Kamilaroi Highway

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Kamilaroi Highway

New South Wales
Cryon 5.JPG
A small mirage on the Kamilaroi Highway near Cryon.
General information
TypeHighway
Length605 km (376 mi)[1]
Route number(s)
  • B51 (2013-present)
    (Narrabri-Willow Tree)
  • B76 (2013-present)
    (Bourke-Walgett)
Former
route number		 National Route 37 (1974-2013)
Entire route
Major junctions
NW end Mitchell Highway (B71)
Bourke, New South Wales
 
SE end New England Highway (A15)
Willow Tree, New South Wales
Location(s)
Major settlementsBrewarrina, Walgett, Burren Junction, Wee Waa, Narrabri, Boggabri, Gunnedah, Quirindi
Highway system

The Kamilaroi Highway is a 605-kilometre (376 mi)[1] state highway located in the north-western region of New South Wales, Australia. The highway's northwestern terminus is at a junction with the Mitchell Highway at Bourke. Its southeastern terminus is a junction with the New England Highway north of Willow Tree.

The highway is named after the Kamilaroi Indigenous Australian people who live in the area.[citation needed]

History[]

It was formerly signed National Route 37 between Willow Tree and Narrabri in 1974 - later extended west to Bourke in 1999 - but poorly signed west of Walgett. This route was replaced by the alpha numeric route number B51 between the New England Highway and Newell Highway, before continuing to Walgett unnumbered. Here at its junction with the Castlereagh Highway it becomes the B76, and continues along the formerly largely unsigned part of National Route 37 towards Bourke and the Mitchell Highway. Its status as a highway is fairly new, having only become State Highway 29 in February 1999, the same point in time that it was named the Kamilaroi Highway.

The Kamilaroi Highway crosses the Bogan River 43 kilometres (27 mi) east of Bourke.[2]

The Brewarrina Lift Bridge which was built in 1888 over Barwon River on the Kamilaroi Highway has been assessed as being of State significance.[3]

Major junctions[]

LGALocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
BourkeBourke00.0 Mitchell Highway (B71) – Nyngan, Dubbo, Bathurst, Cunnamulla
Kidman Way (B87) – Cobar		T intersection, northwestern terminus of Kamilaroi Highway and route B76;Mitchell Highway (B71) continues north and south-east, Kidman Way (B87) continues south
Barwon River4226Bourke Bridge
BrewarrinaBrewarrina9760Belmore Street – Walgett, Goodooga / Bathurst Street – BourkeUncontrolled 4-way intersection; Kamilaroi Highway continues west along Bathurst Street, north along Belmore Street
Barwon River9962Brewarrina Lift Bridge
BrewarrinaBrewarrina10565Goodooga Road – GoodoogaT intersection; Kamilaroi Highway continues south-west and east
Barwon River224139Dangar Bridge
WalgettWalgett223139Ginge RoadT intersection; Kamilaroi Highway continues west and south-east
230140 Castlereagh Highway (B55/B76) – Lightning Ridge, CoonambleRoundabout; southern concurrency terminus, Kamilaroi Highway continues west (as route B76), north (as route B55/B76)
Namoi River231144Bridge (no known official name)
WalgettWalgett235146 Castlereagh Highway (B55/B76) – Lightning Ridge, CollarenebriT intersection; northern concurrency terminus; Kamilaroi Highway continues south-west (as route B55/B76), east (unallocated)
Namoi River370230Tulladunna Bridge
Namoi River379235Collins Bridge
NarrabriNarrabri412256 Newell Highway (A39) – Narrabri, Gunnedah, MoreeT intersection; Kamilaroi Highway continues north-west and south
Narrabri Creek413257Narrabri Creek Bridge
NarrabriNarrabri417259 Newell Highway (A39) – DubboRoundabout; Kamilaroi Highway continues south-east as route B51, north (unallocated)
GunnedahGunnedah509316 Oxley Highway (B51/B56) – Coonabarabran, Mudgee, TamworthUncontrolled 4-way intersection; western concurrency terminus, Kamilaroi Highway continues north-west as route B51, south-east as route B51/B56
512318 Oxley Highway (B51/B56) – Tamworth, Port MacquarieRoundabout; eastern concurrency terminus, Kamilaroi Highway continues west as route B51/B56, south as route B51
Liverpool PlainsWillow Tree605376 New England Highway (A15) – Singleton, Newcastle, Tamworth, WarwickDirectional T interchange; south-eastern terminus of Kamilaroi Highway and route B51; continues north and south as New England Highway (A15)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Route attractions and features[]

Approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Boggabri is a spectacular landmark called Gin's Leap, that was known in the days of Cobb and Co as "The Rock". It is said that a young Aboriginal girl, being pursued by white settlers on horseback, jumped to her death rather than be raped and shot like others in her family.[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c 1 Warraweena Street, Bourke NSW 2840 to New England Highway, Willow Tree NSW 2339 (Map). Google Maps, Google Inc. 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Bogan River Bridge Replacement HW29". NSW eTendering. Government of New South Wales. 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Brewarrina Bridge over Barwon River, The". Office of Heritage & Environment. Government of New South Wales. 14 August 2002. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  4. ^ Elder, Bruce. Blood on the Wattle: Massacres and maltreatment of Aboriginal Australians since 1788. New Holland Publishers Ltd. ISBN 1864364106.

External links[]

Media related to Kamilaroi Highway at Wikimedia Commons

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