24-582: The Tāmaki Bridge is a bridge along the Great South Road crossing the Tāmaki River in Auckland , New Zealand , connecting the suburbs of Ōtāhuhu and Papatoetoe . The first bridge opened in 1851, and was significantly widened in 1932. The first Tāmaki Bridge opened in 1851, and led to greater settlement of Papatoetoe and the areas of Auckland south of the Tāmaki River . The original bridge
48-509: A flow of supplies for the Waikato campaign . Queen's Redoubt at Pōkeno was a major base of operations for soldiers working on constructing the road. Approximately 12,000 soldiers were involved in the construction over two years. Redoubts were constructed along the road for protection. St John's Redoubt was constructed in 1863 but never saw any engagement and the redoubt was abandoned shortly after in 1864. Toll booths were set up along
72-590: A reputation for being dangerous and poor quality. In 1932, the Ōtāhuhu Borough Council and Manukau County Council significantly widened the bridge, concreting the archway and road overtop of the original bridge. In 1955, the Auckland Southern Motorway opened between Mount Wellington and Redoubt Road. This included a new motorway bridge, constructed to the east of the Tāmaki Bridge. Great South Road, New Zealand The Great South Road
96-610: Is a major arterial road on the Auckland isthmus and South Auckland . Originally the northern section of the earliest highway between Auckland and Wellington , in the North Island of New Zealand, the road was the main route connecting Auckland to Hamilton. Many former sections of the road have been integrated into the Waikato Expressway . Currently four sections of the road remain: Epsom to Bombay in Auckland,
120-809: The Bombay Hills , and followed the east bank of the Waikato River until crossing it at Ngāruawāhia . A section of State Highway 3 through Ōhaupō retains the road's southernmost extension. Along the 42 km of road, there are many instances of duplicate addresses. The address numbering restarts six times, being differentiated in Google Maps by suburb. For example there are five "1 Great South Road" addresses. 36°52′49″S 174°46′58″E / 36.88016°S 174.78288°E / -36.88016; 174.78288 Auckland Southern Motorway The Auckland Southern Motorway (also known as
144-643: The North Auckland Rail Line to Ellerslie . At Ellerslie, the motorway leaves the railway line and skirts around Penrose , heading in a south-easterly direction towards Hamlins Hill where there are junctions with the South-Eastern Highway (Southbound exit and northbound entrance only) and the Mt Wellington Highway. Immediately after the Mt Wellington Highway interchange, the motorway curves south to head towards
168-677: The Southern Motorway , and historically as the Auckland–Hamilton Motorway ) is the major route south out of the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is part of State Highway 1 . The motorway is 45 kilometres in length, with 28 junctions including termini. It runs from the Central Motorway Junction in central Auckland , through Manukau City , Papakura , and Drury, before terminating onto
192-668: The Tāmaki River . After crossing the Tāmaki River, the motorway forms a boundary between the suburbs of Papatoetoe to the west and Ōtara to the east. At Manukau City Centre , the motorway has a major junction with the South-Western Motorway and then bypasses Manurewa to the east. The motorway then curves towards the south-westerly direction where it crosses Great South Road at the Takanini interchange. The motorway once again curves south and bypasses Papakura to
216-680: The Victoria Park Viaduct to the north. The motorway then delves deep into the Central Motorway Junction, turning eastward to form a southern boundary to the Auckland CBD, the turning south-eastwards as it leaves the junction. There are several exits northbound only through the junction, connecting to the city centre and the Northwest Motorway . South of the junction is the busiest section of
240-550: The Waikato Expressway at the top of the Bombay Hills . The Southern Motorway starts just north of the Central Motorway Junction (Spaghetti Junction) on the west side of central Auckland. The motorway is a direct extension of the Northern Motorway , which changes to the Southern Motorway just south of exits 424C and 424D. For the first kilometre, the road is two lanes each way due to the constraints of
264-568: The Port of Auckland, opened to southbound traffic in 1975 and northbound traffic in 1978. In 1978, the southern end was extended to Great South Road at St Stephens on the northern side of the Bombay Hills and the northern end was extended to the Northern Motorway at Cook Street/Wellington Street, allowing continuous motorway travel from Tristam Avenue on the North Shore to St Stephens. In 1988, ramps opened to allow direct motorway access between
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#1732787626252288-503: The Southern Motorway and the Northwestern Motorway . In 1993, the southern end of the motorway was extended to Mill Road, near Bombay. The extension bypassed the traffic light-controlled crossroads at St Stephens, known to be an accident blackspot and causing delays of up to two hours during holiday periods. Accompanying the extension was the building of the first part of the Waikato Expressway , which allowed traffic from
