Lachlan Valley Way

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New South Wales

The Lachlan Valley Way is a main road in the south of the Australian state of New South Wales. It connects the Hume Highway north of Yass along the Lachlan River with the Cobb Highway in Booligal.

Course

The Lachlan Valley Way branches north of Yass on the Hume Highway ( N31 ​​) to the north. Approx. 40 km west of the Lachlan River to pass through Boorowa to the north and reached at Cowra the river. There also the coming of the southwest Olympic Highway ( R41) and the Mid- Western Highway ends (R24 ) crosses.

Together with the Mid- Western Highway Lachlan Valley Way leads of about 5 km to the west and then branches off to the north again. Always on the south bank of the river he performs Gooloogong to Forbes, where he crosses the Newell Highway ( N39 ). Condobolin he is tangent to the south and then leaving a short stretch of the river bank, to lead by Lake Cargelligo. South of Wallanthery meets the road on the Kidman Way ( S87 ) and overcomes with him the last 35 km to Hillston.

In Hillston both roads separate again; the Kidman Way runs south, while the Lachlan Valley Way again follows the south bank for the last 77 km southwest towards Booligal. There he meets the Cobb Highway ( R75 ) and ends.

Road Conditions

The Lachlan Valley Way is two lanes expanded and mostly paved. The largest part of the route between Condobolin and Lake Cargellino is not fixed, as well as the last 34 km of the section between Lake Cargellino and Wallanthery. The third unattached stretch are the last 50 km to Booligal.

Street numbering

From the Hume Highway to Cowra after the Lachlan Valley Way is numbered state highway 81 from Cowra end of the street in Booligal he is not numbered.