State Highway 80 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency | ||||
Length | 54.7 km (34.0 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | SH 8 (Tekapo Twizel Road) at Lake Pukaki | |||
North end | Terrace Road/Bowen Drive at Mount Cook Village | |||
Location | ||||
Country | New Zealand | |||
Primary destinations | Glentanner | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 80 (SH 80) is a South Island state highway in New Zealand. Known as Mount Cook Road, it is a road which is a popular tourist route between the settlements of Twizel and Mount Cook Village. About 55 kilometres in length, it is mostly two lane, with a few single-lane bridges. Tourists travelling between Christchurch and Queenstown often deviate here and travel to New Zealand's highest mountain Aoraki/Mount Cook.