14-529: [REDACTED] SH 97 and [REDACTED] SH 94 at Mossburn [REDACTED] SH 94 and [REDACTED] SH 95 at Te Anau [REDACTED] SH 95 at Manapouri [REDACTED] SH 99 at Clifden [REDACTED] SH 6 , [REDACTED] SH 98 and [REDACTED] SH 99 at Lorneville [REDACTED] SH 1 and [REDACTED] SH 6 at Invercargill [REDACTED] SH 1 at Balclutha [REDACTED] SH 1 and [REDACTED] SH 8 at Clarksville The Southern Scenic Route
28-414: A U shape from Queenstown to Dunedin . The first stretches of the route are along State Highway 6 , along the southern coast of Lake Wakatipu . The route turns west before skirting the eastern boundary of Fiordland National Park , where it passes Manapouri and Tuatapere . At Te Waewae Bay the coast is reached and the route swings eastward towards Orepuki , Colac Bay , and Riverton . At Lorneville
42-455: A public meeting in January 1986. The promoters then negotiated with road and tourism authorities and local government. The project was a first for New Zealand and approval was a slow process. At one stage, traffic signs were installed in a clandestine operation. The Route opened officially on 6 November 1988, initially running between Te Anau in the west and Balclutha in the east. It
56-504: A public meeting in January 1986. The promoters then negotiated with road and tourism authorities and local government. The project was a first for New Zealand and approval was a slow process. At one stage, traffic signs were installed in a clandestine operation. The Route opened officially on 6 November 1988, initially running between Te Anau in the west and Balclutha in the east. It was extended from Balclutha to Dunedin in 1998 and from Te Anau to Queenstown in 2010. The Route runs in
70-569: Is a tourist highway in New Zealand linking Queenstown , Fiordland , Te Anau and the iconic Milford Road to Dunedin via, Riverton , Invercargill and The Catlins . An Australian travel magazine labelled it "one of the world's great undiscovered drives" in 2008. The Southern Scenic Route concept and name were conceived at an informal gathering by Tuatapere residents John Fraser and Les Hutchins in November 1985 and confirmed at
84-452: Is a tourist highway in New Zealand linking Queenstown , Fiordland , Te Anau and the iconic Milford Road to Dunedin via, Riverton , Invercargill and The Catlins . An Australian travel magazine labelled it "one of the world's great undiscovered drives" in 2008. The Southern Scenic Route concept and name were conceived at an informal gathering by Tuatapere residents John Fraser and Les Hutchins in November 1985 and confirmed at
98-521: Is avoided, as the Southern Scenic Route follows SH 1 to Milton and Lake Waihola . The Route leaves the highway at Waihola and climbs through Otago Coast Forest, reaching the coast at Taieri Mouth . From here it follows secondary roads through Brighton and Green Island , ending where it meets SH 1 again at Caversham . In early 2007 a proposal arose to extend the route northward beyond Dunedin through Waitati . In November 2007,
112-538: The New Zealand state highway network is rejoined, and the Southern Scenic Route runs on SH 6 for just eight kilometres south into Invercargill . From Invercargill the route heads east through Fortrose and into the Catlins , then through Owaka to Balclutha. This part was formerly SH 92 . The next section of rugged coastline with poor roading through Kaitangata is avoided, as the Southern Scenic Route follows SH 1 to Milton and Lake Waihola . The Route leaves
126-594: The Southland region. The highway was gazetted in 2004 to reflect the increasing amount of traffic between the tourist destinations of Queenstown and Fiordland National Park and provides a bypass of the town of Lumsden , where SH 6 and 94 intersect. In 2010, the highway was added to the Southern Scenic Route when it was extended from Te Anau to Queenstown . The road proceeds generally in an east–west direction through dairying farmland and crosses
140-483: The Waitaki District Council about extending the route to Oamaru , an idea that was not adopted. 46°08′0″S 167°41′0″E / 46.13333°S 167.68333°E / -46.13333; 167.68333 State Highway 97 (New Zealand) State Highway 97 ( SH 97 ) is a New Zealand State Highway connecting the settlements of Five Rivers (on SH 6 ) and Mossburn (on SH 94 ) in
154-733: The Ōreti River just north of Mossburn. This New Zealand road or road transport-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . New Zealand State Highway 92 [REDACTED] SH 97 and [REDACTED] SH 94 at Mossburn [REDACTED] SH 94 and [REDACTED] SH 95 at Te Anau [REDACTED] SH 95 at Manapouri [REDACTED] SH 99 at Clifden [REDACTED] SH 6 , [REDACTED] SH 98 and [REDACTED] SH 99 at Lorneville [REDACTED] SH 1 and [REDACTED] SH 6 at Invercargill [REDACTED] SH 1 at Balclutha [REDACTED] SH 1 and [REDACTED] SH 8 at Clarksville The Southern Scenic Route
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#1732780293857168-489: The coast is reached and the route swings eastward towards Orepuki , Colac Bay , and Riverton . At Lorneville the New Zealand state highway network is rejoined, and the Southern Scenic Route runs on SH 6 for just eight kilometres south into Invercargill . From Invercargill the route heads east through Fortrose and into the Catlins , then through Owaka to Balclutha. This part was formerly SH 92 . The next section of rugged coastline with poor roading through Kaitangata
182-476: The highway at Waihola and climbs through Otago Coast Forest, reaching the coast at Taieri Mouth . From here it follows secondary roads through Brighton and Green Island , ending where it meets SH 1 again at Caversham . In early 2007 a proposal arose to extend the route northward beyond Dunedin through Waitati . In November 2007, the Dunedin City Council confirmed that it planned to talk with
196-410: Was extended from Balclutha to Dunedin in 1998 and from Te Anau to Queenstown in 2010. The Route runs in a U shape from Queenstown to Dunedin . The first stretches of the route are along State Highway 6 , along the southern coast of Lake Wakatipu . The route turns west before skirting the eastern boundary of Fiordland National Park , where it passes Manapouri and Tuatapere . At Te Waewae Bay
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