List of road routes in New South Wales
Road routes in New South Wales assist drivers navigating roads in urban, rural, and scenic areas of the state. Today, all numbered routes in the state are allocated a letter (M, A, B or D) in addition to a one- or -two digit number, with 'M' routes denoting motorways, 'A' routes denoting routes of national significance, 'B' routes denoting routes of state significance, and 'D' for Detour routes of a major motorway. The route system includes the officially designated highways, urban and intercity motorways and arterial roads, and important cross-state roads that have not been declared highways.
History[]
Route numbers have been allocated to New South Wales' roads since 1954, with the introduction of National Routes across all states and territories in Australia, symbolised by a white shield with black writing; National Route 1 ('Highway 1') was one of the best-known numbered national routes, likely due to its fame for circumnavigating the continent.
To supplement the National Route number system, three Ring Roads were introduced to Sydney in 1964, symbolised by a blue circular shield with white writing and a dotted outline.[1] These lasted 10 years before their decommissioning in 1974.
In 1973, Freeway Routes were introduced to complement the state's National Routes and Sydney's Ring Roads, symbolised by blue rounded shields with white writing crowned by red crests, in an imitation of the American Interstate shield. Most of these routes were not signed as extensions opened, or were replaced with other routes in the years following, and while not officially decommissioned, virtually all signage of these routes were removed in 1992.
In 1974, the National Highway network was defined, which allowed some existing National Routes to be upgraded to National Highways. These were marked with the same shield design as the National Routes, except for their gold-on-green colouring and the word NATIONAL added across the top. The new State Routes system was also introduced in 1974, symbolised by blue rounded shields with white writing - much like the Freeway Routes, except without the red crests - and replaced Sydney's Ring Roads. Scores of other State Routes were designated across New South Wales, marking out urban arterial routes and secondary rural highways.
In 1992-3, Sydney's Metroad system was introduced, symbolised by white hexagonal shields with blue writing, indicating Sydney's major radial and circumferential arteries. These routes subsumed many of the city's existing State Routes and also urban portions of National Routes and National Highways. A second, smaller allocation of Metroads were rolled out in 1998-9.
In 2013, the state replaced its entire system of National Routes, National Highways and Metroads with an alphanumeric route numbering system.[2] Many existing numbered routes were allocated a letter (M, A, B or D) in addition to its number, with 'M' routes denoting motorways, 'A' routes denoting routes of national significance, 'B' routes denoting routes of state significance, and 'D' routes acting as motorway detours. Instead of shields, route numbers are displayed as yellow text on green rectangular backgrounds outlined in white, and has now - with the exception of Tourist Routes and a State Route or two - become the sole route numbering system in the state. The changeover to alphanumeric routes was announced in March 2013 and signs were updated between May and December 2013, either by removing old "shield" coverplates installed on newer signs, or installing new alphanumeric coverplates on old shielded signs,[3] although some road projects (like Westlink M7 in 2005) or major highways (like Hume Highway from 1997) were allocated or converted to alphanumeric routes before the general change-over in 2013; these are noted. In 2020, the styling of the markers was modified to remove the white border, aligning with the design for all other states and territories except the ACT.[4]
Alphanumeric Routes[]
M routes[]
The Roads and Maritime Services define M routes as "motorway standard roads".[5] In practice, this means roads allocated an M route are usually at least dual-carriageway motorways or high standard rural highways with at least two lanes in each direction. Unlike other states, New South Wales route allocations do not use a different background colour to designate a toll-road: routes attracting a toll are specifically marked.
