Christchurch Southern Motorway

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Christchurch Southern Motorway
Route information
Length	20 km (12 mi)
Existed	4 May 1981–present
Major junctions
East end	Brougham Street at Addington
West end	Weedons Ross Road at Rolleston
Location
Country	New Zealand
Major cities	Christchurch
Highway system
New Zealand state highways Motorways and expressways List

The Christchurch Southern Motorway is the main southern route into and out of Christchurch, New Zealand. The motorway forms part of State Highway 1 (SH 1) and State Highway 76 (SH 76).

The motorway, which heads in a generally south-west direction, is approximately 20 km (12 mi) in length. It links the inner-city suburb of Addington, where it starts at the western end of Brougham Street, to just north-east of the satellite centre of Rolleston in the Selwyn District.