The Auckland urban route network consists of strategic and primary arterial roads across the Auckland Region of New Zealand. Urban routes are signposted with white shields. To avoid conflict with state highway numbering, there are no urban routes numbered 1, 2, 16, 18, 20, or 22.
Map showing all urban routes in Auckland
Urban routes
editThis is a list of current posted urban routes in Auckland.
| Route no. | Roads | Starts at | Finishes at |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Mt Wellington Highway, Atkinson Avenue, Great South Road | Sylvia Park Road |  SH 1 (Auckland Southern Motorway) near Drury
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| 4 | Upper Queen Street, Ian McKinnon Drive, Dominion Road | Karangahape Road | Dominion Road Interchange,  SH 20 (Southwestern Motorway)
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| 5 | Great South Road, Ellerslie Panmure Highway, Lagoon Drive, Pakuranga Road, Ridge Road, Picton Street, Cook Street, Minerva Terrace, Cook Street, Whitford Road, Chapel Road, Ti Rakau Drive | South Eastern Highway | Ti Rakau Drive / Harris Road (UR8) |
| 6 | Fanshawe Street, Sturdee Street, Quay Street, Tamaki Drive, Ngapipi Road, Kepa Road, Kohimarama Road, St Heliers Bay Road, Apirana Avenue, Pilkington Road, Jellicoe Road, Morrin Road, Te Horeta Road, Mt Wellington Highway, Sylvia Park Road, Great South Road | SH 1 (Auckland Northern Motorway) / Beaumont Street
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Great South Road (UR5) / South Eastern Highway (UR10) |
| 7 | Tamaki Drive, St Heliers Bay Road | Ngapipi Road | St Heliers Bay Road / Apirana Ave (UR6) |
| 8 | Ti Rakau Drive, Harris Road, Springs Road, East Tamaki Road | Pakuranga Road (UR5) | Great South Road (UR3) |
| 9 | St Lukes Road, Balmoral Road, Green Lane West, Green Lane East, Remuera Road, St Johns Road | St Lukes Road Interchange,  SH 16 (Northwestern Motorway)
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St Heliers Bay Road / Kohimarama Road (UR6) |
| 10 | Carrington Road, Mt Albert Road, Mt Smart Road, Mays Road, Church Street, South Eastern Highway, Pakuranga Highway | Pt Chevalier Road / Great North Road (UR11) | Ti Rakau Drive (UR8) |
| 10A | Waipuna Road | Penrose Road / Mt Wellington Highway (UR6) | South-Eastern Highway (UR10) |
| 10B | Neilson Street | Church Street (UR10) | Neilson Street Interchange, SH 20 (Southwestern Motorway)
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| 11 | Blockhouse Bay Road, Great North Road | Carrington Road (UR10) | Donovan Street / Kinross Street (UR15) |
| 12 | Khyber Pass Road, Crowhurst Street, Gillies Avenue & Owens Road (southbound), Alpers Avenue (northbound), Manukau Road, Pah Road, Queenstown Road | Symonds Street | Queenstown Road Interchange, SH 20 (Southwestern Motorway)
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| 13 | Te Atatu Road, Edmonton Road, Alderman Drive, Henderson Valley Road, Forest Hill Road, West Coast Road | Te Atatu Road Interchange, SH 16 (Northwestern Motorway)
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Scenic Drive (UR24) |
| 14 | Mangere Road, Massey Road, Kirkbride Road, McKenzie Road, Coronation Road | Great South Road (UR3) | Coronation Road Interchange, SH 20 (Southwestern Motorway)
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| 15 | Hillsborough Road, White Swan Road, Donovan Street, Kinross Street, Godley Road | Mt Albert Road (UR10) | Titirangi Road (UR24) |
| 17 | Roscommon Road, Mahia Road | Cavendish Drive Interchange, SH 20 (Southwestern Motorway) / Cavendish Drive (UR30)
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Great South Road (UR3) |
| 19 | Lincoln Road, Great North Road, Rata Street, Ash Street, Great North Road | Lincoln Road Interchange, SH 16 (Northwestern Motorway)
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Blockhouse Bay Road (UR11) |
| 19A | Edmonton Road, Alderman Drive, Sel Peacock Drive | Great North Road (UR19) | Lincoln Road (UR19) |
| 21 | East Coast Road, Forrest Hill Road, Tristram Avenue | East Coast Road / Greville Road (UR25) | Wairau Road (UR26) |
| 23 | Fred Taylor Drive, Don Buck Road, Triangle Road | Brigham Creek Roundabout SH 16
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Lincoln Road (UR19) |
| 24 | Swanson Road, Scenic Drive, Titirangi Road | Great North Road / Lincoln Road (UR19) | Great North Road / Rata Street (UR19) Great North Road (UR35) |
| 25 | East Coast Road, Greville Road | Glenvar Road | Greville Road Interchange, SH 1 (Auckland Northern Motorway) / Albany Expressway (UR31)
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| 26 | Albany Highway, Glenfield Road, Wairau Road, Taharoto Road, Fred Thomas Drive, Esmonde Road, Lake Road, Albert Road, Victoria Road | Albany Highway Interchange,  SH 18 (Upper Harbour Motorway) / Albany Highway (UR29)
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Calliope Road |
| 27 | Glenfield Road, Birkenhead Avenue, Onewa Road | Wairau Road (UR26) | Onewa Road Interchange, SH 1 (Auckland Northern Motorway)
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| 28 | Coatesville-Riverhead Highway | Dairy Flat Highway (UR31) | SH 16 (State Highway 16) near Brigham Creek
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| 29 | Oteha Valley Road, Albany Highway | East Coast Road (UR25) | Albany Highway Interchange, SH 18 (Upper Harbour Motorway) / Albany Highway (UR26)
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| 30 | Botany Road, Te Irirangi Drive, Cavendish Drive | Pakuranga Road / Ridge Road (UR5) | Cavendish Drive Interchange, SH 20 (Southwestern Motorway) / Roscommon Road (UR17)
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| 31 | Albany Expressway, Dairy Flat Highway | Greville Road (UR25) | Silverdale Interchange, SH 1 (Northern Motorway) / Hibiscus Coast Highway
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| 32 | Fred Taylor Drive, Hobsonville Road | Don Buck Road (UR23) | Squadron Drive |
| 35 | Great North Road, Clark Street, Wolverton Street, Tiverton Road, New Windsor Road, Maioro Street | Great North Road / Rata Street (UR19) / Titirangi Road (UR24) | Maioro Street Interchange, SH 20 (Southwestern Motorway)
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Outside Auckland
editThe same shield may appear elsewhere, but is very scarse and only tends to be used up to once in a region. This "Regional Route" system includes the route UR1 in New Plymouth, the former route K in Tauranga (now SH29), and a couple revoked state highways like the Inland Scenic Route or the northern extent of SH67.
The exception to this is Hamilton which has its own urban route network, but mostly only for main collector roads.