Route | Component roads | From | Via | To | Length | Notes |
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M1 |
Pacific Motorway (Byron Bay-Ballina Bypass) |
NSW/QLD border |
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Woodburn | 127 km (79 mi) | Highway 1 route: - continues north as along Pacific Motorway into QLD eventually to Eight Mile Plains - continues south as along Pacific Highway to Beresfield Note: uncertainty still exists over which parts are officially classified Pacific Motorway or Pacific Highway |
Pacific Motorway (Maclean-Grafton Bypass) |
Woombah | Glenugie | 62 km (39 mi) | |||
Pacific Motorway (Woolgoolga Bypass) |
Dirty Creek | Korora | 35 km (22 mi) | |||
Pacific Motorway (Nambucca-Macksville Bypass) |
Raleigh | Warrell Creek | 42 km (26 mi) | |||
Pacific Motorway (Clybucca-Kempsey Bypass) |
Eungai Creek | Thrumster | 79 km (49 mi) | |||
Pacific Motorway | Beresfield |
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Wahroonga | 127 km (79 mi) | Highway 1 route: - continues north as along Pacific Highway to Thrumster - continues south as along Pacific Highway to Artarmon | |
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Artarmon |
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Mascot | 62 km (39 mi) | Highway 1 route through Sydney: - continues north as along Pacific Highway to Wahroonga - continues south as along General Holmes Drive to Waterfall - tolled on Sydney Harbour Tunnel (southbound only), Eastern Distributor and Military Road E-ramp. | |
Princes Motorway | Waterfall |
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Oak Flats | 62 km (39 mi) | Highway 1 route: - continues north as along Princes Highway to Mascot - continues south as along Princes Highway to NSW/VIC border | |
M2 |
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Baulkham Hills |
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Artarmon | 25 km (16 mi) | - continues north as along (Old) Windsor Road to Windsor - tolled |
M4 |
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Lapstone |
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Haberfield | 49 km (30 mi) | - continues east as along City West Link to Sydney - eastern end extended along M4 East Motorway from Strathfield to Haberfield when it opened in 2019 - tolled between Parramatta and Haberfield |
M5 |
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Prestons |
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Mascot | 29 km (18 mi) | Tolled separately between Moorebank and Beverly Hills (M5 South-West), and on M5 East |
M7 |
Westlink M7 | Prestons |
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Baulkham Hills | 40 km (25 mi) | - allocated upon opening in 2005 - tolled |
M8 |
Westconnex M8 | Beverly Hills | Arncliffe | St Peters | 10 km (6 mi) | - allocated upon opening in 2020 - tolled |
M15 |
Hunter Expressway | Lower Belford |
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Cameron Park | 26 km (16 mi) | - allocated upon opening in 2014 - continues north as along New England Highway to NSW/QLD border - continues east as along Newcastle Link Road to Newcastle |
M23 |
Federal Highway | Yarra |
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NSW/ACT border | 55 km (34 mi) | Continues west as along Federal Highway into ACT eventually to Majura |
M31 |
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Prestons | NSW/VIC border | 513 km (319 mi) | Continues south as along Hume Freeway into VIC eventually to Melbourne |
A routes[]
The Roads and Maritime Services define A routes as "routes of national significance".[5] A routes are numbered between 1-49.
