State Highway 97

Statistics:

• Length: 20 km
• Eastern Terminus: SH6 (Athol-Five Rivers Highway & Five Rivers-Lumsden Highway) at Five Rivers
• Western Terminus: SH94 (Devon Street) at Mossburn
• Miscellaneous: Roads that form the route: Essex St, Mossburn-Five Rivers Rd
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Mossburn, Acton and Five Rivers

Route Numbering:

• Current:
• Multiplexes:

General Information:

SH97 is on New Zealand's South Island and is a bypass of the town of Lumsden. It services mostly rural areas and crosses the Oreti River at Mossburn.

Multiplexes along the route include:

• Southern Scenic Route, for 20 km, between Mossburn and Five Rivers

History:

• 2004: State Highway 97 gazetted. 1

Mossburn To Five Rivers			Five Rivers to Mossburn
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	Advance Direction Sign: AD sign on SH97 (Mossburn-Five Rivers Road) approaching SH6 (Athol-Five Rivers Highway & Five Rivers-Lumsden Highway) at Five Rivers, September 2016. Image © Dean Sherry			Confirmation Direction Sign: Distance sign at Five Rivers, September 2016. Image © Dean Sherry

1 NZ Gazette, Revoking Sections of State Highway and Declaring New Sections of State Highway, 11 December 2003

Last updated: 30-Dec-2016 13:15

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