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State Highway 65 (also known as the Shenandoah Highway) is a New Zealand state highway in the 
Maruia Falls, a 5-m waterfall near the road, did not exist prior to the 1929 Murchison earthquake ( magnitude 7.8).
New Zealand Transport Agency
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South Island
The South Island, also officially named , is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasma ...
. It is 71 km long and runs south to north down the Maruia river valley from SH 7 at Springs Junction, 15 km west of the main divide at the Lewis Pass, to SH 6 in the Buller Gorge, 11 km west of Murchison. It forms part of the most direct route between Christchurch
Christchurch ( ; mi, Ĺtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon Rive ...
and Nelson. It takes its name from a small settlement toward its northern end.
The road is sealed and two-lane, with some single-lane bridges. The surrounding country is used for pastoral farming (beef and dairy) with some forestry on the surrounding hills.
Springs Junction is the only locality with fuel or food along the route while Maruia is the largest settlement along the route.
Maruia Falls, a 5-m waterfall near the road, did not exist prior to the 1929 Murchison earthquake ( magnitude 7.8).
See also
*List of New Zealand state highways
This is a list of highways of the New Zealand state highway network and some touring routes. State highways are administered by the NZ Transport Agency, while all other roads are the responsibility of territorial authorities
Territorial au ...
References
External links
New Zealand Transport Agency
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