Links

There are stacks of websites on the Internet that are related to roads and so on, some about trips people have taken, others operated by equipment manufacturers etc.

There are only a small number of Australian enthusiasts sites, however there is a large number produced by Americans.

Below are a selection of quality links that you my find useful in your road and travel surfing...

Australian Sites - International Sites

Australia:

Road Web Sites:

ABC National Highway One - The ABC travel around NR1 / NH1 in audio.
The Australian Highways Mailing List - The home to many Aussie Road Geeks.
Australian Licence Plates - Site with most of the number plates ever issued in Australia
Australian Signs & Signals - Site with images of signs and signals from all over Victoria and beyond. Has a great range of both road and rail images.
Australian Towns, Cities and Highways - Great site by Michael Greenslade with information and photos of many roads in Australia and also has kilometre post info and much more!
Brad's Australian Highways Page - The original Australian highways page from Bradley Torr. Has some great sign images, road info and stories / road trips.
Brisbane Traffic Cameras - Brisbane road webcams.
Bus Australia Links - Links to Transport Enthusiasts Sites.
FreewayVic - Website by Josh Geoghegan on main roads around Victoria.
Floodgap's Australian Highways - US visitor with a good collection of photos from NSW & ACT.
Main Roads Victoria - Victorian road site with loads of information on the routes in and around Melbourne and country Victoria.
Number Plate Collectors Club - Gallery of Australian Number Plates including islands and historical.
OzRoads - Sam Laybutt's tremendous road site, highly recommended.
Operating N-Scale Traffic Lights - Gavin Miller shows us how to make real working traffic lights.
SA Roads - Photos of roads all around the state of South Australia.
SEQNews - News blog covering all aspects of transport works in South-East Queensland.
SignSpotters - Darren Hodges great site.
Traffic Control - University lecturer's site on traffic control systems.
Wikipedia's List of Australian Highways - A comprehensive list of Aussie Highways and their origins.
Wikipedia's List of NSW Highways - A great list of NSW road information.

On-Line Road Maps & Manufacturers:

Ausway (includes Sydway/Melway) - Map manufacturer
Hema Maps - Map manufacturer
StreetDirectory.com.au - Quality on-line maps in some cases using Ausway designs.
UBD (Universal Press Pty Limited) - Map manufacturer
Whereis.com.au - On-line map

Retailers / Manufacturers:

Akcelik & Associates - Traffic Control Company (Some good photos here).
Aldridge Traffic Systems Pty Ltd - Manufacturers of traffic signals and control systems.
Artcraft - Manufacturer of signs and safety equipment. Extensive on-line catalogue.
Barrier Signs - Making signs since 1982.
Bob Panich Consultancy Pty. Ltd . - This is another traffic signal and control device manufacturer.
De Neefe Signs - Maker of signs, safety gear and more. Their catalogue is in PDF format and has a large variety of signs.
Melway Edition 1 - Browse the first ever Melways Street Directory
Traffic Control Systems - Signal Supplier to the NT and other parts of Australia.
Traffic Technologies - LED Signal manufacturer.
TraffixGroup - Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning Group
TSS - Traffic Signals Sales & Service in Sydney.

State Motoring Associations:

NRMA - National Roads and Motorists' Association (NSW/ACT)
RACV - Royal Automotive Club of Victoria
RACQ - Royal Automotive Club of Queensland
RAA - Royal Automotive Association of South Australia
RACWA - Royal Automotive Club of Western Australia
RACT - Royal Automotive Club of Tasmania

Toll Roads & Government Departments:

Austroads - Austroads is the association of Australian and New Zealand road transport and traffic authorities.
Cross City Tunnel - Sydney's newest road tunnel.
Main Roads Western Australia - WA Road Authority
Main Roads Western Australia Standards & Guidelines - Technical Guidelines and Style Sheets.
M1 Pacific Motorway - Brisbane / Gold Coast
M4 Western Motorway - Sydney
M5 South-West Motorway - Sydney
Hills Motorway Limited - M2 Sydney
NSW Roads and Traffic Authority - State road authority of New South Wales
NSW Roads and Traffic Authority Oral History Program - An excellent audio library of actual construction workers that have worked on NSW roads over the past few decades.
Queensland Department of Main Roads -State road authority of Queensland
Sinclair Knight Merz' Community Consultation Pages - Consultants to the NSW RTA.
State Road Network of Queensland Map - Mains Roads Queensland's maps of the roads they administer across the state.
Traffic & transport policies & guidelines register - NSW RTA's traffic device guidelines.
Transport South Australia
Transport Tasmania - DIER
Transurban CityLink Limited - Melbourne
Traffic Sign Computer Aided Design (TraSiCAD) - Computer program published by Main Roads Queensland for designing signs.
VicRoads (the Victorian Roads Corporation)
Victorian Transport Accidents Commission
WestLink M7 - The Western Sydney Orbital Information Web Site.

