Statistics:
- Length:
- 521 km
- Termini:
- Eastern: Great Western Hwy (NR32) and Mitchell Hwy (NR32), Bathurst
- Western: Sturt Hwy (NH20) and Cobb Hwy (NR75), Hay South
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Bathurst, Robin Hill, Evans Plains, Bathampton, Fitzgeralds Mount, Kings Plains, Blayney, Carcoar, Mandurama, Lyndhurst, Woodstock, Cowra, Bumbaldry, Grenfell, Piney Range, Caragabal, Back Creek, Wyalong, West Wyalong, North Yalgogrin, Weethalle, Erigolia, Rankins Springs, Goolgowi, Gunbar, One Tree, Hay and Hay South
Route Numbering:
- Current: A41 B64 B75
- Former: 24
- Multiplexed with: 39 75 81
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- HW6
General Information:
Situated in Country NSW and traversing historic farming landscapes, the Mid Western Highway serves as the most direct route connecting Sydney or Brisbane to Adelaide. It is predominantly two-lane rural highway standard.
Multiplexes along the route include:
- National Highway 39, for 37 km, between West Wyalong and Caragabal.
- National Route 75, for 2 km, Hay.
- State Route 81, for 300 m, Cowra.
History:
- 1928: The Mid Western Highway was proclaimed. 2
- 1929: Route was rerouted between Gunbar and Balranald to pass through Hay. 2
- 1933: The original route of Mid Western Highway from Bathurst to the South Australian border via Euston and Wentworth truncated at Hay with the proclamation of the Sturt Hwy. The Hay to South Australia routing became part of the Sturt Highway. 2
- 1973: The Commissioner for Main Roads, Mr RJ Thomas accepted tender of $129 775 for a new bridge to carry a deviation of the Mid Western Highway over Mt Macquarie Road at Carcoar. The bridge was one of three planned for the deviation. 3
- 1970s: After a series of truck accidents, a bypass was construction to remove traffic from the Carcoar town centre. 4
- 1985: Pavement at Golsby Hill near Cowra constructed. 5
- 1995: Widening and provision of overtaking lanes on the Mid Western Highway between Bathurst and Evans Plains. 6
- January 2003: Construction completed of a bypass of the village of Kings Plains (near Blayney). 7
- June 2003: Road widening at Carcoar. 8
- February 2006: Construction of a new bridge over Coombing Creek, Carcoar.
- March 2010: Pavement reconstruction at Golsby Hill, which included bringing the road up to current standard at the time, and improved drainage. 5
- 2013: NR24 decommissioned and replaced by A41, B64 and B75.
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1 NSW Government, Roads and Traffic Authority, Schedule of Classified Roads (and unclassified Regional Roads), 25 February 2008.
2 NSW Government, Department of Main Roads, Journal of Department of Main Roads New South Wales, Extract from September 1958 issue of "Main Roads".
3 The Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 5, 1973.
4 Historic Properties For Sale or Lease, Bridge Tearooms.
5 NSW Government, Roads and Traffic Authority, Construction and Maintenance, Regional Projects, Western, Pavement reconstruction at Goldsby Hill.
6 NSW Government, Parliament of New South Wales, Hansard & Papers, Legislative Council, Bathurst Electorate Roadworks No. 58, 19 October 1995.
7 NSW Government, Roads and Traffic Authority, Road Activity Update - Western NSW, February 2003.
8 NSW Government, Roads and Traffic Authority, Road Activity Update - Western NSW, June 2003.