Road Photos & Information: New South Wales: Hawkesbury Valley Way, East Market Street, March Street, Kurrajong Road, Bells Line of Road, Chifley Road, Mort Street & Main Street (B59)

Road Photos & Information: New South Wales

B59

Hawkesbury Valley Way, East Market Street, March Street, Kurrajong Road, Bells Line of Road, Chifley Road, Mort Street & Main Street (B59)

Statistics:

Length: 87 km
Eastern Terminus: George Street (A9) and Hawkesbury Valley Way (Unnumbered) at Windsor
Western Terminus: Caroline Avenue and Great Western Highway (A32) at Lithgow
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Windsor, Richmond, North Richmond, Kurrajong, Kurrajong Heights, Bilpin, Berambing, Mt Tomah, Dargan, Bell and Lithgow

Route Numbering:

Current: B59

Former:
Road Authority Internal Classification: MR184 1

General Information:

B59 is an alternative route over the Blue Mountains, connecting the state's west to Sydney.

The route is quite windy and hilly once off the Cumberland Plain, as it crosses the Great Dividing Range. The line it follows dates back to the 1800s. The route passes through residential and commercial areas, as well as some rural and large tracts of forested areas.

History:

1939: Work begins to improve the condition of Bells Line of Road, as an unemployment relief program. Work commenced in the Bell area. 2
1950: Completion of improvement works along Bells Line of Road. 2
February 2009: Richmond Road between Windsor and Richmond renamed Hawkesbury Valley Way, in conjunction with the completion of the Windsor Flood Evacuation route. 3

Windsor to Lithgow		Lithgow to Windsor
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	Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign at Richmond, August 2013. Image © Peter Renshaw		Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign as Bells Line Of Road leaves Bell, August 2013. Image © Peter Renshaw
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Comleroy Rd and Old Bells Line Of Rd at Kurrajong, August 2013. Image © Peter Renshaw		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Comleroy Rd at Kurrajong, August 2013. Image © Peter Renshaw
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner of March St (unnumbered and B59) and East Market St (unnumbered and B59) in Richmond, March 2016. B59 turns right at this junction. Image © Paul Mech		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner of Terrace Rd and Grose Vale Rd at North Richmond, August 2013. Image © Peter Renshaw
			Intersection Directional Signs: ID signs at the corner of March St (unnumbered and B59) and East Market St (unnumbered and B59) in Richmond, March 2016. B59 turns left at this junction. Image © Paul Mech
			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner of March St (unnumbered and B59) and East Market St (unnumbered and B59) in Richmond, March 2016. Image © Paul Mech

1 Roads & Maritime Services, Schedule of Classified Roads and Unclassified Regional Roads, August 2013.
2 Department of Main Roads, The Roadmakers, A History of Main Roads in New South Wales, ISBN 0 7240 0439 4
3 Paul Mech

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