Burley Griffin Way

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Burley Griffin Way

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Length	289 km
General direction	East-West
From	Hume Highway, near Yass, New South Wales
via	Murrumburrah, Wallendbeen, Temora, Ardlethan
To	Kidman Way, Griffith, New South Wales
Allocation	Mirrool - Ardlethan: (duplex with )
Major Junctions	Olympic Highway Goldfields Way Newell Highway Irrigation Way

Burley Griffin Way is a New South Wales state route, is located in south eastern Australia. Named after the American architect, Walter Burley Griffin, designer of the cities of Canberra and Griffith, the highway links the two cities via Yass and the Barton Highway.

It provides a major link between the towns of Griffith and Yass. The road then joins the Hume Highway, which leads to Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne. Economically it provides a link between the agricultural produce of the western Riverina and Murrumbidgee regions and markets such as Sydney. The area it passes through is one of the richest agricultural areas in Australia. Hence, trucks make up a significant proportion of traffic using the road.