State Highway 46 (New Zealand)

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State Highway 46
Map
Route information
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency
Length19.1 km (11.9 mi)
Major junctions
East end SH 1 at Rangipo
West end SH 47 (Rotoaira Road) near Papakai
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Highway system
SH 45 SH 47

State Highway 46 (SH 46) is a New Zealand state highway in the central North Island.

Route

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For its entire length SH 46 shares the name Lake Rotoaira Road. It begins at Rangipo from SH 1 and travels west to meet SH 47 . This route is commonly used by holidaymakers travelling to the Whakapapa skifield and the Tongariro Crossing. It also forms part of a western bypass of the Desert Road when it can close due to snow.

History

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SH 46 originally was gazetted SH 47A. It became SH 47 when the highway shifted along this designation (and SH 47A revoked) however after a few years SH 47 shifted back to its original (and current) location. For a short time it lost its state highway status until 1997 when the highway was gazetted again, this time as a new designation of SH 46.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Revoking Sections of State Highways Declaring New Sections of State Highway". New Zealand Gazette. 26 June 1997. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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