Christchurch Northern Motorway

Christchurch Northern Motorway
Christchurch Northern Motorway
Route information
Length	16 km (9.9 mi)
Existed	16 October 1967–present
Component; highways	State Highway 1, State Highway 74
Major junctions
From	Woodend
	State Highway 71 at Lineside Road
To	St Albans
Location
Country	New Zealand
Major cities	Kaiapoi, Belfast, St Albans
Highway system
	New Zealand state highways; Motorways and expressways; List;

The Christchurch Northern Motorway is the main northern route into and out of Christchurch, New Zealand. The motorway forms part of State Highway 1 (SH 1) and State Highway 74 (SH 74).

The motorway, which heads in a northerly direction, is approximately 16.5 km in length. It links the suburb of St Albans with Pineacres, south of Woodend, bypassing the outer suburban areas of Northcote, Redwood, Belfast, and Kaiapoi. At its southern end, it connects with QEII drive where SH 74 continues east as an expressway, and links south to Cranford Street from where vehicles can access the City Centre.

is four-lane divided except for the two-lane undivided section between the Lineside Road/Smith Street interchange and the northern terminus. The motorway forms part of SH 1. The southern end of the motorway is being extended to QEII Drive in the Christchurch suburb of Mairehau; this extension forms part of SH 74.