kaiapoi also flows onto SH 71. SH 71 parallels the South Island Main Trunk Railway. The road then crosses the railway line at-grade. SH 71 officially ends after the crossing but the road continues into Rangiora.

See also

Coordinates: 44°23′26″S 171°15′04″E / 44.390540°S 171.251244°E / -44.390540; 171.251244