State Highway 7 (New Zealand)

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State Highway 7
Route information
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency
Length	272 km (169 mi)
Tourist routes	Alpine Pacific Triangle between Hanmer Junction and Waipara
Major junctions
East end	SH 1 (Omihi Road/Glasnevin Road) at Waipara
West end	SH 6 (Cobden Road/Smith Street) at Greymouth
Location
Country	New Zealand
Primary destinations	Culverden, Maruia Springs, Springs Junction, Reefton
Highway system
New Zealand state highways Motorways and expressways List
← SH 6 → SH 8

State Highway 7 is a major New Zealand state highway. One of the eight national highways, it crosses the Southern Alps to link the West Coast Region with Canterbury and to form a link between the South Island's two longest highways, State Highway 1 and State Highway 6. Distances are measured from east to west with the major junction list going from east to west.

For most of its length SH 7 is a two-lane single carriageway, with at-grade intersections and property accesses, both in rural and urban areas. There are a number of passing lanes at irregular intervals through the rural sections. The New Zealand Transport Agency classifies SH 7 as a primary collector highway, preferring State Highway 73 via Arthur's Pass as the strategic highway between Canterbury and the West Coast.^[1]