Ngauranga Gorge
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The Ngauranga Gorge is in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. State Highway 1 runs through the gorge, a vital link between central Wellington City and its northern suburbs and Porirua City and the Kāpiti Coast; it is the main route north out of Wellington. It is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long and has a grade of approximately 8 percent. Sixty-five thousand vehicles a day[when?] travel through it, and it connects the Wellington Urban Motorway with the Johnsonville–Porirua Motorway.
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Ngauranga Gorge | |
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State Highway 1 | |
Route information | |
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency | |
Length | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
Existed | 4 November 1939–present |
Major junctions | |
North end | Johnsonville |
South end | Ngauranga |
Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Highway system | |
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The name is derived from the former Ngā Hauranga pā at the foot of the gorge. Its spelling was simplified after the Second World War.