{
  "name": "Arthur's Pass",
  "slug": "arthurs-pass",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/arthurs-pass/",
  "summary": "The highest of the three roads over the Southern Alps, cresting at about 920 m before the main event: a 16 percent drop down the Otira Gorge on a 440-metre viaduct built because the old road kept sliding away. Canterbury on one side, the West Coast on the other.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "SH 73"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "New Zealand",
    "region": "Canterbury",
    "start": {
      "name": "Arthur's Pass",
      "lat": -42.959505,
      "lon": 171.573903
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Ōtira",
      "lat": -42.826099,
      "lon": 171.562103
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 10,
    "lengthKm": 16.1,
    "driveMinutes": 22,
    "corners": 70,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 16,
    "summitMetres": 920.8,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 7
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Steep grades up to about 16 percent in the Otira Gorge",
    "Rockfall and slips on scree slopes",
    "Snow and ice in winter"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley",
    "forest",
    "gorge"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Bridal Veil Falls lookout",
    "Ōtira Viaduct Lookout at Deaths Corner",
    "Arthur's Pass"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 104
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}