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  Camden Valley Way, Camden Bypass, Remembrance Drive & Old Hume Highway (State Route 89) - Bargo to Alpine (Decommissioned)

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State Route 89 is the former Hume Highway alignment between Prestons and Alpine near Mittagong. More of the former Hume Highway alignment continues from the northern terminus into the town of Liverpool. That section is defunct as far as numbering is concerned. This happened when the Roads and Traffic Authority decommisioned the Metroad 7 route between the M2 Hills Motorway at West Pennant Hills to the Metroad 5 Hume Highway at Prestons upon opening the Westlink M7 motorway in December 2005.

The route has a very big history, which goes back to the the first road south from Sydney, known as the Great South Road, which was formed in the 1800s. Some sections of the route still utilise the concrete pavement laid in the 1940s. The route is made up of mostly undivided road, however there's sections of 2 lane rural style road, 3 lane road and 4 lane roadway throughout the route, the Camden Bypass is freeway standard from Narellan and Elderslie.

Multiplexes along the route include:

History:

Alpine to Bargo   Bargo To alpine
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Advance Directional Sign:
Large diagrammatic advance directional sign on the Hume Hwy (NH31) at Aylmerton as you approach the interchange with the Old Hume Hwy (SR89 / TD12). December 2006.

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  Entering Yanderra:
Old Hume Hwy as it enters the town of Yanderra, August 2010.

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Supplemental AD Sign:
Northbound sign on the Hume Hwy at Alpine for TD12 approaching the Old Hume Hwy interchange. December 2006.

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  Main Southern Railway:
Old Hume Hwy as it approaches Main Southern Railway at Yanderra, August 2010.

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ID Sign:
Northbound intersection directional sign at the Old Hume Hwy (SR89) interchange at Alpine. December 2006.

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  Main Southern Railway:
Old Hume Hwy near Main Southern Railway at Yanderra, August 2010.

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Offramp:
The offramp from the Hume Highway to the Old Hume Highway at Alpine, December 2006.

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  Catchment Area Sign:
Sign indicating number to call if there's a checmical spill in the area, Yanderra, August 2010.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching the intersection with Old Hume Hwy and Church Avenue at Alpine, December 2006.

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  Main Southern Railway:
Old Hume Hwy as it crosses the Main Southern Railway at Yanderra, August 2010.

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Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign on the roundabout with Old Hume Hwy and Church Av which forms part of the interchange with the Hume Hwy at Alpine. December 2006.

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  Hume Highway Overpass:
Passing under the Hume Hwy (NH31) at Yanderra, August 2010.

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Start TD12 Sign:
Sign announcing the beginning of Tourist Drive 12 at Alpine, looking east, December 2006.

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  Yerrinbool:
Old Hume Hwy as it passes through Yerrinbool, August 2010.

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Distance Sign:
Large RD at Alpine indicating distances to various tourist spots in the region, December 2006.

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  Timber Signpost:
Old timber signpost at Yerrinbool, August 2010.

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Old Hume Hwy at Alpine:
Typical road conditions for the Old Hume Highway at Alpine. This section of highway was bypassed in the 1970s, December 2006.

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  Yerrinbool:
Old Hume Hwy as it enters the Yerrinbool town centre, August 2010.

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Old Hume Hwy at Alpine:
Typical road conditions for the Old Hume Highway at Alpine. This section of highway was bypassed in the 1970s, December 2006.

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  Yerrinbool:
Old Hume Hwy as it passes through Yerrinbool, August 2010.

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Reassurance Marker:
Northbound at Alpine is this reassurance trailblazer, December 2006.

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  Approaching Main Southern Railway:
Old Hume Hwy (SR89) as it approaches the tight turns to pass under the Main Southern Railway, Yerrinbool, August 2010.

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Old Hume Hwy at Alpine:
Typical road conditions for the Old Hume Highway at Alpine. This section of highway was bypassed in the 1970s, December 2006. The climbing lane on the right hand side of shot is the only one along this section of former highway.

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  Approaching Main Southern Railway:
Old Hume Hwy (SR89) as it approaches the tight turns to pass under the Main Southern Railway, Yerrinbool, August 2010.

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Railway Viaduct:
Passing under the main southern railway at Alpine. December 2006.

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  Railway Viaduct:
Passing under the main southern railway at Alpine, August 2010.

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Typical conditions:
Typical road conditions as you head northbound into Yerrinbool. December 2006.

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  Timber Signpost:
Old timber signpost at Alpine, August 2010.

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Welcome to Yerrinbool:
Northbound local council sign indicating we are now in Yerrinbool. December 2006. The name Yerrinbool is an Aboriginal word for the Wood Duck. The town is also split in 2 by the current Hume Highway alignment

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  Reassurance Marker:
Northbound at Alpine is this reassurance trailblazer, August 2010.

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Railway Viaduct:
Passing under the main southern railway at Yerrinbool. December 2006.

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  Railway Viaduct:
Passing under the main southern railway at Alpine, August 2010.

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Yerrinbool Town Centre:
Northbound outside the general store and railway station at Yerrinbool, December 2006.

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  Entering alpine:
Old Hume Hwy as it enters the town area of Alpine, August 2010.

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Old Hume Hwy at Yerrinbool:
Northbound on the Old Hume Highway at Yerrinbool as you pass the Tennessee Orchard. December 2006.

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  Give Way When Merging Sign:
Unusual give way when merging sign at Alpine, August 2010. This is a replacement of an original mid 20th century sign on timber post that used to stand here until a bushfire during the 1990s.

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Timber Safety Fencing:
Old timber safety fencing as you head northbound at Yerrinbool, December 2006. Timber fencing was phased out in the 1960s.

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Hume Highway Overpass:
Passing under the Hume Hwy (NH31) at Yerrinbool, December 2006.

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Main Southern Railway:
Northbound as you pass over the main southern railway at Yanderra, December 2006.

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Northbound at Yanderra:
Approaching the bridge over the main southern railway and also the Old South Road intersection, December 2006.

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Welcome to Yanderra:
Northbound council sign welcoming motorists to the town of Yanderra, December 2006. Yanderra is a small rural town with orchards nearby. It takes its name from the aboriginal word for the turpentine tree. 3

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Warning Sign:
Standard trucks entering sign with special red placard indicating fire brigade vehicles entering. Yanderra, December 2006.

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Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign on Remembrance Drive facing Old Hume Highway traffic at Yanderra. December 2006. Note the NH31 shield. NH31 has run along this section of the highway for quite a long time. The right hand turn is for the ramps to NH31 however. This sign may be a direct remake of an old sign or simply in error.

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Click here for the continuation of SR89 between Bargo and Picton

1 Roads and Traffic Authority
2 Argyle County web site

3 Wollondilly Tourism Association

Last updated: 17-Dec-2019 0:55

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