Road Photos & Information: New South Wales: Pacific Highway, New England Highway, John Renshaw Drive, Southern Freeway, Mount Ousley Road & Princes Highway (National Route 1) (Decommissioned)

Road Photos & Information: New South Wales

Pacific Highway, New England Highway, John Renshaw Drive, Southern Freeway, Mount Ousley Road & Princes Highway (National Route 1) (Decommissioned) - Batemans Bay to Bodalla

Statistics:

Length: 1149 km (Batemans Bay to Bodalla: 51 km)
- Southern section: 481 km
Northern Terminus:
- Southern section: Princes Highway (Metroad 1) at Waterfall
Southern Terminus:
- Southern section: Princes Highway (A1) at New South Wales / Victoria border
Miscellaneous: Continues as Princes Highway (A1) in Victoria
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route:
- Southern section: Mogo, Moruya, Coila, Turlinjah and Bodalla

Route Numbering:

Former:
Road Authority Internal Classification: SH1 (Yallah to NSW-Vic Border) 1
Decommissioned: 2013

General Information:

National Route 1 forms part of the main coastal route between Victoria and Queensland. The route features a mix of rural highway, arterial and freeway design standards. The route forms part of what is collectively known as Highway 1. It is Australia's coastal highway joining all mainland's state capitals and coastal towns circumnavigating the entire Australian continent. It is also the longest numbered highway in the world, covering more than 14 500 km.

In New South Wales, National Route 1 was truncated by National Highway 1 between Beresfield and Wahroonga, by Metroad 1 between Wahroonga and Waterfall and by M1 at Tweed Heads West.

Southern Section:

The southern section of National Route 1 is formed by 2 separate sections of the Southern Freeway, linked by dual carriageway Mt Ousley Road. At the end of southern segment of the Southern Freeway, National Route continues as Princes Highway. The route from Kiama to Sydney is a mix of divided road and freeway, the majority of the route from Gerringong to the Victorian border is undivided rural highway standard and undivided urban arterial within some towns, with some dual carriageway sections sporadically placed between Bomaderry and tourist areas immediately south of Nowra.

Princes Highway:

The Princes Highway was formed from a string of roads linking Sydney to the Illawarra, which later was renumbered from National Route 1 to Metroad 1 in the Sydney area during the 1990s.

The Princes Highway section of NR1 formed a coastal route from Yallah, in Wollongong's southern suburbs to Melbourne and into South Australia. The route is a mix of urban arterial road, dual carriageway and also rural highway.

History:

Princes Highway:

1932: A short deviation (2150 feet long) was constructed at Palwambra Mountain, between Mogo and Moruya. The former road was very narrow, and had steep grades and poor alignment. On the Princes Highway, a short length through Bodalla was tar-covered. Minor widening between Bateman's Bay and Mogo. 2
1933: Sections of gravel pavement were surfaced with tar through Mogo and Bodalla. Nearly a mile of road was reconstructed in extension of the deviation constructed at Pollwombra Mountain. 3
1937: Planting and landscaping program started along Princes Highway. 4
1939: by the middle of the year, 300 miles (or 50% of the then highway) had been paved with bitumous surface.
1947: Completion of Princes Hwy upgrade covering 5.25 miles between Batemans Bay and Mogo. 5
1948: Work commenced on upgrading the Princes Highway between Mogo and Moruya, which included a 6 mile deviation. Works began on the construction of a steel and reinforced concrete bridge over the Tuross River at Bodalla. Length of 630 ft. 6
1949: Completion of the reconstruction of Princes Highway between Batemans Bay and Moruya. Work begins on upgrading the Princes Highway between Moruya and Bodalla. 7
1954: Work commenced on the steel and concrete bridge over Tuross River at Bodalla, totalling 630 feet in length. 8
1956: Bitumen surfacing on Princes Hwy between Sydney and Eden totalling 305 miles out of 321 miles. 9
1964: Work was commenced on the construction of a steel and reinforced concrete bridge over Moruya River at Moruya. The structure was 892 feet long and replaced a timber bridge subject to flooding. 8
1967: The pavement was widened from 20 to 22 feet from Bateman's Bay to Moruya.
June 2013: Construction of roundabout at the junction of Princes Hwy and South Head Rd at Moruya. 10

Click here for historic photos of Princes Highway between Batemans Bay and Bodalla.