Route | Component roads | From | Via | To | Length | Notes |
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A1 |
Pacific Highway | Woodburn | Woombah | 34 km (21 mi) | Highway 1 route: - continues north as along Pacific Motorway to NSW/QLD border - continues south as along Pacific Motorway to Thrumster Note: uncertainty still exists over which parts are officially classified Pacific Motorway or Pacific Highway | |
Pacific Highway | Glenugie | Dirty Creek | 25 km (16 mi) | |||
Pacific Highway | Korora | Raleigh | 29 km (18 mi) | |||
Pacific Highway | Warrell Creek | Eungai Creek | 14 km (9 mi) | |||
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Thrumster |
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Beresfield | 223 km (139 mi) | Highway 1 route: - continues north as along Pacific Motorway to Eungai Creek - continues south as along Pacific Motorway to Wahroonga - concurrencies: with along New England Highway from Hexham to Beresfield; with along John Renshaw Drive through Beresfield | |
Pacific Highway | Wahroonga |
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Artarmon | 13.5 km (8 mi) | Highway 1 route: - continues north as along Pacific Motorway to Beresfield - continues south as along Gore Hill Freeway to Mascot - concurrency with along Pacific Highway from Roseville to Chatswood | |
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Mascot |
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Waterfall | 32 km (20 mi) | Highway 1 route: - continues north as along General Holmes Drive to Artarmon - continues south as along Princes Motorway to Oak Flats | |
Princes Highway | Oak Flats |
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NSW/VIC border | 415 km (258 mi) | Highway 1 route: - continues north as along Princes Motorway to Waterfall - continues south as along Princes Highway into VIC eventually to Traralgon | |
A2 |
Windsor |
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Seven Hills | 22.8 km (14 mi) | Continues east as along M2 Hills Motorway to North Ryde | |
A3 |
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Mona Vale |
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Blakehurst | 51 km (32 mi) | |
A4 |
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Haberfield | Pyrmont | Sydney | 10.8 km (7 mi) | - continues west as along Western Motorway to Lapstone - western end along Wattle Street and Parramatta Road terminating at Strathfield truncated to current alignment (replaced by ) when M4 East Motorway opened in 2019 - to be retracted further east (currently being replaced by ) as stages of the M4 East Motorway project are completed |
A6 |
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Carlingford |
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Heathcote | 41 km (25 mi) | |
A7 |
Pennant Hills Road | West Pennant Hills | Pennant Hills | Wahroonga | 8.2 km (5 mi) | Not allocated: planned for Pennant Hills Road once NorthConnex opened, but it was believed / concurrency would confuse motorists on which toll to pay: was left as is |
A8 |
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Mona Vale |
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North Sydney | 22.8 km (14 mi) | |
A9 |
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Windsor |
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Campbelltown | 63 km (39 mi) | |
A11 |
Pacific Highway | Wahroonga |
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Artarmon | 13.8 km (8.6 mi) | Partially allocated, halted after NorthConnex opened in 2020, then decommissioned; some signs were converted to but changed back to [6] |
A15 |
New England Highway | NSW/QLD border |
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Lower Belford | 540 km (336 mi) | - continues north as along New England Highway into QLD eventually to Warwick - continues east as along Hunter Expressway to Cameron Park - concurrency with along Oxley Highway from Bendemeer to Tamworth |
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Cameron Park |
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Newcastle West | 16.4 km (10 mi) | - allocation rerouted from New England Highway, Pacific Highway and Industrial Drive (replaced by ) to current route (replacing ) when Hunter Expressway opened in 2014 - continues west as along Hunter Expressway to Lower Belford - concurrency with along Newcastle Road from Jesmond to Lambton | |
A20 |
Sturt Highway | NSW/VIC border |
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Tarcutta | 597 km (371 mi) | - continues west as along Sturt Highway into VIC via Mildura, and into SA eventually to Adelaide - concurrency with along Olympic Highway from Moorong to Wagga Wagga |
A22 |
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Liverpool |
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Ultimo | 31 km (19 mi) | |
A25 |
Barton Highway | Yass | Murrumbateman | NSW/ACT border | 40 km (25 mi) | Continues south as along Barton Highway into ACT eventually to Canberra |
A28 |
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Edmondson Park |
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Wahroonga | 41 km (25 mi) | Concurrency with along Old Windsor Road, Briens Road and James Ruse Drive from Northmead to North Parramatta |
A31 |
Hume Highway | Berrima |
