- New Zealand State Highway 78
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State Highway 78
Route information Maintained by New Zealand Transport Agency Length: 0.9 km (0.6 mi) Major junctions From: Timaru CBD
SH 1 Theodosia StreetTo: Port of Timaru
Port Loop RoadHighway system New Zealand State Highways
Motorways and Expressways • List • Unused← 
SH 77SH 79 
→State Highway 78 is a New Zealand State Highway connecting central Timaru with its port. It holds the record for New Zealand's shortest State Highway, with a length of just under 1000 metres.
Route
State Highway 78 begins at State Highway 1 just north of the CBD. It follows Sefton Street East for 200 metres to Stafford Street, where it becomes the Port Loop Road. The road then proceeds northeast over the South Island Main Trunk Railway, before turning anticlockwise around a loop, passing under itself parallel to the railway line. The highway terminates at the intersection of Port Loop Road with Marine Parade.
Major Junctions
State Highway 78 
Westbound exits Distance to
(km)Distance to
eastern terminus
(km)Eastbound exits End 
as Sefton Street East0.0 1.0 Start
as Sefton Street EastDunedin, Pareora, Washdyke, Christchurch
Theodosia Street 
Christchurch, Washdyke, Pareora, Dunedin
Theodosia Street Timaru CBD
Stafford Street
The Bay Hill0.15 0.85 Timaru CBD
The Bay Hill
Stafford Streetname change to Sefton Street East name change to Port Loop Road MAIN SOUTH LINE 0.25 0.75 MAIN SOUTH LINE Caroline Bay
Marine Parade
1.0 0.0 Caroline Bay
Marine ParadeEnd
continues as Port Loop RoadSee also
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 RouteCoordinates: 44°23′26″S 171°15′04″E / 44.390540°S 171.251244°E
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