Mitchell Highway

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Mitchell Highway
Proposed to replace [1]
Length 1110 km
General direction South-North
From Great Western Highway / Mid-Western Highway, Bathurst, New South Wales
via Dunkeld, NSW, Lucknow, Orange, Molong, Wellington, Geurie, Dubbo, Narromine, Trangie, Nevertire, Nyngan, Byrock, Bourke, North Bourke, Barringun, NSW, Cunnamulla, Qld, Wyandra, Charleville, Qld
To Landsborough Highway, Augathella, Queensland
Allocation Bathurst - Nyngan:

Nyngan - NSW/Qld Border:

NSW/Qld Border - Augathella:
Formerly
Major Junctions Escort Way
Peabody Road
Golden Highway
Newell Highway
Oxley Highway
Barrier Highway
Kidman Way
Kamilaroi Highway
Balonne Highway
Alt Warrego Highway

The Mitchell Highway is a major rural highway in central and northern New South Wales, Australia and South Central Queensland. The highway starts at Bathurst and links Orange, Molong, Wellington, Dubbo, Narromine, Nevertire, Nyngan, Byrock, Bourke, Cunnamulla, Charleville, and Augathella.

The Mitchell Highway is named after Major Thomas Mitchell, who was Surveyor-General of New South Wales in the 1820s and explored much of inland New South Wales and Victoria.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Alpha-Numeric Route Numbering for NSW. It is here!, Ozroads: the Australian Roads Website. Retrieved on December 29, 2007.