312-675: The Southern Motorway to have a clear run as far as the State Highway 2 interchange on the south side of the Bombay Hills. In 2010 the interchange between the Southwestern Motorway and Southern Motorway at Manukau became fully operational. On 29 January 2012 the replacement Newmarket Viaduct was opened to northbound traffic. The 7-lane (4 south, 3 north) bridge replaced the existing 6-lane structure by moving it northwards in stages. The remaining ancillary parts of
336-455: The central city. A Symonds Street on-ramp for southbound traffic opened in 1971. Much of the mid-1970s construction on the Southern Motorway involved building on-ramps and off-ramps in the Central Motorway Junction . Ramps to the western side of the CBD at Nelson Street and Hobson Street opened for southbound traffic in 1973 and northbound traffic in 1977. Ramps to Grafton Road, allowing access to
360-552: The main street in Pōkeno , the former route of State Highway 1 that links the towns of Huntly , Taupiri , Ngāruawāhia and Horotiu , and the main road in Ōhaupō . Many sections of Great South Road were constructed on ara hīkoi ; traditional walking paths used by Tāmaki Māori . The first sections of Great South Road were constructed in 1843. In 1851, the Tāmaki Bridge was constructed between Ōtāhuhu and Papatoetoe , opening up
384-460: The motorway, and busiest section of road in New Zealand carrying an average of 200,000 vehicles per day, and to cope with this, the short section between Khyber Pass Road and Gillies Avenue is five lanes wide each way. A large volume of traffic leaves at Gillies Ave to head for Auckland International Airport . The motorway then crosses the narrow Newmarket Viaduct , before turning to follow
408-611: The northern end to St Marks Road at the southern end of the Newmarket Viaduct , the southern end to Great South Road at Runciman, just south of the current Drury interchange. In 1966, the Newmarket Viaduct was opened, and the northern terminus was extended to Khyber Pass Road, bypassing Newmarket . An extension was also opened for northbound traffic to Symonds Street. In 1969, the motorway was extended to Wellesley Street , allow traffic in both directions to access
432-537: The road are still in use, particularly the urban sections. The road begins in the central Auckland suburb of Epsom , then passes through the suburbs of Greenlane , Penrose , Ōtāhuhu , Papatoetoe , Manukau , Manurewa and Papakura . Leaving the urban sprawl, it heads south through Drury before terminating at Mill Road in Bombay and merging with the Waikato Expressway. Historically it continued, over
456-463: The road between Newmarket and Drury was laid in concrete in the 1920s, up to one foot thick. The road was later covered with asphalt. Originally, the road was marked by milestones, but these are now all believed lost, although there is a ‘22 mile’ milestone marker outside Drury School, in Drury. The Auckland Southern Motorway has largely superseded Great South Road as a through route, but many parts of
480-470: The road in 1866 at Newmarket , Ōtāhuhu and Drury in order to pay for upkeep costs of the Great South Road. Travellers along the Great South Road complained about the excessive cost of these tolls, which were abolished in 1875. After the wars, more peaceful uses predominated, and the road became the main social and commercial link to the growing agricultural areas south of Auckland. Much of
504-621: The south for greater development. By 1855, the road had reached as far south as Drury , from which a track led towards the Waikato River . In 1861, Governor George Grey ordered the construction of the Great South Road further into the Waikato, to improve supply lines through swampy and thickly forested country, prior to the Invasion of the Waikato . The road was constructed by British Army troops, including Dominic Jacotin Gamble , and provided
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#1732787626252528-455: The west. At Drury , the motorway has a junction with State Highway 22 , before heading south towards the Bombay Hills . At the Bombay interchange, the motorway becomes the Waikato Expressway and continues on south towards the Waikato . The first section of the Southern Motorway opened on 16 July 1953, between Ellerslie-Panmure Highway (Exit 435) and Mount Wellington Highway (Exit 438). It
552-476: Was constructed from scoria piers connected by wooden platforms, and was rebuilt in 1859. In the late 19th century, traffic accidents caused damage to the sides of the bridge, leading the Manukau County to make it an offence to drive over the bridge faster than walking pace. By the 1920s, Ōtāhuhu residents and Auckland road users lobbied the borough council to reconstruct the bridge, which had developed
576-399: Was quickly extended southwards in 1955 to Redoubt Road to provide a higher-capacity and faster alternative to Great South Road between Ellerslie and Wiri. In 1963, the motorway was extended at both ends, the northern terminus was moved north to Green Lane East and the southern terminus was moved south to Takanini to allow traffic to bypass Manurewa . Both ends were extended again in 1965,
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