State Highway 27 (New Zealand)

{{short description|Road in New Zealand}}

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|type=SH

|route=27

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|length_km=92.4

|direction_a=North

|terminus_a= {{jct|country=NZL|SH|2}} at Mangatarata

|junction=*{{jct|country=NZL|SH|26}} at Tatuanui

• {{jct|country=NZL|SH|24|name1=Broadway}} at Matamata
• {{jct|country=NZL|SH|29}} near Hinuera

|direction_b=South

|terminus_b= {{jct|country=NZL|SH|1|name1=Main Road}} at Tīrau

|towns=Waharoa, Matamata

|previous_type=SH

|previous_route=26

|next_type=SH

|next_route=28

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State Highway 27 (SH 27) is a state highway in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an important north–south link along the Waihou/Piako valley and forms an important transport route across the mostly dairy farming Matamata-Piako District. SH 27, in conjunction with {{NZSH|2}}, is often used as an alternative route to {{NZSH|1}} between Auckland and Tauranga, Rotorua and Taupō.

For its entire length, SH 27 is a single carriageway road with one lane in each direction and at-grade intersections and property access. The New Zealand Transport Agency classifies the highway as an arterial route.{{cite web |url=https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/projects/road-efficiency-group/docs/onrc-north-island-map.pdf |title= One Network Road Classification: North Island State Highways |publisher=New Zealand Transport Agency |accessdate= 9 January 2019}}

Traffic at Kaihere increased by 31%, from an average of 3,965 vehicles a day in 2008, to 5,182 in 2017 and 5,467 in 2019.{{Cite web|title=State highway traffic monitoring – annual average daily traffic|url=https://maphub.nzta.govt.nz/public/?appid=31305d4c1c794c1188a87da0d3e85d04|access-date=2021-11-27|website=maphub.nzta.govt.nz}} In 2017 982 (19%) of those were heavy vehicles, mainly trucks.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/resources/state-highway-traffic-volumes/docs/2013-2017-national-telemetry-site-profiles.pdf|title=NZTA 2017 National Telemetry Site Traffic Profile}}