Cycle Bridge Going Over Great North Road

Great North Road is a major thoroughfare in

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, in the North Island of New Zealand. It runs from the fringe of the

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to West Auckland. The road is the second longest in Auckland, after its counterpart, Great South Road, and is named after the Great North Road in Britain. In the days before the

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, Northern Motorway and

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were built, it was the main road route from central Auckland to the areas north of the

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. In the 1960s, it carried 25,000–30,000 vehicles a day.Road engineering – traffic flow
. ''

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from the latter's terminus with

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and Newton Road, and passes through the western suburbs of Arch Hill,

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, Western Springs,

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, Waterview, Avondale,

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and

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before becoming Swanson Road at the intersection with Lincoln Road. Contrary to its name, the road actually heads west for most of its route, turning to a more north-westerly direction at Kelston. Located on or within walking distance from Great North Road are notable Auckland attractions such as the

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and Auckland Zoo, as well as two major shopping malls,

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and

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. The road is served by several bus routes linking Auckland with these attractions and the suburbs of west Auckland.

Major intersections

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