Road Photos & Information: New South Wales: Hume Highway: Campbelltown to Wilton (Decommissioned)

Road Photos & Information: New South Wales

Hume Highway (National Highway 31) - Campbelltown to Wilton (Decommissioned)

Statistics:

Length: 500 km (Campbelltown to Wilton: 22 km)
Northern Terminus: Narellan Road (Metroad 9) interchange at Mt Annan, near Campbelltown on the outskirts of southwestern Sydney.
Southern Terminus: NSW-Vic border at Albury
Miscellaneous: Continues as Hume Freeway (M31) at the Victorian border and travels for 303 km to the Metropolitan Ring Road (M80).
Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Cambelltown, Mt Annan, Menangle Park Douglas Park and Wilton.

Route Numbering:

Former:
Decommissioned: 2013
Road Authority Internal Classification: HW2

General Information:

The Hume Highway is one of Australia's most vital highway links. Providing access between Sydney and Melbourne, Australia's 2 largest cities. The National Highway section of the Hume Highway consists of almost 100% dual carriageway road, either rural expressway or motorway standard. Works to duplicate small sections of highway that are not dual carriageway are well underway.

In NSW, the highway in one form or another started life as the Great South Road, linking Sydney with the southern highlands and eventually beyond. The highway was named in 1928 after Hamilton Hume (1797-1873), a famous explorer in the early 19th century who, in 1824, in conjunction with William Hovell first found an overland route between Sydney and the infant colonial outpost of Port Phillip, the original name of Melbourne.

NH31 is the main freight and commuter route between Sydney and Melbourne and has gone through a massive amount of transformation over the past 30 or so years, with many towns being bypassed along its route as well and gradual upgrades to motorway standards. Since the 1960s, the road has either been duplicated, where alignments allow for it, and also large deviations have also been part of the upgrade process.

The route around the Mittagong area averages around 16,000 vehicles every day, in other sections the number drops off a little or closer to Sydney increases.1

The route forms the Remembrance Driveway which honours war veterans, click here for the Remembrance Driveway web site.

History:

1951: Planning for the F5 Freeway (South Western Fwy) commenced 2
December 1980: Opening of freeway between Campbelltown and Yanderra north of Mittagong. This section of the Hume Hwy features the highest bridge ever built in NSW was the Pheasants Nest Bridge across the Nepean River, which is 76 metres above water level. 2 When this section was built, it formed part of the longest freeway in Australia at the time and won the DMR world wide design and engineering awards.

Click here for historical photos of the route between Campbelltown and Wilton
Click here for construction photos of the route between Campbelltown and Wilton

