State Highway 97 (SH 97) is a New Zealand State Highway connecting the settlements of Five Rivers (on
SH 6) and
Mossburn
Mossburn is a small town in the northern Southland region of New Zealand. It is situated 113 km south of Queenstown, 59 km east of Te Anau and 100 km north of Invercargill. The town is located in a very scenic area, with the moun ...
(on
SH 94) in 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
Fiordland National Park occupies the southwest corner of the South Island of New Zealand. It is by far the largest of the 13 national parks in New Zealand, with an area of , and a major part of the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Site. The park i ...
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 the
ĹŚreti River just north of Mossburn.
See also
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List of New Zealand state highways
References
External links
New Zealand Transport Agency
97
Transport in Southland, New Zealand
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