Bodalla to Batemans Bay		Batemans Bay To Bodalla
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	Entering Bodalla: Princes Hwy (NR1) as it enters the town of Bodalla, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Mogo approaching Deep Creek Dam Rd, November 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Bodalla Town Centre: Princes Hwy (NR1) as it passes through the town of Bodalla, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Deep Creek Road: Corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) and Deep Ck Rd at Mogo, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Potato Point Road: Corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) and Potato Point Rd, Bodalla, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Entering Mogo: Princes Hwy (NR1) as it enters the town of Mogo, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Eurobodalla Road: Corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) and Eurobodalla Rd at Bodalla, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Mogo approaching Tomakin Rd, November 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign with uncovered alphanumeric route number, facing Eurobodalla Rd at Bodalla, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Mogo: Princes Hwy (NR1) as it passes through the town of Mogo, November 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Tuross River: Princes Hwy (NR1) as it crosses Tuross River at Bodalla, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Tomakin Road: Corner of Princes Hwy and Tomakin Rd at Mogo, October 2010. Click here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from November 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Turlinjah, approaching Hector McWilliam Dr, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Broulee approaching Broulee Rd, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Turlinjah, approaching Hector McWilliam Dr, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Broulee Road: Corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) and Broulee Rd at Broulee, November 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign assembly at the corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) and Hector McWilliam Dr at Turlinjah, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Shelley Road: Corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) and Shelley Rd at North Moruya, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Turlinjah, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Larrys Mountain Road: Corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) and Larrys Mtn Rd, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Bingie Road: Corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) and Bingie Rd, Bergalia, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Entering Moruya: Princes Hwy (NR1) as it enters the town of Moruya, November 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Beashels Lane: Corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) and Beashels Ln, Bergalia, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Moruya approaching George Bass Dr (TD7), November 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Moruya: Princes Hwy (NR1) as it enters the town of Moruya, September 2009. Moruya provided natural resources used in the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Image © Paul Rands		George Bass Drive: Corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) and George Bass Dr (TD7) at Moruya, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Moruya, approaching South Head Rd, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Moruya River: Princes Hwy (NR1) crossing Moruya River at Moruya, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign assembly at the corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) and South Head Rd at Moruya, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Moruya: Princes Hwy (NR1) (Vulcan St) as it passes through the town of Moruya, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Forde St, Moruya, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Princes Hwy (NR1) at Moruya, approaching Campbell St and Vulcan St, November 2010. NR1 turns left at this junction Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Princes Hwy (NR1) at Moruya, approaching Campbell St and Vulcan St, September 2009. NR1 turns right at this junction Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner of Princes Hwy (NR1), Campbell St and Vulcan St in Moruya, November 2009. NR1 turns left at this location. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on the corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) Campbell St and Vulcan St at Moruya, September 2009. NR1 turns right at this junction, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Moruya approaching Ford St, November 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Moruya Town Centre: Princes Hwy (NR1) (Vulcan St) as it passes through Moruya, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on the roundabout with Ford St in Moruya, November 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Moruya River: Princes Hwy (NR1) as it crosses Moruya River at Moruya, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Moruya approaching South Head Rd, November 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Moruya River: Princes Hwy (NR1) as it crosses Moruya River at Moruya, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		South Head Road: Corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) and South Head Rd at Moruya, November 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	North Head Road: Corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) and North Head Rd (TD7) at Moruya, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Moruya, November 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Moruya, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Beashels Lane: Corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) and Beashels Ln at Bergalia, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Larrys Mountain Road: Corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) and Larrys Mtn Rd, Moruya, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the junction with Bingi Rd at Bergalia, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Reast area distance sign at Moruya, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Coila approaching Hector McWilliam Dr, November 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Broulee, approaching Broulee Rd, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Coila approaching Hector McWilliam Dr, November 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Broulee Road: Corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) and Broulee Rd at Broulee, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Hector McWilliam Drive: Corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) and Hector McWilliam Dr at Coila, November 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Mogo Princes Hwy (NR1) as it enters the village of Mogo, approaching Tomakin Rd, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Turlinjah, November 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Tomakin Road: Corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) and Tomakin Rd at Mogo, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional sign: AD sign approaching Cantlay St Turlinjah, November 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Mogo Town Centre: Princes Hwy (NR1) as it passes through Mogo, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Cantlay Street: Corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) and Cantlay St, Turlinjah, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
			Tuross River: Princes Hwy (NR1) as it crosses Tuross River at Bodalla, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
			Entering Bodalla: Princes Hwy (NR1) as it enters the town of Bodalla, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
			Bodalla: Princes Hwy (NR1) as passes through the town of Bodalla, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
			Eurobodalla Road: Corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) and Eurobodalla Rd at Bodalla, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the junction with Potato Point Rd at Bodalla, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
			Brou Lake Road: Corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) and Brou Lake Rd at Bodalla, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
Click here for the continuation of National Route 1 between Bodalla and Cobargo Click here for the continuation of National Route 1 between Ulladulla and Batemans Bay

1 Roads and Traffic Authority, Schedule of Classified Roads and State & Regional Roads, 31 January 2011
2 Main Roads Board Annual Report, 1932
3 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1932-33
4 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1936-37
5 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1946-47
6 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1947-48
7 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1948-49
8 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1963-64
9 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1955-56
10 Roads and Maritime Services, Projects, Princes Highway upgrade, South Head Road

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