Gwydir Highway

The Gwydir Highway is a 566-kilometre (352 mi)[1] state highway in northern New South Wales, Australia.

Gwydir Highway New South Wales
The Gwydir River Bridge on the highway at Gravesend.
General information
Type	Highway
Length	566 km (352 mi)[1]
Opened	1928
Route number(s)	B76 Entire Route
Former route number	National Route 38 (1962–2013) Entire Route[2]
Major junctions
West end	Castlereagh Highway Walgett, New South Wales
	Newell Highway Fossickers Way New England Highway Summerland Way
East end	Pacific Highway Grafton, New South Wales
Location(s)
Major settlements	Collarenebri, Moree, Warialda, Inverell, Glen Innes
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in New South Wales

The highway was named after the Gwydir River, which in turn was named for a locale in Wales.

Route

Rocky Ford Bridge on the highway over the Barwon River at Collarenebri

The Gwydir Highway traverses the New England region from the inland plains to the coastal region, linking the Castlereagh Highway, Collarenebri, Moree, Warialda, Inverell, Glen Innes and Grafton. The western termination of the highway is at the junction of the Castlereagh Highway, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north of Walgett.[3]

At Moree it intersects the Newell Highway. At Inverell it has an intersection with Thunderbolts Way. At Glen Innes it intersects the New England Highway. At Grafton on the Clarence River, it joins the Pacific Highway, the Summerland Way and the Orara Way. Between Glen Innes and Grafton, the Gwydir Highway runs between the Gibraltar Range and Washpool National Parks.

In December 1960 a 160-kilometre deviation opened between Glen Innes and Grafton with the old road renamed Old Glen Innes Road.[4]

Major junctions

LGA	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Walgett	Walgett	0	0.0	Castlereagh Highway (B55) – Walgett, Lightning Ridge, Coonamble, Gilgandra	Y-intersection; western terminus; road continues north and south as the Castlereagh Highway
	Collarenebri	60	37	Wilson Street	4-way intersection; Gwydir Highway continues east
Barwon River				Rocky Ford Bridge
Moree Plains	Moree	200	120	Balo Street to Boggabilla Road to Carnarvon Highway – Mungindi, St George (QLD)	4-way intersection; Gwydir Highway continues south
Mehi River				Doctor Geoffrey Hunter Bridge
Moree Plains	Moree	201	125	Newell Highway (A39) [east] / Alice Street – Boggabilla, Glen Innes, Grafton, Goondawindi	Roundabout; western concurrency terminus; Gwydir Highway continues east
				Newell Highway (A39) [south] / Balo Street – Narrabri, Dubbo, Narrandera	Roundabout
				Newell Highway (A39) [north] / Moree Bypass – Boggabilla, Goondawindi	T-intersection; eastern concurrency terminus; Gwydir Highway continues east
Gwydir River		257	160	Gwydir River Bridge
Gwydir	Warialda	277	172	Fossickers Way / Allan Cunningham Road (B95) – Bingara, Barraba, Tamworth	T-ntersection; western concurrency terminus; Gwydir Highway continues east
		279	173	Fossickers Way / Warialda Road (B95) – Yetman to Bruxner Highway	T-intersection; eastern concurrency terminus; Gwydir Highway continues east
Macintyre River		340	210	Bridge over the river (bridge name unknown)
Inverell	Inverell	340	210	Otho Street	Roundabout; Gwydir Highway continues southeast
		341	212	Tinga Road to Thunderbolts Way (no shield) – Uralla, Walcha, Gloucester	T-intersection: Gwydir Highway continues east
Glen Innes Severn	Glen Innes	407	253	New England Highway (A15) [north] / Church Street – Stanthorpe, Warwick (QLD)	T-intersection; northern concurrency terminus; Gwydir Highway continues south
				New England Highway (A15) [south] / Church Street – Armidale, Tamworth, Newcastle	Roundabound; southern concurrency terminus; Gwydir Highway continues east
Beardy Waters		413	257	Bridge over the river (bridge name unknown)
Mann River		522	324	Bridge over the river (bridge name unknown)
Clarence Valley	Grafton	565	351	Bent Street to Summerland Way (B91) [north] – Casino, Kyogle	Roundabound; Gwydir Highway continues east
				Pacific Highway (A1) – Coffs Harbour, Newcastle, Sydney, Brunswick Heads to Pacific Motorway (M1) – Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast	T-intersection; eastern terminus; road continues north and south as the Pacific Highway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Route transition

See also

• Highways in Australia
• List of highways in New South Wales

References

1. Gwydir Highway, Walgett NSW 2832 to Charles Street, South Grafton NSW 2460 (Map). Google Maps. 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
2. Alpha Numeric route numbers – A new Road Numbering System, NSW Transport Roads & Maritime Services. Retrieved on 6 October 2012.
3. "Gwydir Highway". Ozroads. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
4. New Highway Links Inland Areas with Coast Truck & Bus Transportation July 1960 page 65