State Highway 94 (New Zealand)

State Highway 94 shield}}
State Highway 94
Route information
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency
Length254.4 km (158.1 mi)
Tourist
routes		Southern Scenic Route between Mossburn and Te Anau
Major junctions
Southeast end SH 1 (Main Street/Hokonui Drive) at Gore
Northwest endMilford Sound
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Primary
destinations		Riversdale, Lumsden, Mossburn, Te Anau, Homer Tunnel
Highway system
← SH 93→ SH 95

State Highway 94 is a New Zealand state highway connecting the large Southland town of Gore with one of New Zealand's most popular destinations, Milford Sound. It also passes the significant townships of Lumsden and Te Anau as well going through the Homer Tunnel (in this area it is also called the 'Milford Road', with the section from Te Anau up to the Sound being 119 kilometres or 74 miles).[1] The road also goes through Fiordland and crosses the Main Divide of the Southern Alps.

It is regarded as one of the most scenic roads in New Zealand, and with a peak elevation of 940 metres (3,080 ft), the country's third highest highway after the Desert Road (SH 1) and the Lindis Pass (SH 8).[1] However, the "Milford Road" part is also one of the more dangerous public roads in New Zealand, with injury crash rates around 65% higher than the rest of New Zealand's network, and a fatality crash rate of almost twice average (per vehicle kilometre travelled),[2] making it the third most dangerous section of New Zealand's State Highway network (as of 2008).[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference MAKINGWAY was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Strategy Study Summary Report – State Highway 94 Te Anau to Milford Sound Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine – Transit New Zealand, September 2001
  3. ^ Country's deadliest roads identified[permanent dead link‍] – NZPA via Newstalk ZB, Sunday 27 January 2008