Road Photos & Information: New South Wales
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Mid Western
Highway (National Route 24) (Decommissioned) |
Statistics:
- Length: 520 km
- Eastern Terminus: Great
Western Hwy (NR32) and Mitchell Hwy (NR32) at Bathurst
- Western Terminus: Sturt
Hway (NH20) at South Hay
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities
Along The Route: Bathurst, Blayney, Carcoar, Lyndhurst,
Woodstock, Cowra, Grenfell, Caragabal, Marsden, West Wyalong, Rankins
Springs, Goolgowi and Hay 1
Route Numbering:
- Former:
- Multiplexes:
- Road Authority Internal
Classification: HW6 1
- Decommissioned: 2013
General Information:
Located in Country NSW, and passing through
historic farming country, the Mid Western Highway is the most direct
route between Sydney or Brisbane and Adelaide, and consists of mainly
two-lane rural highway standard.
Multiplexes along the route include:
- Lachlan Valley Way (SR81) for 300 m at Cowra
- Newell Highway (NH39) for 37 km between Marsden and West Wyalong
- Cobb Highway (NR75) for 2 km at Hay
History:
- 1928: The Mid Western Highway was proclaimed. 2
- 1929: Route was rerouted between Gunbar and Balranald to pass
through Hay. 2
- 1933: The original route of Mid Western Highway from Bathurst to
the South Australian border via Euston and Wentworth truncated at Hay
with the proclamation of the Sturt Hwy. The Hay to South Australia
routing became part of the Sturt Highway. 2
- 1973: The Commissioner for Main Roads, Mr RJ Thomas accepted
tender of $129 775 for a new bridge to carry a deviation of the Mid
Western Highway over Mt Macquarie Road at Carcoar. The bridge was one
of three planned for the deviation. 3
- 1970s: After a series of truck accidents, a bypass was
construction to remove traffic from the Carcoar town centre. 4
- 1985: Pavement at Goldsbury Hill near Cowra constructed. 5
- 1995: Widening and provision of overtaking lanes on the Mid
Western Highway between Bathurst and Evans Plains. 6
- January 2003: Construction completed of a bypass of the village
of Kings Plains (near Blayney). 7
- June 2003: Road widening at Carcoar. 8
- Feb 2006: Construction of a new bridge over Coombing Creek,
Carcoar.
- March 2010: Pavement reconstruction at Goldsby Hill, which
included bringing the road up to current standard at the time, and
improved drainage. 5
1 Schedule
of Classified Roads (and unclassified Regional Roads), 25 February 2008
2 Journal of Department of Main
Roads New South Wales, Extract from September 1958 issue of "Main Roads"
3 The Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 5, 1973
4 Historic Properties For Sale or
Lease, Bridge Tearooms
5 Roads & Traffic Authority,
Construction and Maintenance, Regional Projects, Western, Pavement
reconstruction at Goldsby Hill
6 Parliament of New South Wales,
Hansard & Papers, Legislative Council, Bathurst
Electorate Roadworks No. 58, 19 October 1995
7 Roads & Traffic Authority, Road
Activity Update - Western NSW, February 2003
8 Roads & Traffic Authority, Road Activity Update - Western NSW, June 2003
Last updated: 12-Jul-2019 0:34
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