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State Highway 16 (New Zealand)
State Highway in Auckland, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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State Highway 16 (SH 16) is a New Zealand state highway linking central Auckland with Wellsford, via Auckland's Northwestern Motorway, Helensville and Kaukapakapa. It provides an alternative to SH 1 for traffic travelling between Auckland and parts of Northland from Wellsford northwards.
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State Highway 16 | ||||
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Twin Coast Discovery Highway | ||||
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![]() SH16 viewed from the Te Atatu Road overbridge during New Zealand's COVID-19 lockdown | ||||
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Maintained by NZ Transport Agency | ||||
Length | 108 km (67 mi) | |||
Tourist routes | Twin Coast Discovery Highway | |||
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Southeast end | Port of Auckland | |||
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Country | New Zealand | |||
Primary destinations | Auckland, Helensville, Wellsford | |||
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Within the Auckland metropolitan area, SH 16 mostly runs along the Northwestern Motorway, the major exception being the first 2 km between the Port of Auckland and the Central Motorway Junction. Outside the Auckland metropolitan area, SH 16 is a single carriageway with at-grade intersections.