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NSW/VIC border | 431 km (268 mi) | Decommissioned: signage along Hume Highway (from Berrima to the border) progressively allocated from 1997 as it wasn't a gazetted motorway; however, classification for M routes changed by the time Holbrook bypass opened, replaced by in 2013 |
A32 |
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NSW/SA border |
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Lapstone | 1,146 km (712 mi) | Continues west as along Barrier Highway into SA eventually to Gawler |
A34 |
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Liverpool |
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Newtown | 26 km (16 mi) | |
A36 |
Princes Highway | Ultimo |
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Kogarah | 11.3 km (7 mi) | |
A37 |
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Sandgate |
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Bennetts Green | 16.4 km (10 mi) | - re-aligned through Shortland from Sandgate/Wallsend Roads to current alignment when second northern section of Newcastle Inner City Bypass opened in 2014 - concurrency with along Newcastle Road from Jesmond to Lambton |
A38 |
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North Ryde |
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Dee Why | 17.8 km (11 mi) | Concurrency with along Pacific Highway from Chatswood to Roseville |
A39 |
Newell Highway | NSW/QLD border |
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NSW/VIC border | 1,057 km (657 mi) | - continues north as along Gore Highway into QLD eventually to Toowoomba - continues south as along Goulburn Valley Highway into VIC eventually to Shepparton - concurrencies: with along Mid Western Highway from Caragabal to West Wyalong; with along Burley Griffin Way from Beckom to Ardlethan |
A40 |
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Seven Hills |
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Rozelle | 27.3 km (17 mi) | Concurrency with along Cumberland Highway from Northmead to North Parramatta |
A41 |
Bathurst |
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Table Top | 422 km (262 mi) | Concurrency with along Sturt Highway from Wagga Wagga to Moorong | |
A43 |
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Greta |
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Halloran | 109 km (68 mi) | Allocation extended west along New England Highway, Pacific Highway and Industrial Drive (replacing ) when Hunter Expressway opened in 2014 |
A44 |
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Emu Plains |
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Haberfield | 50 km (31 mi) | - eastern end extended along Parramatta Road and Wattle Street from Strathfield to Haberfield (replacing ) when M4 East motorway opened in 2019 - to be extended further east (currently replacing ) as stages of the M4 East motorway project are completed |
A46 |
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Cameron Park |
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Newcastle West | 16.4 km (10 mi) | Decommissioned, allocation replaced by when Hunter Expressway opened in 2014 |
A48 |
Illawarra Highway | Sutton Forest |
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Albion Park | 61 km (38 mi) | |
A49 |
Central Coast Highway | Doyalson |
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Kariong | 50 km (31 mi) | |
Decommissioned or unsigned allocation
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B routes[]
The Roads and Maritime Services define B routes as "routes of state significance".[5] B routes are numbered between 51-99, with the sole exception of Monaro Highway (allocated to remain consistent across state lines).
Route | Component roads | From | Via | To | Length | Notes |
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B23 |
Monaro Highway | NSW/ACT border |
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NSW/VIC border | 206 km (128 mi) | - continues north as along Monaro Highway into ACT eventually to Fyshwick - continues south as along Monaro Highway into VIC eventually to Cann River - concurrency with along Snowy Mountains Highway from Cooma to Steeple Flat |
B51 |
Kamilaroi Highway | Narrabri |
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Willow Tree | 188 km (117 mi) | |
B52 |
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NSW/ACT border | Queanbeyan | NSW/ACT border | 12.4 km (8 mi) | - continues west as along Canberra Avenue into ACT eventually to Fyshwick
- continues east as along Kings Highway into ACT via Kowen, and back into NSW eventually to Batemans Bay |
Kings Highway | NSW/ACT border |
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Batemans Bay | 115 km (71 mi) | Continues west as along Kings Highway into ACT via Kowen, and back into NSW eventually via Queanbeyan | |
B53 |
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Morisset | Wallsend | 35 km (22 mi) | ||
B55 |
Castlereagh Highway | NSW/QLD border |
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Marrangaroo | 633 km (393 mi) | Continues north as along Castlereagh Highway into QLD eventually to St George |
B56 |
Oxley Highway | Coonabarabran |
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Port Macquarie | 446 km (277 mi) | Concurrency with along New England Highway from Tamworth to Bendemeer |
B57 |
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Speers Point | Charlestown | 9.5 km (6 mi) | ||
B58 |
Riverina Highway | Deniliquin |
