| 词条 | Great South Road, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Great South Road | marker_image = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | alternate_name = | image = Great South Road South Of Market Road.jpg | image_size = | image_map = | caption = These days, long parts of Great South Road's length are urban or suburban | map_type = | latitude = | longitude = | map_size = | map_caption = | map_alt = | other_name = | former_names = | part_of = | namesake = | type = | owner = | maint = | length = | length_km = 42.5 | length_ref = | length_notes = | width = | area = | steps = | postal_code = | addresses = | location = Auckland, New Zealand | metro = | coordinates = | direction_a = North | terminus_a = Broadway/Manukau Road | direction_b = South | terminus_b = Mill Road | junction = | main_contractor = | cost = | references = | commissioning_date = | construction_start_date = | completion_date = | inauguration_date = | demolition_date = | north = | east = | south = | west = | designer = | known_for = | status = | website = }} The Great South Road was the northern section of the earliest highway between Auckland and Wellington, in the North Island of New Zealand. HistoryConstruction of the Great South Road began in 1861 during the New Zealand Wars under the orders of Governor Grey to improve supply lines through swampy and thickly forested country.[1] The road was constructed by British Army troops, and provided a flow of supplies for the Waikato campaign.[2] Approximately 12,000 soldiers were involved in the construction over two years. After the wars, more peaceful uses predominated, and the road became the main social and commercial link to the growing agricultural areas south of Auckland.[3] Much of the road between Newmarket and Drury is laid in concrete, up to 1 foot thick but is now covered with asphalt. Originally, the road was marked by milestones, but these are now all believed lost.[3] The Auckland Southern Motorway has largely superseded Great South Road as a through route, but many parts of the road are still in use, particularly the urban sections. RouteThe road begins[4] in the central Auckland suburb of Epsom, then passes through the suburbs of Greenlane, Penrose, Otahuhu, Papatoetoe, Manukau, Manurewa and Papakura. Leaving the urban sprawl, it heads south through Drury before terminating at Mill Road in Bombay and merging with the Waikato Expressway.[5] Historically it continued, over the Bombay Hills, and followed the east bank of the Waikato River until crossing it at Ngaruawahia. A section of State Highway 3 through Ohaupo retains the road's southernmost extension.[6] Major intersections
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References1. ^{{cite web|last1=O'Malley|first1=Vincent|title=‘The great war for NZ broke out less than 50 km from Queen St’: Vincent O’Malley on the Waikato War and the making of Auckland|url=http://thespinoff.co.nz/society/06-12-2016/the-great-war-for-nz-broke-out-less-than-50-km-from-queen-st-vincent-omalley-on-the-waikato-war-and-the-making-of-auckland/|website=Spinoff}} 2. ^Roads – Development (from The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, 1966 Edition. Accessed 19 July 2008.) 3. ^1 {{cite news|title=Newmarket Viaduct – Landscape & Urban Design Framework|newspaper=Transit New Zealand|date=7 November 2008|page=Section 5.3}} 4. ^North End: Great South Road, Epsom, Auckland (Google Maps, accessed 7 December 2010.) 5. ^Bombay: [https://www.google.co.nz/maps/@-37.1953079,174.9838391,15.98z] (Google Maps, accessed 12 September 2018.) 6. ^South End: Great South Road, Ohaupo, Waikato (Google Maps, accessed 7 December 2010.) External links
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