State Highway 80 (New Zealand)

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State Highway 80
Map
Route information
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency
Length54.7 km (34.0 mi)
Major junctions
South end SH 8 (Tekapo Twizel Road) at Lake Pukaki
North endTerrace Road/Bowen Drive at Mount Cook Village
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Primary
destinations
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Highway system
SH 79 SH 82
Mount Cook Road

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.