Road Photos & Information: New South Wales
Route Number Oxley Highway (National Route 34) - Gilgandra to Coonabarabran - Construction (Decommissioned)

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National Route 34 is a rural highway that connects the coast with western New South Wales. It features several important towns along the route, and also crosses the Great Dividing Range.

The route is mostly single carriageway and undivided, except around Port Macquarie, Moonbi and Tamworth. At its eastern end, the route is quite windy because of the difficult terrain created by the Great Dividing Range, beyond Moonbi, the route generally passes through fairly flat terrain, except in the Coonabarabran area.

The Oxley Highway is named after explorer John Oxley, who was the first European to explore much of inland New South Wales in 1818. He crossed the southern end of the northern tableland and camped on the Apsley River in 1818 near the present Walcha.

Multiplexes along the route include:

History:

This page concentrates on photos of various construction projects between Gilgandra and Coonabarabran

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Project Sign:
Project sign at Gowang for the construction of the Wallumburrawang Deviation, July 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Temporary Pavement:
Side track setup for uninterrupted traffic flow whilst works for the Wallumburrawang Deviation progress at Gowang, July 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Old & New Roadway:
Image showing both old and new alignments during the construction of the Wallumburrawang Deviation at Gowang, July 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Old & New Roadway:
Image showing both old and new alignments during the construction of the Wallumburrawang Deviation at Gowang, July 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Old & New Roadway:
Image showing both old and new alignments during the construction of the Wallumburrawang Deviation at Gowang, July 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

1 Roads and Traffic Authority, Schedule of Classified Roads and State & Regional Roads, 31 January 2011
2 Roads and Traffic Authority, Road Projects, Western Region, Newell Highway
3 Department of Main Roads, Main Roads of New South Wales brochure
4 Department of Main Roads, The Roadmakers, A History of Main Roads in New South Wales, ISBN0 7240 0439 4
5 Roads & Traffic Authority, Rules & Regulations, Newell Highway Reduced Speed Limit

Last updated: 12-Jul-2019 9:52

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