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East Albury | 201 km (125 mi) | |
B59 |
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Lithgow | Vineyard | 90 km (56 mi) | ||
B60 |
Bruxner Highway | Tenterfield |
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West Ballina | 185 km (115 mi) | |
B62 |
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Lismore | Bangalow | Ewingsdale | 40 km (25 mi) | |
B63 |
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Adamstown Heights |
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Nelson Bay | 60 km (37 mi) | |
B64 |
Mid-Western Highway | Hay |
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Cowra | 413 km (257 mi) | Concurrency with along Newell Highway from West Wyalong to Caragabal |
B65 |
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Thirroul |
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Shellharbour | 39 km (24 mi) | Allocated when extension of Northern Distributor (from Bellami to Bulli) opened in 2009; Northern Distributor renamed Memorial Drive in 2010 |
B68 |
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Cessnock |
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Beresfield | 31 km (19 mi) | Concurrency with along John Renshaw Drive through Beresfield |
B69 |
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Campbelltown | Appin | Cataract | 35 km (22 mi) | |
B70 |
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Halloran | Noraville | 14.3 km (9 mi) | ||
B71 |
Mitchell Highway | NSW/QLD border |
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Nyngan | 339 km (211 mi) | Continues north as along Mitchell Highway into QLD eventually to Augathella |
B72 |
Snowy Mountains Highway | Mount Adrah |
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Stony Creek | 333 km (207 mi) | Concurrency with along Monaro Highway from Cooma to Steeple Flat |
B73 |
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Aylmerton |
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Bomaderry | 68 km (42 mi) | |
B74 |
Wyong Road | Mardi | Long Jetty | 11.7 km (7 mi) | ||
B75 |
Cobb Highway | Wilcannia |
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NSW/VIC border | 571 km (355 mi) | Continues south as along Northern Highway into VIC eventually to Wallan |
B76 |
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Bourke |
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Tyndale | 843 km (524 mi) | - concurrency with along Castlereagh Highway through Walgett - allocation extended east along Big River Way (former Pacific Highway, replacing ) when the Grafton bypass opened in 2020 |
B78 |
Waterfall Way | Armidale |
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Raleigh | 170 km (106 mi) | |
B79 |
Silver City Highway | NSW/QLD border |
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Buronga | 582 km (362 mi) | While terminates in NSW in Buronga, allocation continues as along Calder Highway (which branches off at Curlwaa) in VIC eventually to Bendigo |
B80 |
Monaro Highway | Steeple Flat | Bombala | 41 km (25 mi) | Not allocated: used instead to remain contiguous with in Victoria | |
B81 |
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Molong |
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Bowning | 215 km (134 mi) | |
B82 |
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Greta |
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Cooranbong | 50 km (31 mi) | Northern end re-aligned from Clift Street through Branxton to current alignment when Hunter Expressway opened in 2014 |
B83 |
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Wahroonga |
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Somersby | 55 km (34 mi) | |
B84 |
Golden Highway | Dubbo |
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Whittingham | 313 km (194 mi) | |
B85 |
Goldfields Way | Wyalong | Temora | Old Junee | 116 km (72 mi) | |
B87 |
Kidman Way | Bourke |
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Bundure | 643 km (400 mi) | |
B88 |
Picton Road | Wilton | Cataract | 27 km (17 mi) | ||
B89 |
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West Wallsend | Belmont | 23 km (14 mi) | ||
B91 |
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NSW/QLD border |
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Glenugie | 212 km (132 mi) | - continues north as along Mount Lindesay Highway into QLD eventually to Brisbane - allocation extended south along Big River Way (former Pacific Highway, replacing ) when the Grafton bypass opened in 2020 |
B94 |
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Griffith |
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Bowning | 279 km (173 mi) | Concurrency with along Newell Highway from Ardlethan to Beckom |
B95 |
Fossickers Way | Warialda |
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Tamworth | 190 km (118 mi) | |
Decommissioned or unsigned allocation
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D routes[]
New South Wales is currently the only state in the country to use D routes, representing detour routes around nominated motorways (when closed or otherwise unusable). To date, there are only two D routes: D1 (routing around the M1 Pacific Motorway through the Central Coast), and D5 (routing around the M5 South-Western Motorway). After RMS standards changed, all signs now show "D", and there will be no more D routes in NSW.
