The New England Highway originated as a track developed to reach the prime wool growing areas in the New England region. Location: Darby St, Newcastle, New South Wales 2300 The Big Headphones in Newcastle is a rare 'Big Thing' that serves the same purpose as the original - only heaps bigger! Hi. It was added in 2005 as part of the Auslink changes. Five people died when a bridge over Piles Creek collapsed and the entire section was closed due to subsidence 2 km (1.2 mi) further south. [17] The section of the bypassed highway within Queensland borders between Stewart Road and Gold Coast Highway was officially renamed Tugun-Currumbin Road, but is signposted as Stewart Road.[18][19]. There is also the Peter Allen Festival which occurs in September paying tribute to the contribution of this entertainer to the world of entertainment. After the 1989 crashes, the investigating coroner, Kevin Waller, recommended that the highway be fully divided along its entire length, but only 51% had been divided by 2012. While in Tenterfield have a walk along the streets as there are a number of homewares, fashion and gift stores plus a number of eateries. From the Harbour Bridge to the Gore Hill Freeway at Artarmon it has no route number and from the Gore Hill Freeway to Wahroonga it is designated as A1. [140][141], From time to time, there are proposals in the media for the private sector to build a fully controlled-access high-speed tollway between Newcastle and the Queensland border, possibly using the BOT system of infrastructure provision. Whilst a slightly longer route than it's coastal cousin (by approximately 50 km), the New England Highway is often less busy and hence an easier and safer drive. And you will have the flexibility to go where you want, when you want. It is about 850kms long and can take about 10-12 hours to drive if you don’t make many stops and/or stay overnight anywhere. Booking.com Four lanes freeway on new alignment. Have any suggestions or questions regarding this blog? The northern section of the bypass (Cumbalum Interchange to Ross Lane Interchange) opened in March 2011 while the central section (Teven Road Interchange to Cumbalum Interchange) partially opened in December 2011; with northbound lanes from Teven to Bruxner opened in February 2012. Sections of the highway between Hexham and the Queensland/NSW border that were bypassed and replaced by new sections of the Pacific Highway, were renamed and downgraded to local roads, and are no longer part of Pacific Highway. Find fast and fabulous recipes at, Need something else? Sydney to Brisbane Road Maps Tourist drives & Driving Directions for Brisbane QLD to Glen Innes via New England Highway NSW Road Maps - route 2 So there you go, I hope you enjoyed, or will enjoy this road trip of the New England Highway. A road trip to Australia, so dreamy! Most people choose to drive between Sydney and Brisbane by the Pacific Highway. Before he was shot and killed on 25 May 1870 at Kentucky Creek, near Uralla he apparently used, Tenterfield is the last major stop in New South Wales before crossing the border into Queensland. It was a lot of fun. I have travelled around the world and in my home country of Australia and currently call Melbourne home. Various sections of the route are dual carriageway or motorway-standard: The Pacific Highway passes through some of Australia's fastest growing regions, the NSW's Central Coast and North Coast and also the Brisbane-Gold Coast corridor, with tourism and leisure being the primary economic activity. In addition a replacement route, from Calga into the gorge of Mooney Mooney Creek and up to the ridge at Kariong above Gosford, was also required. Allen made Tenterfield famous in the song ‘Tnterfield Saddler’ that he wrote about his grandfather, George Woolnough who worked in Tenterfield as the saddler. There are no road closures that I am aware of having done the drive 9 days ago. 14 December 1997 (first carriageway); 12 April 2000 (second carriageway), 19 August 1991 (Possum Brush Deviation); 24 May 1994 (Rainbow Flat Deviation), Four lane highway, old road used for northbound carriageway between Failford Road and Bonvale Close, planned to be replaced as part of Failford Road to Tritton Road upgrade, New carriageway and interchange with Failford Road. Name such as Stonehenge, Ben Lamond and Glencoe to name a few. For the purposes of this post you are driving Sydney to Brisbane. You and to get great deals to help you meander along the New England Highways starts/finishes North-West. 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