Macleay Valley Way

The Macleay Valley Way is a road in New South Wales which was a part of the Pacific Highway that has been bypassed by a newer alignment of the highway.

Macleay Valley Way New South Wales
South end North end
Coordinates	31.1275°S 152.8268°E / -31.1275; 152.8268 (South end) 30.8538°S 152.9131°E / -30.8538; 152.9131 (North end)
General information
Type	Highway
Length	39 km (24 mi)[1]
Maintained by	Roads and Maritime Services
Former route number
Major junctions
South end	Pacific Highway
North end	Pacific Highway
Location(s)
Region	Mid North Coast
LGA(s)	Kempsey Shire
Major settlements	Kempsey, Frederickton
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in New South Wales

Route description

The Macleay Valley Way branches from the Pacific Highway at the Kempsey South Service Centre. It follows the former Pacific Highway alignment. Instead of bypassing population centres, the Macleay Valley Way passes through the towns of Kempsey and Frederickton.

History

Macleay Valley Way became the secondary road in two stages, as the new Pacific Highway was opened in two stages. The southern part of the new road is east of the old road which is now Macleay Valley Way through Kempsey.[2] The northern part is west of the Macleay Valley Way. The new bridge over the Macleay River and bypass of Kempsey and Frederickton was opened first, on 27 March 2013.[2]

The section north of Frederickton opened on 16 May 2016.[3][4]

This northern section of Macleay Valley Way includes the part of the former Pacific Highway that was the site of the Kempsey bus crash which occurred in the locality of Clybucca in 1989 when two loaded tour buses collided head-on.[4]

Major junction list

LGA	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Kempsey	South Kempsey	0	0.0	Pacific Highway	Slim Dusty Interchange[2]
		3.6	2.2	North Coast railway line
		3.8	2.4	Angus McNeil Crescent – Crescent Head
	East Kempsey, Kempsey	6.1	3.8	Macleay River
	Frederickton, Bellimbopinni	14.5	9.0	Pacific Highway	Dunghutti interchange[2]
	Seven Oaks	20	12	Smithtown Road – Gladstone, Smithtown, South West Rocks
	Clybucca	25.7	16.0	Plummers Lane – South West Rocks
		27.3	17.0	Clybucca Creek
	Barraganyatti	36.6	22.7	Barraganyatti Creek
	Barraganyatti, Yarrengai	39.0	24.2	Stuarts Point Road – Grassy Head, Yarrahapinni, Stuarts Point / Blackbutt Shute Road / Pacific Highway (A1) – Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Brisbane
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Google (23 April 2017). "Macleay Valley Way" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
2. "Kempsey Bypass". Roads and Maritime Services. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
3. "Frederickton to Eungai - Pacific Highway upgrade". Roads and Maritime Services. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
4. Merkell, Helen (16 May 2016). "Deadly stretch of Pacific Highway to be bypassed today, 27 years after bus crash". ABC Mid North Coast. Retrieved 23 April 2017.