Road Photos & Information: New South Wales: John Renshaw Drive, Mulbring Street, Tarro Street, Victoria Street, Mitchell Avenue, Northcote Street, First Street, Station Street, Cessnock Road & Maitland Road (State Route 132) (Decommissioned)

Road Photos & Information: New South Wales

John Renshaw Drive, Mulbring Street, Tarro Street, Victoria Street, Mitchell Avenue, Northcote Street, First Street, Station Street, Cessnock Road & Maitland Road (State Route 132) (Decommissioned)

Statistics:

Length: 30 km
Eastern Terminus: John Renshaw Dr & Sydney-Newcastle Fwy & Weakleys Dr, Beresfield
Western Terminus: Maitland Rd & Vincent St, Cessnock
Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Beresfield, Black Hill, Buttai, Buchanan, Stanford Methyr, Kurri Kurri, Weston, Abermain, Neath and Cessnock

Route Numbering:

Former:
Multiplexes:
Road Authority Internal Classification: Main Road 588 1
Decommissioned: 2013

General Information:

State Route 132 is a major Hunter region east-west route, joining the Pacific and New England Highways with the coal mining and tourist areas of Kurri Kurri and Cessnock.

History:

March 2003: An upgrade of a 860m section of Maitland Road was completed and included provisions for cyclists and a wider pavement. 1
June 2003: Upgrades to SR132 at Abermain (Cessnock Road), Buchanan and Black Hill (John Renshaw Drive). 1
June 2004: Replacement of the guardrail on Weston Overhead Bridge at Cessnock Road, Weston. 2

Cessnock to Beresfield		Beresfield to Cessnock
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	AD Sign: Advance directional sign as you travel southwest on Lang Street (SR135) at Kurri Kurri, approaching the intersection of Mitchell Av and Victoria St. September 2007. SR132 duplexes with SR135 from this intersection through to Railway St. Image © Paul Rands		John Renshaw Drive: Eastern tip of SR132 as it joins the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway (NH1), Weakleys Drive and the Pacific Highway (NR1) at Beresfield. October 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: Southbound AD sign on Victoria Street in Kurri Kurri as you approach the roundabout with Railway Street (SR135). September 2007. The SR135 duplex ends at the Railway Street roundabout. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Railway Street traffic on the roundabout with Tarro & Victoria Streets in Stanford Methyr. September 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Black Distance Sign: Black RD located on Tarro Street as you look southwest at Stanford Methyr. September 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign as you approach George Booth Dr (SR128) at Buchanan, September 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Surveyors Creek & George Booth Drive Intersection: Eastbound at Buchanan as you cross Surveyors Creek and approach the roundabout with George Booth Drive (S128), September 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Buttai: Typical eastbound conditions in the Buttai area. September 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Black Hill Road Intersection: Eastbound through the Black Hill Road intersection at Black Hill, September 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Beresfield: Sign indicating the town of Beresfield, September 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for the Weakleys Drive / Sydney-Newcastle Freeway / Pacific Highway roundabout at Beresfield, September 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Weakleys Drive / Sydney-Newcastle Freeway / Pacific Highway roundabout: Eastbound approaching the Weakleys Drive / Sydney-Newcastle Freeway / Pacific Highway roundabout at Beresfield, September 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	End SR132: Fuzzy photo of the End State Route 132 sign on the eastern side of the Weakleys Drive / Sydney-Newcastle Freeway / Pacific Highway roundabout at Beresfield, September 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching Weakleys Drive / Sydney-Newcastle Freeway / Pacific Highway roundabout: Southbound advance directional sign on Weakleys Drive at Beresfield, March 2007. Image © Paul Rands

1 Roads & Traffic Authority
2 Cessnock City Council

Last updated: 17-Dec-2019 0:55

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