Wilton to Campbelltown		Campbelltown to Wilton
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	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the Picton Road (SR88) interchange at Wilton, October 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Start National Highway 31: Sign at the Narellan Rd (Metroad 9 / SR69) interchange at Campbelltown indicating the end of Metroad 5 and the beginning of National Highway 31, August 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Trailblazer: Faded NH31 trailblazer after the Picton Rd (SR88) interchange at Wilton, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Distance Sign: Southbound RD sign at Campbelltown, the first after the Narellan Road interchange, August 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: Northbound RD sign at Wilton after the Picton Rd (SR88) interchange, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Jim Affleck Bridge: Hume Hwy (NH31) at Jim Affleck Bridge at Glen Alpine, August 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Remembrance Driveway: Sign indicating the Hume Hwy forms part of the Remembrance Driveway which commemorates Australia's War Heroes with a Living Memorial of those who served in the Australian Defence Forces in World War II and subsequent wars or conflicts. Click here for more information. Wilton, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Glenlee Road Overpass: Southbound at the Mark Evans Bridge at Menangle Park, August 2010. The bridge was named after truck driver Mark Evans, who on 22 August 1998, was killed when a 9kg rock was dropped through the windscreen of his truck. 3 Image © Paul Rands
	Moolgun Creek Bridge: Northbound carriageway over Moolgun Creek in Douglas Park, October 2009. Click here for construction information. Image © Paul Rands		Menangle Road Overpass: Southbound as you drive under Menangle Road at Menangle Park, August 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Douglas Park Drive: Hume Hwy (NH31) at Douglas Park as it passes under Douglas Park Dr, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Nepean Bridge: Hume Hwy (NH31) at Menangle Park as it crosses Neapean River via Nepean Bridge, August 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Douglas Park Bridge over Nepean River: Northbound carriageway over Nepean River at Douglas Park, April 2010. Click here for construction information. Image © Paul Rands		Speedometer Checklength Ahead Sign: Sign at Menangle indicating that there are signs ahead to check your speedometer's odometer accuracy, August 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Aerial Speed Checks Sign: Sign at Douglas Park indicating aerial speed checks are done in the area, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Start Speedometer Checklength: Southbound at Menangle, August 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Moreton Park Road (South): Hume Hwy (NH31) as it passes under Moreton Park Rd at Douglas Park, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Speedometer Checklength - 1km: Southbound at Menangle, August 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Moreton Park Road (North): Hume Hwy (NH31) as it passes under Moreton Park Rd at Menangle, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Menangle for the Frank Partridge VC rest area, August 2010. The rest areas along the Hume Hwy honor and are named after the 24 Australian World War II and Vietnam War Victoria Cross winners. Morton Park Road overpass is in the background of this photo. Image © Paul Rands
	Menangle Road: Hume Hwy (NH31) as it passes under Menangle Rd at Menangle Park, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Speedometer Checklength - 2km: Southbound at Menangle, August 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Welcome to Sydney Sign: Tourism sign welcoming motorists to the Sydney metropolitan area, Douglas Park, August 2013. Click here for a photo of this location from October 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Menangle for the Frank Partridge VC rest area, August 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Jim Affleck Bridge: Hume Hwy (NH31) at Jim Affleck Bridge at Menangle Park, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Services Sign: Services sign indicating distance to the next available services, Menangle, August 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for the Narellan Road (Metroad 9 / SR69) interchange, Menangle Park, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Speedometer Checklength - 3km: Southbound speedometer checklength sign and also the slip lane to the Frank Partridge VC rest area at Menangle, August 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Supplemental AD sign: Tourist related supplemental AD sign for the Narellan Road interchange, Mt Annan, October 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Frank Partridge VC Rest Area: Southbound as you pass the Frank Partridge VC rest area at Menangle, August 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for the Narellan Road (Metroad 9 / SR69) interchange, Mt Annan, October 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Speedometer Checklength - 4km: Southbound speedometer checklength sign at Menangle, August 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign for the Narellan Road (Metroad 9 / SR69) interchange, Mt Annan, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands		End Speedometer Checklength: Southbound sign at Douglas Park indicating the 5 km mark of the speedometer checklength and also its conclusion, August 2010. Click here for a photo of the old version of this sign from June 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the Narellan Road (Metroad 9 / SR69) interchange, Mt Annan, April 2010. NH31 ends at this interchange and becomes Metroad 5. Image © Paul Rands		Morton Park Road Overpass (South): Southbound as you pass under the southern section of Morton Park Road at Douglas Park, August 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Narellan Road (Metroad 9 / SR69) on the northbound offramp from NH31, Mt Annan, October 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Approaching Douglas Park Bridge: Southbound as you approach the Douglas Park Bridge over the Nepean River at Douglas Park, August 2010. Click here for construction information. Image © Paul Rands
	Narellan Road Junction: The Narellan Road off ramp meeting Narellan Road in Mt Annan, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Douglas Park Drive Overpass: Passing under Douglas Park Drive at Douglas Park. Southbound, August 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Narellan Road: Hume Hwy (NH31) at the Narellan Rd (Metroad 9 / SR69) interchange, August 2013. NH31 becomes Metroad 5 at this point. Image © Paul Rands		Moolgun Creek Bridge: Northbound carriageway over Moolgun Creek in Douglas Park, August 2010. Click here for construction information. Image © Paul Rands
			Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Southbound sign at Douglas Park indicating access to Camden via Picton and the Old Hume Hwy over the Razorback Range. June 2006. Image © Paul Rands
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for the Picton Road interchange, southbound at Wilton, August 2010. Click here for a photo of the previous sign from December 2009. Click here for a photo from June 2006 of an older sign that was a direct remake of the original sign that was here in the 1980s. Image © Paul Rands
			Services Sign: Sign indicating some of the services available in Picton, which can be accessed via the Picton Rd interchange. Wilton, August 2010. Click here for a photo of the old sign from June 2006. Image © Paul Rands
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for the Picton Road interchange at Wilton, August 2010. Click here for a photo of the old sign from June 2006. Image © Paul Rands
			Services Sign: Sign indicating some of the services available in Picton, which can be accessed via the Picton Rd interchange. Wilton, August 2010. Click here for a photo of the old sign from June 2006. Image © Paul Rands
			Picton Road Interchange: Southbound at the Picton Road interchange at Wilton, August 2010. Click here for a photo of the old sign from June 2006. Image © Paul Rands
			Picton Road Interchange: Southbound slip lane to Picton Road at Wilton. June 2006. Image © Paul Rands
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for Picton Road as well as special illuminated warning sign for the bend / slip lane at Picton Road. Wilton, September 2010. Click here for a photo of the old sign from June 2006. Image © Paul Rands
			Illuminated Warning Sign: Special illuminated warning sign for the bend / slip lane at Picton Road. Wilton, September 2010. Image © Paul Rands
			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at Picton Rd interchange at Wilton. September 2010. Click here for a photo from December 2008 of the old sign assembly. Image © Paul Rands
			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at Picton Rd interchange at Wilton. September 2010. Click here for a photo from December 2008 of the old sign assembly. Image © Paul Rands
			Wilton Road: Hume Hwy (NH31) at the Picton Rd (SR88) interchange at Wilton, August 2010. Image © Paul Rands
Click here for the continuation of the Hume Hwy (NH31) between Wilton and Mittagong Click here for the continuation of the Hume Hwy (South Western Fwy) as Metroad 5

1 Roads and Traffic Authority
2 Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
3 Dewita Carson (nee Evans)

Last updated: 26-Feb-2017 17:23

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