Castlereagh Highway

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States:

New South Wales / Queensland

The Castlereagh Highway is a 816 km long highway in the eastern part of the Australian state of New South Wales, whose northern end of about 160 km is within the limits of Queensland. The Highway has recently been extended and now includes the state highway 86 south of Gilgandra one. In the south begins just outside of Lithgow at the junction with the Great Western Highway and runs in a north -westerly direction through Ilford, Mudgee and Gulgong. From here the road runs along with the Golden Highway continues through Dunedoo and branches off again until he Walgett near Gilgandra leverage achieved by the Queensland border. After another 162 km ends of the Castlereagh Highway in St. George where he meets on the Carnarvon Highway.

The highest point in the course of the highway is located at 1070 m, the lowest 130 m.

Numbering

From the Great Western Highway at Lithgow as far as Gilgandra Highway signposted State Road 86 ( S86), of Gilgandra to the border with Queensland for leverage as National Road 55 ( R55 ). In Queensland, the Castlereagh Highway A55 is called.

Important branches and cities

Source

Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas. Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007 ISBN. 978-1-74193-232-4. Page 8, 24, 26, 28, 31

Department of Transport and Main Roads Roads and Maritime Services Moonie Highway Balonne Highway St. George (Queensland) Barwon River (New South Wales) Gilgandra, New South Wales Lithgow (New South Wales) Walgett, New South Wales Surat (Queensland) Roma (Queensland) Goondiwindi Mungindi Moree, New South Wales Dirranbandi, Queensland Cunnamulla Lightning Ridge, New South Wales Gwydir Highway Wee Waa Narrabri Kamilaroi Highway Brewarrina, New South Wales Bourke (New South Wales) Castlereagh River Coonabarabran Coonamble, New South Wales Nyngan Oxley Highway Dubbo Melbourne Newell Highway Tamworth, New South Wales Brisbane Tooraweenah, New South Wales Bylong Valley Way Bathurst (New South Wales) Goulburn, New South Wales Bathurst-Ilford Road Cowra Katoomba, New South Wales
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