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

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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.

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.

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Princes Highway:

This page concentrates on construction photos of Princes Highway between Cobargo and Bega.

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Project sign:
Project sign at Bega for the Bega Bypass, October 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

North Bega Preliminary Works:
Utility relocation works in preparation of Bega Bypass construction at North Bega, August 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Compound & Reservation:
Bega Bypass reservation and equipment compound, North Bega, August 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Road Reservation:
Road reservation put aside in the 1970s for the construction of Bega Bypass, North Bega, August 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

At Last!:
Front page of Bega District News announcing the commencement of Bega Bypass works, August 2011.

Image © Paul Rands, article © Bega District News

Work Starts On Bypass At Last:
Continuation of the front page of Bega District News announcing the commencement of Bega Bypass works, August 2011.

Image © Paul Rands, article © Bega District News

1 Roads and Traffic Authority, Schedule of Classified Roads and State & Regional Roads, 31 January 2011
2 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1932-33
3 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1933-34
4 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1934-35
5 RTA Thematic History, 2nd Edition, 2006
6 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1936-37
7 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1949-50
8 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1955-56
9 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1956-57
10 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1958-59
11 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1959-60
12 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1963-64
13 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1970-71
14 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1971-72
15 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1972-73
16 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1976-77
17 Bega Daily News, Road Work At Alsops Creek, 11 October 2002
18 Bega Daily News, 2 August 2011

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