Lachlan Valley Way
Lachlan Valley Way | |
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  West end East end | |
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| Type | Rural road |
| Length | 568 km (353 mi) Booligal, New South Wales |
| East end |  Boorowa |
Lachlan Valley Way is a
Route
Lachlan Valley Way commences at the intersection with
, to end after another 119 km (74 mi) at the Hume Highway north-west of Yass.History
The passing of the Main Roads Act of 1924[3] through the Parliament of New South Wales provided for the declaration of Main Roads, roads partially funded by the State government through the Main Roads Board (later the Department of Main Roads, and eventually Transport for NSW). Main Road No. 56 was declared along this road from Forbes, via Cowra to Yass (and continuing northwards via Parkes, Dubbo, Gilgandra and Coonamble eventually to Walgett, and southwards via Canberra eventually to the intersection with Queanbeyan-Braidwood Road, today Kings Highway, at Queanbeyan),[2] Main Road No. 61 from Condoblin to Forbes (and continuing eastwards via Eugowra and Cudal to the intersection with North-Western Highway, today Mitchell Highway, at Orange)[2] and Main Road No. 230 from Lake Cargelligo via Euabalong to Condobolin,[2] on the same day, 8 August 1928. With the passing of the Main Roads (Amendment) Act of 1929[4] to provide for additional declarations of State Highways and Trunk Roads, these were amended to Trunk Roads 56 and 61 and Main Road 230 on 8 April 1929.
The southern end of Trunk Road 56 was truncated at Bowning when the declaration of State Highway 15 (later named Barton Highway subsumed the former alignment on 19 February 1935;[5] and the northern end was truncated to Forbes when the declaration of State Highway 17 (later named Newell Highway) subsumed the former alignment on 16 March 1938.[6] Trunk Road 61 was re-aligned to run between Orange and Condobolin via Parkes on 6 April 1938; its former alignment between Condobolin and Forbes (and continuing east via Eugowra and Cudal to Orange) was replaced by Main Road 377.[7] Main Road 501 was declared between Lake Cargelligo via Hillston to the intersection with State Highway 21 (later named Cobb Highway) in Booligal on 17 May 1939.[8]
The route – from Booligal to Bowning, along Trunk Road 56 and Main Roads 230 and 377 and 501 – was named Lachlan Valley Way on 23 September 1970.[9] Main Road 230 had its declaration revoked on 15 March 1996,[10] but the road is still generally known as a part of Lachlan Valley Way despite this. Main Road 501 was divided into two sections between Hillston and Wallanthery, with Main Road 410 (Kidman Way) subsuming the former alignment and officially splitting Lachlan Valley Way into a western section terminating at Hillston, and an eastern section terminating in Wallanthery, on 12 March 2010.[11]
The passing of the Roads Act of 1993[12] updated road classifications and the way they could be declared within New South Wales. Under this act, Lachlan Valley Way today retains its declaration as part of Main Road 377, and as Main Roads 56 and 501, from Booligal to Hillston, then from Wallanthery to Lake Cargelligo, then from Condoblin via Forbes, Cowra and Boorowa to Bowning.[13]
Lachlan Valley Way was signed State Route 81 between Cowra and Bowning in 1974. With the conversion to the newer alphanumeric system in 2013, this was replaced with route B81.[14]
Major intersections
| LGA | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deniliquin | Western terminus of Lachlan Valley Way | ||||||
Goolgowi, Griffith | T-intersection | ||||||
| Gap in route | |||||||
Cobar | T-intersection | ||||||
Lake Cargelligo | 4-way intersection | ||||||
| Lachlan River | 179.3 | 111.4 | Bridge over the river (bridge name unknown) | ||||
Cobar | |||||||
| Lachlan River | 194.9 | 121.1 | Bridge over the river (bridge name unknown) | ||||
Euabalong | 199.7 | 124.1 | Condobolin–Lake Cargelligo Road – Lake Cargelligo | ||||
West Wyalong | |||||||
| 260.9 | 162.1 | William Street (The Gipps Way north) – Condobolin, Parkes | T-intersection | ||||
West Wyalong | Western concurrency terminus with route A39 at T-intersection | ||||||
| Lachlan River | 356.9 | 221.8 | Bridge over the river (bridge name unknown) | ||||
| Lake Forbes | 358.6 | 222.8 | Oxley Bridge | ||||
| Forbes | Forbes | 359.1 | 223.1 |  Newell Highway (A39 north) – Parkes | Eastern concurrency terminus with route A39 at T-intersection | ||
| Lake Forbes | 359.4 | 223.3 | Bridge over the river (bridge name unknown) | ||||
| Forbes | Forbes | 359.8 | 223.6 | Bridge Street (The Escort Way) (east) – Cudal, Orange Flint Street (north) – Forbes | Roundabout | ||
| Lachlan River | 361.3 | 224.5 | Bridge over the river (bridge name unknown) | ||||
| Forbes | Forbes | 363.9 | 226.1 | Henry Lawson Way – Grenfell, Young | |||
Canowindra Grenfell–Orange Road (south) – Grenfell | |||||||
Cowra | 443.2 | 275.4 |  Mid-Western Highway (B64 west) – Grenfell | Western concurrency terminus with route B64 at T-intersection | |||
| 448.5 | 278.7 |  Junee | Eastern concurrency terminus with route B64, western concurrency terminus with route A41 | ||||
| 448.6 | 278.7 |  Molong | Eastern concurrency terminus with route A41 at T-intersection Route B81 continues east along Mid-Western Highway | ||||
Murringo, Young | |||||||
Goulburn | Eastern terminus of Lachlan Valley Way, southern terminus of route B81 | ||||||
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See also
- Highways in Australia
- List of highways in New South Wales
References
- ^ a b Google (13 August 2022). "Lachlan Valley Way" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Main Roads Act, 1924-1927". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 110. 17 August 1928. pp. 3814–20. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ State of New South Wales, An Act to provide for the better construction, maintenance, and financing of main roads; to provide for developmental roads; to constitute a Main Roads Board Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine 10 November 1924
- ^ State of New South Wales, An Act to amend the Main Roads Act, 1924-1927; to confer certain further powers upon the Main Roads Board; to amend the Local Government Act, 1919, and certain other Acts; to validate certain payments and other matters; and for purposes connected therewith. Archived 12 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine 8 April 1929
- ^ "Main Roads Act, 1924-1931". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 53. 8 March 1935. p. 1038. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Main Roads Act, 1924-1937". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 58. 14 April 1938. pp. 1525–6. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Main Roads Act, 1924-1937". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 58. 14 April 1938. p. 1526. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Main Roads Act, 1924-1938". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 80. 26 May 1939. p. 2726. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Main Roads Act, 1924". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 133. 9 October 1970. p. 4042. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Roads Act". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 33. 15 March 1996. p. 1153. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Roads Act 1993" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 38. Legislation NSW. 12 March 2010. pp. 1252–3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ State of New South Wales, An Act to make provision with respect to the roads of New South Wales; to repeal the State Roads Act 1986, the Crown and Other Roads Act 1990 and certain other enactments; and for other purposes. Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine 10 November 1924
- ^ Transport for NSW (August 2022). "Schedule of Classified Roads and Unclassified Regional Roads" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- Roads & Maritime Services. Government of New South Wales. 2012. Archived from the original(PDF) on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
