Road Photos & Information: New South Wales: Pacific Motorway, Pacific Highway, New England Highway, John Renshaw Drive, Gore Hill Freeway, Warringah Freeway, Sydney Harbour Tunnel, Cahill Expressway, Eastern Distributor, Southern Cross Drive, General Holmes Drive, The Grand Parade, President Avenue, Princes Highway & Princes Motorway (M1 / A1)

Road Photos & Information: New South Wales

M1 A1

Pacific Motorway, Pacific Highway, New England Highway, John Renshaw Drive, Gore Hill Freeway, Warringah Freeway, Sydney Harbour Tunnel, Cahill Expressway, Eastern Distributor, Southern Cross Drive, General Holmes Drive, The Grand Parade, President Avenue, Princes Highway & Princes Motorway (M1 / A1) - Maclean To South Grafton

Statistics:

Length: 1354 km (Maclean to South Grafton: 47 km)
Northern Terminus: Queensland Border at Tweed Heads, continues as Pacific Motorway (M1)
Southern Terminus: Victorian Border at Timbillica, continues as Princes Highway (A1)
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Tyndale, Cowper, Ulmarra, Swan Creek and South Grafton

Route Numbering:

Current: A1

Former:
Road Authority Internal Classification: HW10 (Artarmon to Wahroonga and Hexham to Brunswick Heads) 1

General Information:

The Pacific Highway section of A1 runs between Brunswick Heads and Hexham, and also between Wahroonga and the Gore Hill Freeway at Artarmon. The northern section between Brunswick Heads and Hexham is a mix of dual carriageway, rural highway and urban arterial roadway. The southern section between Wahroonga and Artarmon is urban arterial standard and passes through one of Sydney's more affluent areas.

History:

17 May 1929: The route was named as the Great Northern Highway.
May 1931: After pressure from the Queensland Government, the coastal highway linking Sydney and Brisbane was named Pacific Hwy.
1939: Two thirds of the Pacific Highway was bitumen. 2
January 1996: The NSW State Government and the Federal Government agreed to jointly fund the $2.2 billion Pacific Highway Upgrading Program over a period of 10 years. The NSW State Government was to provide $1.6 billion and the Federal Government $600 million.
May 2000: Taree Bypass, 14.5 km in length, fully opened to traffic. Tyndale Realignment, 1 km in length, opened to traffic.

South Grafton to Maclean		Maclean to South Grafton
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	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign : Supplemental AD sign at Bom Bom approaching Summerland Way (B91) and Gwydir Hwy (B76), February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Byrons Lane : Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Byrons Ln at Tynedale, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign : AD sign at South Grafton approaching Summerland Way (B91) and Gwydir Hwy (B76), February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Services Sign : Services sign at Tyndale, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersectional Directional Sign : ID sign at South Grafton at the junction with Summerland Way (B91) and Gwydir Hwy (B76), February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional Sign : AD sign approaching Sheehys Ln at Tyndale, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersectional Directional Sign : ID sign at South Grafton at the junction with Summerland Way (B91) and Gwydir Hwy (B76), February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Sheehys Lane : Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Sheehys Ln at Tyndale, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Northbound distance sign at South Grafton, September 2013. Image © Peter Renshaw		Coldstream Road : Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Coldstream Rd at Tyndale, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley
	Duncans Lane : Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Duncans Ln at Clarenza, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Distance Sign : RD sign at Tyndale, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley
	Services SIgn : Services sign at Ulmarra, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional Sign : AD sign at Cowper approaching Grafton St, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley
	Entering Ulmarra : Pacific Hwy (A1) as it enters the Ulmarra town centre, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Services SIgn : Services sign at Ulmarra, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign : AD sign approaching Coldstream St at Ulmarra, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Entering Ulmarra : Pacific Hwy (A1) as it enters the Ulmarra town centre, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley
	Coldstream Street : Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Coldstream St at Ulmarra, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Old Post Office Ln, Ulmarra, August 2013. Image © Peter Renshaw
	Intersection Directional Sign : ID sign assembly at the junction to the access road to the Southgate ferry at Ulmarra, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional Sign : AD sign approaching Coldstream St at Ulmarra, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign : AD sign at Cowper approaching Grafton St, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Coldstream Street : Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Coldstream St at Ulmarra, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley
	Services Sign : Services sign at Tyndale, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Duncans Lane : Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Duncans Ln at Clarenza, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley
	Coldstream Road : Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Coldstream Rd at Tyndale, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Gwydir Hwy (B76) and Summerland Way (B91) at South Grafton, February 2015. Click here for a photo by Peter Renshaw from August 2013. Image © Rob Tilley
	Sheehys Lane : Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Sheehys Ln at Tyndale, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Intersectional Directional Sign : ID sign at South Grafton at the junction with Summerland Way (B91) and Gwydir Hwy (B76), February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley
	Byrons Lane : Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Byrons Ln at Tynedale, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the junction with Gwydir Hwy (B76) and Summerland Way (B91) at South Grafton, February 2015. Click here for a photo by Peter Renshaw from August 2013. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign : AD sign at Gulmarrad approaching Cameron St, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley		Distance Sign : RD sign at South Grafton, February 2015. Image © Rob Tilley
Click here for the continuation of Pacific Hwy (A1) between South Grafton and Urunga Click here for the continuation of Pacific Hwy (A1) between Ballina and Maclean

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.

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