Western Ring Route

Western Ring Route
Upper Harbour Highway (SH 18)
Upper Harbour Motorway (SH 18)
Northwestern Motorway (SH 16)
Southwestern Motorway (SH 20)
Map
Route information
Length48 km (30 mi)
HistoryFirst section completed in 1955. Route completed in 2017.
Major junctions
North end SH 1 near Rosedale
Major intersections SH 16 at Westgate
SH 16 at Waterview
SH 20A at Mangere
SH 20B at Puhinui
South end SH 20 at Manukau
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Major citiesGreenhithe, Hobsonville, Massey, Te Atatu, Waterview, Mount Roskill, Onehunga, Mangere, Auckland Airport, Wiri
Highway system

The Western Ring Route is a motorway system in Auckland, New Zealand. It runs along (from south to north) the entire Southwestern Motorway (State Highway 20), most of the Northwestern Motorway (part of SH 16), the entire Upper Harbour Motorway, and the entire Upper Harbour Highway (the last two forming SH 18).[1] When the Upper Harbour Highway is upgraded to motorway status, the route will surpass the Southern Motorway to become the longest motorway in New Zealand at 48 kilometres in length. It runs through Manukau, West Auckland, and the North Shore, bypassing the Auckland city centre and thus providing a second motorway route through the Auckland isthmus.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Western Ring Route". NZ Transport Agency.