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Photo Gallery
New South Wales Road Photo Gallery:
National Highway 15 (New England Highway (Moonbi to
Bendemeer) (Former Alignment: Bendemeer)
Proclaimed a
State Highway on 8th August
1928, the New England Highway starts in NSW at
Hexham, 15km West of Newcastle and heads north-west
entering the Hunter Valley region, eventually climbing
into the Great Dividing Range to the coal mining areas
of Muswellbrook. From there the highway heads North
into Tamworth and climbs again into the New England
Region, bypassing Armidale, across the ridge tops to
Glen Innes, Tenterfield and eventually the QLD border
at Wallangarra, it then heads into the fruit and agricultural
districts of Stanthorpe and North again to Warwick.
After heading North from the Cunningham
Hwy turnoff, the New England Hwy changes shields to
NR42 passing through the beef and wool farming areas
to Toowoomba. Heading North from Toowoomba, the highway
passes through lush green dairying pastures and thick
vegetation up into Crows Nest, stopping at the D'Aguilar
Highway at Yarraman.
This section concentrates on the former alignment around
the Bendemeer area. This part of the highway is littered
with old alignments converted to local roads, etc, but
doesn't really offer too many relics.
For photos of other former alignmnents in the area
click on the relevant link below:
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Old
bridge over Rose Valley Creek
Looking southbound at Bendemeer, we can see on the left
part of the old roadway and bridge.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Old
alignment near Rose Valley Creek
Looking southbound at Bendemeer, the old alignment that
once followed the ridges.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Jalna
Road Bendemeer
This is an old segment of the New England Highway at
Bendemeer. It seems this area has seen many alignments
of the highway as there are plenty of remnants of old
road. This is now a local road. Photo taken November
2004 looking North. You can see after the hazard sign
where a small bridge once was and also where the pavement
used to beyond the watercourse.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Jalna
Road Bendemeer
This is an old segment of the New England Highway at
Bendemeer. It seems this area has seen many alignments
of the highway as there are plenty of remnants of old
road. This is now a local road. Photo taken November
2004 looking south.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Old
Black Sign
Dating to probably
the 1970s, this is an old black sign on Caroline Street
looking in a Southerly direction. Photo taken November
2004.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Caroline
Street Bendemeer
Once this road was National Highway 15, it's
the main street of Bendemeer. Much of what was once
part of the town (ie. shops, etc.) have closed.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Caroline
Street Bendemeer
Former alignment of New England Highway, looking south
in the township of Bendemeer. September 2005.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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McDonald
River Bridge
Located at Bendemeer just North of Tamworth. This bridge
once carried semi trailers and all the traffic between
Tamworth and Armidale. Since replaced by a floodway.
When the river floods, this bridge is still high and
dry.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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McDonald
River Bridge
Located at Bendemeer just North of Tamworth. This bridge
once carried semi trailers and all the traffic between
Tamworth and Armidale. Since replaced by a floodway.
When the river floods, this bridge is still high and
dry.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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McDonald
River Bridge
Located at Bendemeer just North of Tamworth. This bridge
once carried semi trailers and all the traffic between
Tamworth and Armidale. Since replaced by a floodway.
When the river floods, this bridge is still high and
dry.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Updated
directional sign Bendemeer
On the corner of
Home and Caroline Streets. Both former New England Highway
alignments, council has installed this update sign.
September 2005.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Old
New England Highway near old Oxley Highway turn-off
Old road looking Northbound at the intersection
of the old Oxley Highway (not in use).
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Old
New England Highway near old Oxley Highway turn-off
Old road looking
Northbound at the intersection of the old Oxley Highway
(not in use).
Image ©
Paul Rands |
