State Highway 79 (New Zealand)

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State Highway 79
Route information
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency
Length	61.0 km (37.9 mi)
Major junctions
East end	SH 1 (Orari-Rangitata Highway) at Rangitata
West end	SH 8 (Main Street/Mount Cook Road) at Fairlie
Location
Country	New Zealand
Primary destinations	Geraldine
Highway system
New Zealand state highways Motorways and expressways List
← SH 78 → SH 80

State Highway 79 (SH 79) is a New Zealand state highway connecting the South Canterbury communities of Rangitata, Geraldine, and Fairlie. Starting at State Highway 1 the highway is 61 kilometres in length and runs in a general east–west direction. 6.3 km of the highway through Geraldine runs concurrently with the Inland Scenic Route (), formerly State Highway 72. The road is a two-lane single carriageway, with a one-lane bridge crossing the Orari River.

It is an important tourist highway, and forms part of the most direct route between Christchurch and the Mackenzie Country, Aoraki / Mount Cook and Queenstown/Wānaka.