Putty Road
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States:
New South Wales
The Putty Road is a main road in the east of the Australian state of New South Wales. It connects The Northern Road, Windsor Road and the Hawkesbury Valley Way, Windsor with the New England Highway at Singleton.
Thus, the road connects the west of Sydney to the Hunter Valley wine region.
History
The Putty Road has a long history. It follows the Bulga Road ( after Bach Bulga Creek in the Hunter Valley named). For the first time the route from John Howe, chief of police in Windsor, researched. She was the first road from Sydney to the Hunter Valley, was opened in 1823 and was initially popular with cattle rustlers.
Today, the road is completely paved and passes through Colo and the Wollemi National Park. The original copy of the rare Wollemi Stingybark eucalyptus (Eucalyptus expressa ) was found right on this street.
Course
From Windsor, on the Hawkesbury River Putty Road leads north, crossed the Colo River at the same place and enters the Wollemi National Park. At the ( eponymous ) village Putty the road turns northeast and crosses the upper reaches of the Macdonald River.
In Bulga on the same stream, the eastern boundary of the National Park is reached. 12 km to the ends of the east of the Golden Highway ( S84) and proceeds along with the Putty Road about 2 km to the east. Then the Putty Road branches off to the north and ends in Singleton on Hunter River at the New England Highway ( N15).
Expansion of state
The two-lane road is narrow, sometimes very curvy and offers beautiful views. In humid weather, it can sometimes be dangerous. For tourists, motorcyclists and cyclists, the road is popular.
Source
Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas. Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007 ISBN. 978-1-74193-232-4. Pp. 22, 23, 24, 25, 27
- Road in New South Wales