Burley Griffin Way | |
Proposed to replace [1] | |
Length | 289 km (180 mi) |
Direction | East-West |
From | Hume Highway, Bowning, 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.
Recently, a bypass was constructed west of Bowning, and the Burley Griffin Way was realigned along this road to a new at-grade intersection with the Hume Highway.