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Fossickers Way (State Route 95) (Decommissioned)

Statistics:

• Length: 274 km
• Northern Terminus: Bruxner Way at Yetman
• Southern Terminus: Oxley Highway (Brisbane Street & Marius Street) (NR34) in Tamworth
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Tamworth, Oxley Vale, Attunga, Manilla, Barraba, Bingara, Warialda, Coolatai and Yetman

Route Numbering:

• Former:  
• Multiplexes: 
• Road Authority Internal Classification: MR63 1
• Decommissioned:  2013

General Information:

State Route 95 is a rural route linking several key small towns in the New England / North West Slopes and Plains region of New South Wales. It consists mostly of single lane undivided roadway, in many cases without sealed shoulders, except around the Tamworth area, where it is of urban arterial road standard.

A few old bridges dot the route, and north of Manilla the road traverses more hilly terrain than in the south.

Multiplexes along the route include:

• National Route 38, for 2 km at Warialda

History:

• 1886: Construction of the Manilla bridge over the Namoi River. 2
• 2005: SR95 widened at Oxley Vale.

1 Roads & Traffic Authority, Schedule of Classified Roads and State & Regional Roads, 31 January 2011
2 Roads & Traffic Authority, Pre-1930 Metal Bridges, 1998

Last updated: 17-Dec-2019 0:55

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