Lachlan Valley Way | |
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Coordinates | |
General information | |
Type | Rural road |
Length | 568 km (353 mi) [1] |
Gazetted | August 1928 [2] |
Route number(s) | B81 (2013–present) (Cowra–Bowning) |
Former route number | State Route 81 (1974–2013) (Cowra–Bowning) |
Major junctions | |
West end | Cobb Highway Booligal, New South Wales |
East end | Hume Highway Bowning, New South Wales |
Location(s) | |
Major settlements | Hillston, Lake Cargelligo, Condobolin, Forbes, Gooloogong, Cowra, Boorowa |
Lachlan Valley Way is a New South Wales country road running from Booligal to north of Yass. It was named after the Lachlan River, and follows its southern bank for the majority of its length.
Lachlan Valley Way commences at the intersection with Cobb Highway in Booligal and heads in a north-easterly direction for about 76 km (47 mi) to Hillston. It then follows the Kidman Way (B87) to the east and north-east for about 35 km (22 mi) before turning off to the east and proceeding a further 57 km (35 mi) to Lake Cargelligo. From there it continues to the north and east through Euabalong to Condobolin. This 93 km (58 mi) section of road has three named parts, from west to east. They are Lake Cargelligo-Euabalong Road, Lachlan Valley Way, and Condobolin-Lake Cargelligo Road. From Condobolin the Lachlan Valley Way turns south-east towards Forbes, a further 98 km (61 mi). From Forbes it continues south-east through Gooloogong to Cowra, a further 90 km (56 mi). It then turns south through Boorowa, to end after another 119 km (74 mi) at the Hume Highway north-west of Yass.
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 delaration 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]
LGA | Location | km [1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
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Hay | Booligal | 0.0 | 0.0 | Cobb Highway (B75) – Ivanhoe, Wilcannia, Hay, Deniliquin | Western terminus of Lachlan Valley Way | ||
Carrathool | Hillston | 76.2 | 47.3 | Kidman Way (B87 south) – Goolgowi, Griffith | T-intersection | ||
Gap in route | |||||||
Carrathool | Wallanthery | 110.5 | 68.7 | Kidman Way (B87 north) – Cobar | T-intersection | ||
Lachlan | Lake Cargelligo | 167.4 | 104.0 | Canada Street (Condobolin-Lake Cargelligo Road) (south) – Condobolin Foster Street (east) - Lake Cargelligo | 4-way intersection | ||
Lachlan River | 179.3 | 111.4 | Bridge over the river (bridge name unknown) | ||||
Cobar | Euabalong | 194.5 | 120.9 | Lachlan Street (Tipping Way) – Euabalong West, Cobar | |||
Lachlan River | 194.9 | 121.1 | Bridge over the river (bridge name unknown) | ||||
Lachlan | Euabalong | 199.7 | 124.1 | Condobolin-Lake Cargelligo Road – Lake Cargelligo | |||
Condobolin | 259.8 | 161.4 | Condobolin-West Wyalong Road (The Gipps Way south) – West Wyalong | ||||
260.9 | 162.1 | William Street (The Gipps Way north) – Condobolin, Parkes | T-intersection | ||||
Forbes | Bundaburrah | 352.8 | 219.2 | Newell Highway (A39 south) – 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 | |||
Cowra | Gooloogong | 410.4 | 255.0 | Nanima Road (north) – Eugowra, 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 | Olympic Highway (A41 south) – Young, Junee | Eastern concurrency terminus with route B64, western concurrency terminus with route A41 | ||||
448.6 | 278.7 | Mid-Western Highway (A41/B81 east) – Blayney, Bathurst, Molong | Eastern concurrency terminus with route A41 at T-intersection Route B81 continues east along Mid-Western Highway | ||||
Hilltops | Boorowa | 521.4 | 324.0 | Murringo Gap Road – Murringo, Young | |||
Yass Valley | Bowning | 567.9 | 352.9 | Hume Freeway (M31) – Gundagai, Albury, Yass, Goulburn | Eastern terminus of Lachlan Valley Way, southern terminus of route B81 | ||
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