International:

Road Web Sites:

About Via - An American site with an array of local and international road elements, including Australian.
Andy's Highway Kick-Off Page / AA Roads- (Andy Field / Alex Nitzman)
Arizona Roads - A look at roads in the US state of Arizona.
Bartolomeo Mecánico - International road-signs, water mills, opiliones, painted ads. Goes into great detail about workmen, falling rocks and school children signs.
British Roadsigns 1960 - Gallery of signs from England in th 60s.
Bote's Roadgeek Pages - A collection of road signs and other neatness from my travels around the United States highways and byways.
California Road Signs - This site is run by a guy that preserves old road signs and shows his collection and more.
Chris's British Road Directory - A fan site dedicated to the entire road network of mainland Britain.
Comrade Yamamoto Experience - American Road Geek Site, also with photos and images from Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Jamaica, the UK, Mexico and Germany.
Euroroads - A website that covers roads all over Europe.
Floodgap Roadgap - An excellent site covering several routes in California.
German Traffic Signals, Signs & Markings - The Texas Highway man's site for all road-things German.
IPENZ Transportation Group - Engineers and traffic control professionals web site.
Mike Wiley's Road Geek Portal - A host of road related sites and images from the US.
Motoring in New Zealand - Hosted by Arizonaroads.com, great info and photos on NZ roads.
Newsgroup: misc.transport.road (via Google)
Newsgroup: misc.transport.road Frequently Asked Questions List
Newsgroup: uk.transport (via Google)
New Zealand Road Gallery - Photos of roads in the land of the long white cloud.
New Zealand Road Signs 1975 - Images of signs once used in NZ.
Open Directory Project - Recreation: Roads and Highways
Pennsylvania Highways - Information and photos on roads in the US state of Pennsylvania.
Planet Pino Motorway Signs - Mees Roelefs site of European Motorway signage.
Planet Pino Traffic Cams - Mees Roelefs site of European (and some Aussie) Traffic Web Cams.
Roadfan.com - A US web site covering many aspects of roads and highways.
Richard C. Moeur Traffic Stuff - A fantastic sign site from the US.
Route 33 - German website in German and English covering B33 in Germany plus a few other routes.
Route56.com - US Highway 56 and other routes.
SABRE - The Society for All British Road Enthusiasts. Links to the major UK enthusiast sites and their main portal site.
Signalfan.com - A site dedicated to the Preservation of Historical Traffic Control Devices.
StarOwl's Highway Heaven - US site with exit lists, the Roadgeek fonts and more.
Traffic Signs of the World - Directory of signs sites from various countries.
The Open Road - Site of roadsigns, welcome signs and traffic lights from the USA.
US Highways - Awesome web site covering US highways 1 to 830.
Which Side of the Road do they drive on? - A web site covering the history of which side various countries drive on along their roads. A somewhat interesting read.

Retailers / Manufacturers:

Eagle Traffic Control Systems - The company that makes one of the most popular US traffic light available.
Roadsigns & Traffic Control Equipment Limited - New Zealand sign manufacturer
Stocksigns - Sign maker in England
Traffic Control Systems - Maintenance contractor for signals and other devices in NZ. Excellent signal photos.

Government Departments:

Department for Transport - The UK transport department's web site.
LTSA - New Zealand Land Transport Safety Authority.
Official New Zealand Road Code - NZ Road Rules.
The Highways Agency - UK department.
Transit New Zealand - Transit New Zealand develops, manages and maintains the country's 10,894.4 kilometres of state highways.
US Federal Highway Administration Standard Highway Signs - 2002 Edition, Metric and English Versions.