NSW HIGHWAYS

Map courtesy of Lachlan Sims. Thanks to Tom Williams for making a few alterations.

New South Wales currently has 30 highways, 27 are proclaimed 'Highways' (formerly 'State Highways') under the Roads Act 1993 and the other three are proclaimed 'Main Roads', however carry the 'highway' moniker. These highways form the principal transport routes across the state and are supported by a collection of routes known as 'Ways' (eg. Kidman Way/Summerland Way). The 'Ways' are predominately for tourist use, while the highways provide the freight links between major centres and regions. Click on the links below to find out about all the different highways:

NSW Highways

Princes Highway	Hume Highway
Federal Highway	Snowy Mountains Highway
Great Western Hwy	Mid Western Highway
Mitchell Highway	Barrier Highway
New England Highway	Pacific Highway
Oxley Highway	Gwydir Highway
Cumberland Highway	Sturt Highway
Barton Highway	Bruxner Highway
Newell Highway	Castlereagh Highway
Monaro Highway	Riverina Highway
Cobb Highway	Silver City Highway
State Highway No. 23 (Newcastle Inner City Bypass)	Illawarra Highway
Golden Highway	Carnarvon Highway
Kamilaroi Highway	Central Coast Highway
Gold Coast Highway	Kings Highway (Main Road No. 51)
Olympic Highway (Main Road No. 78)	Murray Valley Hwy (Main Road No. 583)

Decommissioned Highways

Mt Lindesay Highway (formerly State Highway No. 24)

Peats Ridge Road (fomerly State Highway No. 26)

Last updated 23 July 2009 © Ozroads 2004-2008.

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