Route | Component roads | From | |Via | To | Length | Notes |
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D1 |
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Wahroonga |
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Doyalson | 98 km (61 mi) | Concurrencies: with along Pacific Highway, Old Pacific Highway and Wisemans Ferry Road from Wahroonga to Somersby; with along Central Coast Highway from Somersby to West Gosford. |
D5 |
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Beverly Hills | Bexley | Arncliffe | 8.4 km (5 mi) | Concurrency with along King Georges Road through Beverly Hills |
Tourist Drives[]
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Route | Component Roads | From | To | Length (km) | Notes | ||
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Grand Pacific Drive | Audley Road
Sir Bertram Stevens Drive Lady Wakehurst Drive Lawrence Hargrave Drive |
Loftus | Stanwell Park | 39.8 km (24.7 mi) |
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Stanwell Park | Bulli | 17.4 km (10.8 mi) | |||||
Bulli | Fairy Meadow | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) | |||||
Blue Mountains Drive |
Leura Mall
Cliff Drive Echo Point Road Katoomba Street |
Leura | Katoomba | 7 km (4 mi) | Formerly numbered as until it was rebranded into BMD in 2014.
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Tourist Drive 1 Jenolan Caves |
Jenolan Caves Road
Edith Road Ross Street Carrington Avenue O'Connell Road Littlebourne Street |
Hartley | Kelso | 117 km (73 mi) | |||
Tourist Drive 1 Cooma |
Kosciuszko Road
Alpine Way Swampy Plains Creek Road |
Cooma | Cooma | 250 km (160 mi) | TD1 was a loop through the Snowy Mountains from the Snowy Mountains Highway/Kosciusko Rd junction near Cooma, via:
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Tourist Drive 1 |
John Renshaw Parkway
Timor Road |
Tooraweena | Coonabarabran | 73.5 km (45.7 mi) | |||
Tourist Drive 2 |
The Bucketts Way | Glenthorne | Twelve Mile Creek | 154 km (96 mi) | The second oldest tourist drive in New South Wales. | ||
Tourist Drive 4 Jervis Bay |
Jervis Bay Road
Huskisson Road |
Falls Creek | Huskisson | 11 km (6.8 mi) | |||
Tourist Drive 4 Inverell |
Warialda Road
Yetman Road |
Warialda | Inverell | 151 km (94 mi) | |||
Tourist Drive 6 The Lakes Way - Forster |
The Lakes Way | Bulahdelah | Taree | 80 km (50 mi) | [7] | ||
Tourist Drive 7 Kangaroo Valley |
Kangaroo Valley Road
Moss Vale Road |
Berry | Bomaderry | 30 km (19 mi) | |||
Tourist Drive 7 Oracle’s Way |
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Stanthorpe | Tenterfield, NSW | 65 km (40 mi) | Loop route. Enter QLD at Dalcouth. | ||
Tourist Drive 8 |
Braidwood Road
Bungendore Road |
Goulburn | Bywong | 85 km (50 mi) | [11] | ||
Tourist Drive 8 Manning Valley |
Wingham Road
Bulga Road Comboyne Road Oxley Highway |
Taree / Wingham | Wauchope | 122 km (75 mi) | Partially Unsealed (>35km) | ||
Tourist Drive 9 |
Jamberoo Road
Churchill Street Jamberoo Mountain Road |
Kiama | Robertson | 33 km (21 mi) | |||
Tourist Drive 10 Ocean Drive |
Nancy Bird Walton Drive
