New Zealand State Highway 85

State Highway 85
"The Pig Route"
Route information
Maintained by New Zealand Transport Agency
Length:	165 km (103 mi)
Major junctions
West end:	Dunorling Street/Centennial Avenue in Alexandra, New Zealand
East end:	Ronaldsay Street at Palmerston
Location
Primary destinations:	Omakau, Ranfurly, Dunback
Highway system
New Zealand State Highways Motorways and Expressways • List • Unused ← SH 84 SH 86 →

State Highway 85 is a South Island State Highway in New Zealand, servicing the Maniototo Plains and the North and Central Otago regions of the South Island between the major settlements of Alexandra and Palmerston. It is wholly two lane and passes through some of the most extreme climatic regions in New Zealand. The highway is known colloquially as "The Pigroot".

Route

SH 85 leaves Alexandra town centre and runs in a northerly direction parallel (but not directly next to) with the Manuherikia River. After passing through Chatto Creek, Omakau, Lauder and Becks, the road crosses the river and ascends onto the high plateau known as the Maniototo Plains.

The road then veers to the southeast and runs across the plains through Idaburn and Wedderburn before the road "detours" to go to Ranfurly. After Ranfurly, the road resumes its original direction and after Kyeburn, the road descends through the Kakanui Ranges as well as through Dunback and the Inch Valley to emerge at Palmerston.

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