State Highway 47 (SH 47) is a
New Zealand state highway in the central
North Island. It provides a link from at
National Park to at
Tokaanu just west of
Turangi.
For its entire length, SH 47 is a single carriageway road with one lane in each direction and at-grade intersections and property accesses. There are no significant towns on the route. The New Zealand Transport Agency classifies the section of SH 47 as an arterial route south of the intersection and a primary collector route north of the SH 46 intersection.
Route
SH 47 travels in a general northeast direction from National Park across the
Tongariro
Mount Tongariro (; ) is a compound volcano in the Taupō Volcanic Zone of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southwest of Lake Taupō, and is the northernmost of the three active volcanoes that dominate the landscape of th ...
volcanic plateau. 9 km from its starting point it reaches the junction of which connects to
Whakapapa
Whakapapa (, ), or genealogy, is a fundamental principle in Māori culture. Reciting one's whakapapa proclaims one's Māori identity, places oneself in a wider context, and links oneself to land and tribal groupings and the mana of those.
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Village and the ski area on the northern slopes of
Mount Ruapehu
Mount Ruapehu (; ) is an active stratovolcano at the southern end of the Taupō Volcanic Zone and North Island volcanic plateau in New Zealand. It is northeast of Ohakune and southwest of the southern shore of Lake Taupō, within the Tongari ...
. A further 14 km north-west is the junction with Lake Rotoaira Road (SH 46), an alternative route to and the
Desert Road
Te Onetapu, commonly known as the Rangipo Desert, is a barren desert-like environment in New Zealand, located in the Ruapehu District on the North Island Volcanic Plateau; to the east of the three active peaks of Mount Tongariro, Mount Ngauruhoe ...
. SH 47 continues for a further 25 km over the Te Ponanga Saddle until it reaches its terminus with SH 41. From here eastbound is a short distance to
Turangi.
Route Changes and Former Spurs
SH 47 used to have a spur road, SH 47A, which ran from Lake Rotoaira Road to SH 1 at
Rangipo
Te Onetapu, commonly known as the Rangipo Desert, is a barren volcanic desert, desert-like environment in New Zealand, located in the Ruapehu District on the North Island Volcanic Plateau; to the east of the three active peaks of Mount Tongariro, ...
. In the 1980s this highway became part of SH 47 and the spur road revoked. A few years later SH 47 was rerouted back to its original route.
In 1997 the formerly designated section of SH 47A regained state highway status as a new designation of SH 46.
Major junctions
See also
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List of New Zealand state highways
This is a list of highways of the New Zealand state highway network and some touring routes. State highways are administered by the NZ Transport Agency, while all other roads are the responsibility of territorial authorities.
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References
External links
New Zealand Transport Agency
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Ruapehu District
Transport in Manawatū-Whanganui
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