Road Photos & Information: New South Wales
M31   Hume Motorway & Hume Highway (M31): Gundagai to Holbrook

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General Information:

The Hume Highway is one of Australia's most vital highway links. Providing access between Sydney and Melbourne, Australia's 2 largest cities. The National Highway section of the Hume Highway consists of 100% dual carriageway road, either rural expressway or motorway standard.

In NSW, the highway in one form or another started life as the Great South Road, linking Sydney with the southern highlands and eventually beyond. The highway was named in 1928 after Hamilton Hume (1797-1873), a famous explorer in the early 19th century who, in 1824, in conjunction with William Hovell first found an overland route between Sydney and the infant colonial outpost of Port Phillip, the original name of Melbourne.

M31 is the main freight and commuter route between Sydney and Melbourne and has gone through a massive amount of transformation over the past 30 or so years, with many towns being bypassed along its route as well and gradual upgrades to motorway standards. Since the 1960s, the road has either been duplicated, where alignments allow for it, and also large deviations have also been part of the upgrade process.

The route around the Mittagong area averages around 16,000 vehicles every day, in other sections the number drops off a little or closer to Sydney increases.2

The route forms the Remembrance Driveway which honours war veterans, click here for the Remembrance Driveway web site.

Here are some interesting statistics on the Hume Highway: 1

History (Covers current alignment and previous alignments, which may be now under another route number):

Click here for the former alignment between Gundagai and Tarcutta

Tarcutta to Gundagai   Gundagai to Tarcutta
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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Holbrook approaching the northern end of Woomargama Way (former Hume Hwy), March 2015.

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  Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Mundarlo approaching Sturt Hwy (A20) interchange, October 2013.

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Woomargama Way:
Corner of Hume Hwy (M31) and Woomargama Way at Holbrook, March 2015.

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  Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Mundarlo approaching Sturt Hwy (A20) interchange, October 2013.

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Woomargama Way:
Corner of Hume Hwy (M31) and Woomargama Way at Holbrook, March 2015.

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  Sturt Highway:
Hume Hwy (M31) at the Sturt Hwy (A20) interchange at Mundarlo, October 2013.

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Bypassed Town Sign:
Bypassed town sign at Holbrook approaching Albury St interchange, March 2015.

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Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:
Supplemental AD sign approaching Albury St, Holbrook, March 2015.

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Services SIgn:
Services sign approaching Albury St, Holbrook, March 2015.

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Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:
Supplemental AD sign approaching Albury St, Holbrook, March 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Albury St, Holbrook, March 2015.

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Albury Street Interchange:
Hume Hwy (M31) at the Albury St interchange, Holbrook, March 2015.

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Albury Street Interchange:
Hume Hwy (M31) at the Albury St interchange, Holbrook, March 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Holbrook approaching Wagga Rd, March 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Holbrook approaching Wagga Rd, March 2015.

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Wagga Road:
Hume Hwy (M31) at the Wagga Rd interchange, Holbrook, March 2015.

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Wagga Road:
Hume Hwy (M31) at the Wagga Rd interchange, Holbrook, March 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Little Billabong approaching Little Billabong Rd, March 2015.

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Little Billabong Road:
Corner of Hume Hwy (M31) and Little Billabong Rd at Little Billabong, March 2015.

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Little Billabong Road:
Corner of Hume Hwy (M31) and Little Billabong Rd at Little Billabong, March 2015.

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Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Little Billabong, March 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Kyeamba approaching Tumbarumba Rd, March 2015.

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Tumbarumba Road:
Corner of Hume Hwy (M31) and Tumbarumba Rd at Kyeamba, March 2015.

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Tumbarumba Road:
Corner of Hume Hwy (M31) and Tumbarumba Rd at Kyeamba, March 2015.

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Reassurance Directional Sign:
RD sign at Kyeamba, March 2015.

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Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:
Supplemental AD sign at Tarcutta for the Sydney St interchange, January 2012.

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Bypassed Town Sign:
Bypassed town signage approaching Sydney St interchange in Tarcutta, January 2012.

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Services Sign:
Services sign approaching Sydney St, Tarcutta, March 2015. Click here for a photo of this location from January 2012 by Tim Cole.

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Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:
Supplemental AD sign at Tarcutta approaching Sydney St interchange, March 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching the Sydney St interchange at Tarcutta, January 2012.

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Cycle Route Sign:
Sign forcing cyclists to exit and travel via Tarcutta town centre, January 2012.

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Sydney Street Interchange:
Southern Sydney Street interchange at Tarcutta, January 2012.

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Sydney Street Interchange:
Hume Hwy (M31) at the southern Sydney St interchange at Holbrook, March 2015.

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Tarcutta Creek Floodplain
M31 as it crosses the Tarcutta Creek Floodplain at Tarcutta, January 2012.

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Tarcutta Creek:
M31 as it crosses Tarcutta Creek at Tarcutta, January 2012.

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Sydney Street Interchange:
Northern Sydney Street Interchange at Tarcutta, January 2012.

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Sydney Street Interchange:
Northern Sydney Street Interchange at Tarcutta, January 2012.

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Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Tarcutta, north of the town, March 2015. Click here for a photo of this location from January 2012 by Tim Cole.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Tarcutta approaching Sturt Hwy (A20) interchange, March 2015.

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Sturt Highway:
Hume Hwy (M31) at the Sturt Hwy (A20) interchange at Tarcutta, March 2015.

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Sturt Highway:
Hume Hwy (M31) at the Sturt Hwy (A20) interchange at Tarcutta, March 2015.

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Distance Sign:
Reassurance directional sign at Tarcutta, October 2013.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Mundarlo approaching Snowy Mountains Hwy (B72) interchange, October 2013.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Mundarlo approaching Snowy Mountains Hwy (B72) interchange, October 2013.

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Snowy Mountains Highway:
Hume Hwy (M31) at the Snowy Mtns Hwy (B72) interchange at Mundarlo,March 2015.

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Snowy Mountains Highway:
Hume Hwy (M31) at the Snowy Mtns Hwy (B72) interchange at Mundarlo, March 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Mundarlo approaching Sylvias Gap Rd and Old Hume Hwy, March 2015.

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Sylvias Gap Road & Old Hume Highway:
Hume Hwy (M31) at the junction with Sylvias Gap Rd (former Hume Hwy alignment) and Old Hume Hwy at Mundarlo, March 2015.

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Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the corner of Hume Hwy, Old Hume Hwy and Sylvias Gap Rd at Mundarlo, March 2015. The section of Old Hume Hwy here features an old bow string concrete arch bridge over Hillas Creek, click here for a photo of the bridge from October 2013.

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Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the corner of Hume Hwy, Old Hume Hwy and Sylvias Gap Rd at Mundarlo, March 2015.

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Click here for the continuation of M31 between Holbrook and the Victorian border
Click here for the continuation of M31 between Yass and Gundagai

1 Roads and Maritime Services
2 Department of Main Roads. The Roadmakers, A History of Main Roads in New South Wales, ISBN 0 7240 0439 4
3 Roads and Maritime Services, RMS achievements in transport infrastructure projects

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