Burley Griffin Way

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.

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References

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