Road Photos & Information: New South Wales
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Pacific Highway, New England Highway, John Renshaw Drive, Southern Freeway, Mount Ousley Road & Princes Highway (National Route 1) (Decommissioned) - Historic Photos: Bodalla to Cobargo

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National Route 1 forms part of the main coastal route between Victoria and Queensland. The route features a mix of rural highway, arterial and freeway design standards. The route forms part of what is collectively known as Highway 1. It is Australia's coastal highway joining all mainland's state capitals and coastal towns circumnavigating the entire Australian continent. It is also the longest numbered highway in the world, covering more than 14 500 km.

In New South Wales, National Route 1 was truncated by National Highway 1 between Beresfield and Wahroonga, by Metroad 1 between Wahroonga and Waterfall and by M1 at Tweed Heads West.

Southern Section:

The southern section of National Route 1 is formed by 2 separate sections of the Southern Freeway, linked by dual carriageway Mt Ousley Road. At the end of southern segment of the Southern Freeway, National Route continues as Princes Highway. The route from Kiama to Sydney is a mix of divided road and freeway, the majority of the route from Gerringong to the Victorian border is undivided rural highway standard and undivided urban arterial within some towns, with some dual carriageway sections sporadically placed between Bomaderry and tourist areas immediately south of Nowra.

The Princes Highway was formed from a string of roads linking Sydney to the Illawarra, which later was renumbered from National Route 1 to Metroad 1 in the Sydney area during the 1990s.

The Princes Highway section of NR1 formed a coastal route from Yallah, in Wollongong's southern suburbs to Melbourne and into South Australia. The route is a mix of urban arterial road, dual carriageway and also rural highway.

History:

Princes Highway:

This page concentrates on historic photos of Princes Highway between Bodalla and Cobargo.

Preview: Description:
Dignams Creek:
Reinforced concrete bridge over Dignams Ck at Dignams Ck, 1936.

Image © Department of Main Roads

Tilba Tilba Deviation:
Reconstruction between Tilba Tilba and Cobargo. Minor deviation showing old road on left, 1937.

Image © Department of Main Roads

Tilba Tilba Deviation:
Reconstruction between Tilba Tilba and Cobargo. Minor deviation showing old road on right, 1937.

Image © Department of Main Roads

Dignams Creek Area:
Tilba-Cobargo section. Reconstruction south of Dignams Creek, 1938.

Image © Department of Main Roads

Reconstructed Section:
View of reconstructed section between Tilba and Cobargo, 1938.

Image © Department of Main Roads

Reconstruction Works:
Reconstruction between Tilba Tilba and Brogo River (Cobargo) on Princes Highway, 1949.

Image © Department of Main Roads

Cobargo:
New bitumenous surface north of Cobargo, 1949.

Image © Department of Main Roads

Corunna Lake:
New concrete bridge over Corunna Lake between Narooma and Corunna, 1957.

Image © Department of Main Roads

Highway Deviation:
Deviation of the Princes Highway between 1.25 and 8 miles south of Narooma.

Image © Department of Main Roads

1 Roads and Traffic Authority, Schedule of Classified Roads and State & Regional Roads, 31 January 2011
2 Main Roads Board, Annual Report, 1929-30
3 RTA Thematic History, 2nd Edition, 2006
4 Main Roads Board Annual Report, 1932
5 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1932-33
6 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1933-34
7 Roads and Maritime Services, Projects, Princes Highway Upgrade, Princes Highway Upgrade At Victoria Creek
8 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1937-38
9 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1949-50
10 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1954-55
11 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1955-56
12 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1956-57
13 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1957-58
14 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1962-63
15 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1963-64
16 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1966-67
17 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1969-70
18 Roads and Maritime Services, Projects, Princes Highway Upgrade, Nangudga Lake Bridge Replacement
19 Roads and Maritime Services, Media Release, Major Work Starts on Princes Highway at Victoria Creek

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