Road Photos & Information: New South Wales
A48   Illawarra highway (A48) - Sutton Forest to Robertson

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The Illawarra Highway is a key link in the state's road network, connecting the Illawarra with the Southern Highlands, the Hume Highway and via the Hume Highway: Melbourne and southwestern New South Wales.

Consisting mostly of single carriageway undivided road, the route traverses Macquarie Pass, which is a narrow and windy section of road built to climb the Illawarra Escarpment. The route primarily services small rural and semi-rural communities.

Multiplexes along the route include:

History:

Sutton Forest to Robertson   Robertson To Sutton Forest
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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Canyonleigh Rd at Sutton Forest, November 2013.

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  Distance Sign:
Reassurance directional sign at Burrawang, December 2013.

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Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the Hume Hwy (M31) and Canyonleigh Rd interchange (Hoddles Crossroads) at Sutton Forest, November 2013.

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  Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign on Illawarra Hwy (A48) at Burrawang, December 2013. Click here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from December 2007.

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Start Tourist Drive 14:
Trailblazer marking the start of TD14 that duplexes the route between Moss Vale and Sutton Forest, November 2013.

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  Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Avoca approaching Sheepwash Rd (B73), December 2013.

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Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Sutton Forest, November 2013.

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  Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the corner of Illawarra Hwy (A48) and Sheepwash Rd (B73) at Avoca, December 2013.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Exeter Rd in Sutton Forest, November 2013.

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  Distance Sign:
RD sign at Avoca after Sheepwash Rd (B73), December 2013.

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Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Sutton Forest, November 2013.

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  Distance Sign:
RD sign after Nowra Rd at Moss Vale, December 2013. Note the remnant state route shield.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign with topknot approaching Waite St (TD17) in Moss Vale town centre, November 2013.

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  Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Moss Vale approaching Suttor Rd and Argyle St, December 2013.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching the unnumbered section of Argyle St and also Suttor Rd, October 2016. Click here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from November 2013. SR79 has been decommissioned and shown on the older photo in error, and A48 turns right at this junction.

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  Suttor Road and Argyle Street:
Illawarra Hwy (A49) at the roundabout with Suttor Rd and Argyle St in Moss Vale, December 2013. A48 turns left at this junction. Note the remnant state route shield.

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Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the roundabout with the unnumbered section of Argyle St and also Suttor Rd, October 2016.

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  Distance Sign:
RD sign after the Suttor Rd / Argyle St roundabout in Moss Vale, December 2013.

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Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the roundabout with the unnumbered section of Argyle St and also Suttor Rd, November 2013. SR79 has been decommissioned and shown here in error, and A48 turns right at this junction.

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  Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Waite St (TD17) at Moss Vale, December 2013.

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Distance Sign:
RD sign at Moss Vale, November 2013. SR79 has been decommissioned and shown here in error

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  Distance Sign:
RD sign near Paynes Creek at Sutton Forest, December 2013.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Moss Vale approaching Nowra Rd (TD15), November 2013.

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  Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching the Hume Hwy (M31) and Canyonleigh Rd interchange (Hoddles Crossroads) at Sutton Forest, August 2013.

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Distance Sign:
RD sign at Moss Vale, November 2013.

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  Hoddles Crossroads:
Illawarra Hwy (A48) at its western terminus, Hoddles Crossroads, the interchange with Hume Hwy (M31) and Canyonleigh Rd at Sutton Forest, August 2013.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Avoca approaching Sheepwash Rd (B73), November 2013.

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  Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the Hume Hwy (M31) and Canyonleigh Rd interchange (Hoddles Crossroads) at Sutton Forest, August 2013.

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Sheepwash Road:
Corner of Illawarra Hwy (A48) and Sheepwash Rd (B73) at Avoca, November 2013.

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RD Sign:
Distance sign at Avoca, November 2013.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Burrawang approaching Church St, November 2013.

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Church Street:
Illawarra Hwy (A48) junction Church St in Burrawang, November 2013.

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Church Street:
Illawarra Hwy (A48) junction Church St in Burrawang, December 2007.

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Distance Sign:
Reassurance directional sign at Burrawang, November 2013.

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McGrath Road:
Corner of Illawarra Hwy (A48) and McGrath Rd at Burrawang, November 2013.

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Distance Sign:
Reassurance directional sign at Burrawang, November 2013.

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Click here for the continuation of A48 between Robertson and Albion Park Rail

1 Roads & Traffic Authority, Schedule of Classified Roads and State & Regional Roads, 31 January 2011
2 Roads & Maritime Services, Media Releases, Safety improvements on the way along the Illawarra Highway, 14 May 2018
3 Roads & Maritime Services, Media Releases, Shovels out for work on Illawarra and Hume Highways interchange, 1 May 2018

Last updated: 02-Jan-2019 20:12

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