Mid-Western Highway | |
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| A level crossing on Mid-Western Highway near Goolgowi, with a roundabout connecting with Kidman Way in the background. | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 518 km (322 mi)[1] |
| Gazetted | August 1928 (as Main Road 6)[2] |
| Route number(s) |
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| Former route number |  National Route 24 (1955–2013)Entire route |
| Major junctions | |
| West end |  Cobb HighwayHay, New South Wales |
| East end |  Great Western HighwayBathurst, New South Wales |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Goolgowi, Rankins Springs, West Wyalong, Grenfell, Cowra, Blayney |
| Highway system | |
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Mid-Western Highway, sometimes Mid Western Highway,[3] is a 518-kilometre (322 mi)[1] state highway located in the central western and northern Riverina regions of New South Wales, Australia. The highway services rural communities and links the Great Western, Mitchell, Olympic, Newell, Cobb and Sturt highways. Mid-Western Highway forms part of the most direct route road link between Sydney and Adelaide,[4][5] with its eastern terminus in Bathurst and western terminus in Hay. It is designated part of route A41 between Bathurst and Cowra, and route B64 between Cowra and Hay.
During 2014 the Roads & Maritime Services in conjunction with the NSW Geographical Names Board commenced a consultation process to change the name of the highway to the Wiradjuri Highway,[3] as the only state highway to lie fully within the Wiradjuri cultural area.[6]
- ^ a b Google (10 August 2022). "Mid-Western Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Main Roads Act, 1924-1927". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 110. National Library of Australia. 17 August 1928. pp. 3814–20. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Community gets involved in renaming proposal for the Mid Western Highway". Transport for NSW. Government of New South Wales. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Rands, Paul (10 November 2013). "Mid Western Highway (B64)". Road Photos & Information: New South Wales. Expressway: The Australian Highway Site. Retrieved 3 April 2015.[self-published source]
- ^ Rands, Paul (7 December 2013). "Mid Western Highway & Olympic Highway (A41)". Road Photos & Information: New South Wales. Expressway: The Australian Highway Site. Retrieved 3 April 2015.[self-published source]
- ^ Mid Western Highway/Wiradjuri map (PDF) (Map). Roads & Maritime Services, Government of New South Wales. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.