New Zealand State Highway 17

State Highway 17
Route information
Maintained by New Zealand Transport Agency
Length:	32.9 km (20.4 mi)
Major junctions
North end:	Puhoi
South end:	Albany
Location
Primary destinations:	Waiwera, Orewa, Silverdale, Whangaparaoa Peninsula
Highway system
New Zealand state highways Motorways and expressways List Unused ← SH 16 SH 18 →

State Highway 17 was a 32 kilometre stretch of highway in the North Island of New Zealand that was revoked at the end of 2012 by NZTA. It linked State Highway 1 at Puhoi and State Highway 1 at Albany. Its main destinations were the towns of (from north to south) Waiwera, Orewa, Red Beach, Whangaparaoa, Dairy Flat and the suburb of Albany.

History

SH17 was part of SH1 before the extension of the Northern Motorway in the late 1990s. Between December 1999^[1] and January 2009, SH17 ran from present-day Exit 412 at Greville Road north through Albany and Dairy Flat to the interchange of SH1, SH1A and SH17 at Silverdale (Exit 398).

When the SH1 Northern Gateway Toll Road opened on January 25, 2009 it replaced both SH1's old route and SH1A, and SH17 was extended to replace the latter two roads, although this extension has not been signposted.

Revocation

State Highway 17 was revoked in October 2012 because there was no need to maintain SH1 and SH17 as close together as they were,^[2] especially as most long-distance traffic was taking the SH1 toll road. Upon revocation, the route became Urban Route 31.

Route

SH17 began at the junction with SH1 just south of Puhoi, at Exit 388. While SH17 officially started here, it was not signposted until its original (pre-toll road) terminus at Silverdale. SH17 wound over the Johnston Hill and down into the town of Waiwera. From here it becomes the Hibiscus Coast Highway and continued along the hills, coming down into Hatfields Beach and over another hill into Orewa township.

After crossing the Orewa River SH17 arrived at Red Beach, where there are intersections at Red Beach Road and Whangaparaoa Road for Whangaparaoa and other peninsula suburbs. Just outside Silverdale is the intersection with East Coast Road, a third route into Auckland city via Urban Route 25. Almost a kilometre after this is the interchange (Exit 398) with SH1, the Northern Motorway and Northern Gateway Toll Road. From here SH17 was signposted through to the city.

SH17 continued through mostly rural countryside to Albany township, passing through Dairy Flat. Just outside Albany, the surface quality of the highway improves and Botts' dots replace painted lines on the road at the intersection with the Coatesville-Riverhead Highway. As the road enters Albany it becomes the Albany Expressway, running through the township until it meets the Albany Highway, whereupon it becomes a dual carriageway through to its terminus at Greville Road and SH1.

See also

• List of New Zealand State Highways
• List of roads and highways, for notable or famous roads worldwide

References

External links

• Transit New Zealand

New Zealand state highways List of New Zealand state highways List of unused highways in New Zealand National SH 1 (incl. SH 1B, SH 1D) SH 2 (incl. SH 2A, SH 2B) SH 3 (incl. SH 3A) SH 4 SH 5 SH 6 (incl. SH 6A) SH 7 (incl. SH 7A) SH 8 (incl. SH 8A, SH 8B) North Island SH 10 SH 11 SH 12 SH 14 SH 15A SH 16 SH 18 SH 20 (incl. SH 20A, SH 20B) 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 58 South Island SH 60 SH 62 SH 63 SH 65 SH 67 (incl. SH 67A) SH 69 SH 71 SH 73 SH 74 (incl. SH 74A) SH 75 SH 76 SH 77 SH 78 SH 79 SH 80 SH 82 SH 83 SH 84 SH 85 SH 86 SH 87 SH 88 SH 90 SH 93 SH 94 SH 95 SH 96 SH 97 SH 98 SH 99 Former state highways SH 1A SH 15 SH 17 SH 36 SH 40 SH 47A SH 49A SH 52 SH 57A SH 61 SH 70 SH 72 SH 73A SH 89 SH 91 SH 92 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 Route