- New Zealand State Highway 48
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State Highway 48 Route information Maintained by New Zealand Transport Agency Length: 7 km (4 mi) Major junctions Northwest end: New Zealand State Highway 47 Southeast end: Whakapapa Village Highway system New Zealand State Highways
Motorways and Expressways • List • Unused← SH 47
SH 49 →
State Highway 48 is one of New Zealand's shortest State Highways. It provides access to Whakapapa skifield on the slopes of Mount Ruapehu. It is roughly 7 km long and, with the exception of the junction with SH 47, it lies entirely within Tongariro National Park.
Route
The highway commences at a junction with SH 47 9 kilometres east of National Park. It climbs rapidly, following the route of the young Whakapapa River, a tributary of the Whanganui. The highway terminates at Whakapapa Village, from where an unclassified road winds the further 6 kilometres up the slopes to the skifield.
See also
New Zealand 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 RouteCoordinates: 39°11′00″S 175°31′38″E / 39.1833°S 175.5272°E
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