Ocean Drive |
Kew | Port Macquarie | 40 km (25 mi) | |||
Tourist Drive 11 Mount Keira |
Cordeaux Road
Harry Graham Drive Mt Keira Road |
Mount Keira | West Wollongong | 20 km (12 mi) | |||
Tourist Drive 12 Picton |
Camden Bypass
Old Hume Highway Remembrance Driveway Old Hume Highway |
Camden | Alpine | 58 km (36 mi) | |||
Tourist Drive 12 |
Crescent Head Road
Belmore River Bank Road Macleay Valley Way |
Kempsey | South Bellimbopinni | 95 km (59 mi) | Circuitous. [14][15] | ||
Tourist Drive 13 |
Taralga Road
Wombeyan Caves Road |
Goulburn | Wombeyan Caves | 77 km (48 mi) | |||
Tourist Drive 14 Moss Vale |
Old Hume Highway
Bowral Road Moss Vale Road |
Mittagong | Sutton Forrest | 28 km (17 mi) | [16] | ||
Tourist Drive 14 & 15 Nambucca Heads |
Stuarts Point Road
Grassy Head Road Scotts Head Road Giinagay Way |
Eungai | Nambucca Heads | TD14:
29 km (18 mi)
17 km (10.5 mi) |
Route starts at Eungai, designated as TD14, then changes to TD15 at Pacific Highway, ending at Nambucca Heads. | ||
Tourist Drive 15 |
Kangaloon Road
Belmore Falls Road Nowra Road |
Bowral | Moss Vale | 63 km (40 mi) | [16] | ||
Tourist Drive 16 Bundanoon |
Highland Way
Penrose Road Bundanoon Road Exeter Road Illawarra Highway |
Goulburn | Sutton Forrest | 49.4 km (30.7 mi) | [16] | ||
Tourist Drive 16
Bellingen Shire |
Giinagay Way
Hungrey Head Road Bellingen Street |
Urunga | Urunga | 12 km (7.5 mi) | |||
Tourist Drive 17 Berrima |
Waite Street
Berrima Road Taylor Avenue |
Moss Vale | Mittagong | 22 km (14 mi) | [16] | ||
Tourist Drive 17 |
New England Highway
Guyra-Ebor Road Waterfall Way |
Armidale | Armidale | 245 km (155 mi) | [18] Loop route via
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Tourist Drive 18 |
Giinagay Way
Keevers Way Pine Creek Way |
Raleigh | Bonville | 14.5 km (9 mi) | |||
Tourist Drive 19 |
Dangarsleigh Road
Uralla-Enmore Road |
Armidale | Uralla | 86 km (53 mi) | 20km unsealed. [19] | ||
Tourist Drive 21 |
Thunderbolts Way
B56 Oxley Highway |
Uralla | Bendemmer | 138 km (86 mi) | [20] | ||
Tourist Drive 22 |
Lawrence Road
Yamba Road |
Grafton | Yamba | 66km (41mi) | Involves a free vehicle ferry.[21][22] | ||
Tourist Drive 24
Bangalow |
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Lismore | Ewingsdale | 40 km (25 mi) | |||
Tourist Drive 25 |
Oxley Highway
Duri Road Werris Creek Road Whittaker Street Kamilaroi Highway |
Tamworth | Willow Tree | 79 km (50 mi) | |||
Tourist Drive 26 Evans Head |
Woodburn-Evans Head Road
Broadwater-Evans Head Road |
Woodburn | Broadwater | 32 km (20 mi) | [23] | ||
Tourist Drive 27 |
Golden Highway | Dubbo | Whittingham | 314 km (195 mi) | |||
Tourist Drive 28 Ballina |
Wardell Road
Teven Road |
Wardell | Knockrow | 49 km (30 mi) | [24][25] | ||
Tourist Drive 30 Byron Bay |
The Coast Road
Byron Bay Road Broken Head Road |
Byron Bay | Ballina | 32 km (20 mi) | [26] | ||
Tourist Drive 32 Mount Burrell |
Terania Street
Nimbin Road Cullen Street Blue Knob Road Nimbin Road Kyogle Road Riverview Street |
North Lismore | Murwillumbah | 78 km (50 mi) | |||
Tourist Drive 33 Wollombi |
Peats Ridge Road
