Dunedin-Waitati Highway
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Dunedin–Waitati Highway, formerly called Dunedin Northern Motorway, is a two-to-four-lane limited-access road which provides the main route north from the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. Opened on 14 De
Dunedin–Waitati Hwy looking north from near the Pigeon Flat Overbridge. Blueskin Bay is visible in the background
Leith Saddle is a strategic point where the motorway traverses a fragile alpine forest dominated by Libocedrus bidwillii (visible on the skyline at right). Proposed road works to straighten a dangerous corner here conflict with conservation values.
Leith Valley
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Leith Valley is a suburb, valley, and general area of the New Zealand city of Dunedin, located to the northwest of the city centre. To differentiate the name of the valley from that of the suburb, the
Dunedin-Waitati Highway
…bypassing the city, was planned in the 1970s to join the road alongside Pine Hill. From Pine Hill the highway follows the northeastern side of the Leith Valley, then crosses the headwaters of the Leith before traversing the Leith Saddle. At 380m the saddle is the highest point of Dunedin-Waitati Highway, and…
Woodhaugh and the mouth of the Leith Valley, seen from Prospect Park immediately to the south. The Gardens Corner, at the mouth of North East Valley, is visible in the background, top right.
Ross Creek Reservoir.
The Water of Leith at the northern end of Woodhaugh Gardens.