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Christchurch tramway routes have developed from lines that were first established by a troika of private tramway companies in the latter part of the 19th century, through to a significantly expanded system under the municipal Christchurch Tramway Board, to the City Council-built heritage circuit.
When SH 1 was re-routed to the west of Christchurch, SH 75 was altered to its current route, terminating with the Christchurch Arterial Motorway (now the Christchurch Southern Motorway). The motorway at the same time became the new route for SH 73. SH 75 used to travel down Rue Lavaud and Beach Road, terminating in the township of Akaroa.
State Highway 76 (SH 76) is a state highway in Christchurch, New Zealand. This highway was gazetted in 2012 after stage 1 of the Christchurch Southern Motorway was completed. Beforehand, much of SH 76 was part of SH 73 and included the former two-lane Christchurch Arterial Motorway, which was upgraded to four lanes.
Christchurch (/ ˈ k r aɪ s. tʃ ɜːr tʃ / ⓘ; Māori: Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island and the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. [a] Christchurch has an urban population of 415,100, and a metropolitan population of over half a million.
The Four Avenues are a group of four major arterial boulevards — Bealey Avenue, Fitzgerald Avenue, Moorhouse Avenue, and either Rolleston Ave or Deans Avenue — that surround the city centre of Christchurch, New Zealand. Serving as an inner ring road, they popularly form the limits of the city centre, separating it from the city's suburbs.
The Christchurch Southern Motorway is the main southern route into and out of Christchurch, New Zealand. The motorway forms part of State Highway 1 (SH 1) and State Highway 76 (SH 76). The motorway, which heads in a generally south-west direction, is approximately 20 km (12 mi) in length.
SH 1 merges onto Christchurch Southern Motorway: Rolleston: 358: 222: Weedons Road – Rolleston, Lincoln Weedons Ross Road – West Melton: Christchurch Southern Motorway ends: Ashburton District: Rakaia: 400: 250: Rakaia Bridge (Rakaia River) Longest road bridge in New Zealand, 1.76 km (1.09 mi) Ashburton: 430: 270: SH 77 (Moore Street ...
Christchurch Central City or Christchurch City Centre is the geographical centre and the heart of Christchurch, New Zealand.It is defined as the area within the Four Avenues (Bealey Avenue, Fitzgerald Avenue, Moorhouse Avenue and Deans Avenue [4]) and thus includes the densely built up central city, some less dense surrounding areas of residential, educational and industrial usage, and green ...