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In 1957, the motorway was extended westwards by one km to
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The first section of the Northwestern Motorway, from
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1090:About the City â The History
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338:AucklandâKumeu Motorway
60:"Northwestern Motorway"
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1343:Western Belfast Bypass
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1224:Upper Harbour Motorway
1101:Waitakere City Council
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1547:Motorways in Auckland
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1071:Northwestern Cycleway
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