George Downs Drive Great North Road Wollombi Road Wine Country Drive |
Calga | Wollombi | 68.1 km (42.3 mi) |
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Wollombi | Cessnock | 29.0 km (18.0 mi) | |||||
Cessnock | Branxton | 20.1 km (12.5 mi) | |||||
Tourist Drive 34 |
Queensland Road
Numinbah Road |
Murwillumbah | Numinbah | 27 km (16.7 mi) | Northern Terminus at the Queensland Border to continue as State Route 97 to Nerang. | ||
Tourist Drive 36 |
Tyalgum Road | Byangum | Chillingham | 29.1 km (18 mi) | |||
Tourist Drive 38 Tweed Coast Way |
Wooyung Road
Tweed Coast Road |
Crabbes Creek | Chinderah | 32.1 km (20 mi) | |||
Tourist Drive 40 Brunswick Valley |
Tweed Valley Way
Brunswick Vally Way |
Childerah | Brunswick Valley | 48.4 km (30 mi) | |||
Tourist Drive 42 Tomewin |
Tomewin Road | Kynnumboon | Tomewin | 10.3 km (6.4 mi) | Northern Terminus at the Queensland Border to continue as State Route 98 to Currumbin. |
Decommissioned Routes[]
Route | Component Roads | From | Via | To | Notes |
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Hunter Tourist Circuit |
Newcastle | Merriwa
Taree |
Newcastle | Decommissioned, no longer signed
Loop Route | |
Tourist Drive 3 Avon Dam |
Old Hume Highway
Avon Dam Road |
Picton | Avon Dam | ||
Tourist Drive 3 |
Kyogle Road | Kyogle | Homeleigh
Cawongla |
Kyogle | Loop with multiple routes. |
Tourist Drive 8 Bankstown |
Henry Lawson Drive
Stoney Creek Road |
Milperra | Beverly Hills | ||
Tourist Drive 9 Parramatta |
Church Street
Great Wetern Highway Pitt Street Macquarie Street O'Connell Street George Street Alfred Street Prospect Street James Ruse Drive |
Parramatta | Parramatta | ||
Tourist Drive 11 Dural |
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Tourist Drive 14 Castlereagh |
Mulgoa Road
Castlereagh Road |
Penrith | Castlereagh | Richmond | |
Tourist Drive 15 |
Castle Hill | ||||
Tourist Drive 18 |
Penrith | Camden |
See also[]
- Highways in Australia for highways in other states and territories
- Highways in New South Wales for details about officially gazetted highways
- List of road routes in the Australian Capital Territory
- List of road routes in the Northern Territory
- List of road routes in Queensland
- List of road routes in South Australia
- List of road routes in Tasmania
- List of road routes in Victoria
- List of road routes in Western Australia
References[]
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- ^ "Oracle's Way". Southern Downs Regional Council. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "South-west Queensland Downs (map 6)" (PDF). Queensland Government. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Tourist Drive 8" (PDF). Goulburn Australia. 1 February 2019.
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- ^ "Discover Ballina - Discover the Coastline Tourist Drive 30". www.discoverballina.com.au. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- Highways in Australia
- Highways in New South Wales
- Lists of roads in Australia
- Lists of buildings and structures in New South Wales
- New South Wales-related lists