Castlereagh Highway
Highway in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Castlereagh Highway is a 790-kilometre (490 mi)[1] state highway located in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. From north to south the highway traverses South West Queensland and the North West Slopes, Orana, and Central West regions of New South Wales.
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Castlereagh Highway –New South Wales | |
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Dick O'Brien Bridge (1991) carrying Castlereagh Highway over Barwon River, Walgett, NSW. | |
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Type | Highway |
Length | 790 km (491 mi)[1] |
Gazetted | August 1928 (NSW, as Main Road 56)[2] March 1938 (NSW, as State Highway 18)[3] |
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North end | Carnarvon Highway St George, Queensland |
South end | Great Western Highway Marrangaroo, New South Wales |
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Major settlements | Dirranbandi, Hebel, Walgett, Coonamble, Gilgandra, Dunedoo, Mudgee |
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The highway is part of the Great Inland Way linking Sydney and Cairns, and provides all-weather access to rugged black opal country of Lightning Ridge.[4]
Castlereagh Highway was named after the Castlereagh River, which it parallels for most of its journey north from Gilgandra.