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Photo Gallery
New South Wales Road Photo Gallery:
National
Highway 31 (Hume Highway) (Former Alignments: Mittagong to Berrima)
The Hume Highway (also known as the Hume Freeway in
Victoria) is one of the most important roads in Australia,
the shortest route linking the country's two largest
cities - Sydney and Melbourne.
At the Sydney end of the Hume Highway, the last 10
km of road is also known as Liverpool Road, before it
terminates at an intersection with Parramatta Road,
in Summer Hill. At the Melbourne end, about 27 km north
of Melbourne at the suburb of Craigieburn, the Craigieburn
Bypass diverts the Hume Freeway (and the M31 designation)
off to the east of the original highway to terminate
with the Western and Metropolitan Ring Roads (M80) roughly
15 km north of Melbourne, which allows traffic to travel
from Geelong, Pakenham or suburban Melbourne non-stop
to Albury. The original alignment of the Hume Highway
is Sydney Road, which runs straight south into the heart
of Melbourne's CBD, bearing metropolitan route 55.
The Hume Highway travels through the states of New
South Wales and Victoria and got its name in the 1920s
during a nationwide highway naming scheme. Before this,
the road was known as the "Great Southern Road" in New
South Wales and "Sydney Road" in Victoria. In 1914 the
highway was declared a main road. The road was named
in 1929 after Hamilton Hume, a famous explorer in the
early 19th century who in conjunction with William Hovell
first found an overland route between Sydney and the
infant colonial outpost of Port Phillip, the original
name of Melbourne.
Over 80% is dual carriageway or motorway standard.
The principal towns through which it passes are Liverpool,
Campbelltown, Camden, Picton, Mittagong, Goulburn, Yass,
Gundagai, Holbrook and Albury in New South Wales; and
Wodonga, Wangaratta, Glenrowan, Benalla, Euroa, Seymour
and Wallan in Victoria.
This section covers old alignments of the Hume Highway
in the Mittagong to Berrima district. They may have been renumbered
or reverted to local names, and along this section, there is numerous remnants from the old highway and when the route was changed to SR89.
Mittagong was by-passed in 1992, Berrima was by-passed in 1989.
Click here for more information on the Old Hume Highway.
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Advance Directional Sign
Southbound AD on the corner of Main Street (Old Hume Hwy) and Church Lane, near the tourist information centre at Mittagong. Note the incorrect NR31 sheild, should be a green and gold NH31 sheild. July 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Bowral Road Intersection
Southbound at the corner of Main Street & Bowral Road, Mittagong, July 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Southbound at Mittagong
Looking towards the roadhouse near Brewster Street, July 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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By-passed town sign
Southbound sign at Welby showing the by-Passed town of Berrima, July 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Freeway Green Diagrammatic Sign
Sign dating back to 1989, when Berrima was by-passed by what is now known as the Hume Highway, southbound at Welby, nears Howards Lane, July 2006.
SR89 has been decommissioned and replaced by TD17.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Freeway Green Diagrammatic Sign
Sign dating back to 1989, when Berrima was by-passed by what is now known as the Hume Highway, southbound at Welby, nears Jubilee Street, July 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Black and Freeway Green Signage
Old signs from 1989, when the highway still went through this area on this alignment, but by-passing Berrima. This is the interchange with the current alignment with the Hume Highway at Welby, July 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign
Southbound AD sign at Welby as you approach the intersection with Wombeyan Caves Road (TD13), July 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Wombeyan Caves Road Intersection
Southbound through the TD13 junction at Welby, July 2006.
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Southbound at Welby
Looking south on the old highway at Welby, July 2006, with the Hume Highway overpass in the distance.
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Hume Highway
Passing under the current alignment of the Hume Highway at Welby, July 2006.
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Old Black Sign
One of the many relics along this section of by-passed highway, this is southbound at Centennial Road, Berrima, and possibly dates back to the 1970s when the Hume Highway was given National Highway status. Image from July 2006.
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Older Black Signs
Pre 1974 black ID signs facing Centennial Road at Berrima, July 2006.
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Southbound over Bendooley Hill
Heading south over Bendooley Hill as the old highway splits into separate carraigeways, July 2006.
Note the old wooden and wire safety fencing.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Southbound on Bendooley Hill
The end of the short dual carriageway section on Bendooley Hill near Berrima, July 2006. Note more wood & wire fencing.
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Bendooley
Hill near Berrima
Looking northbound
as the former highway goes divided for the run over
Bendooley Hill.
Image © Sam
Laybutt (ozroads.com.au) |
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Black ID Sign
Black intersection directional sign at the junction with Oxley's Hill Road, Berrima, July 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Black Sign Assembly
Nice old black sign assembly, from before 1974, showing old NR31 sheild and hazard panel with early reflectorisation (darker white stripes), July 2006, facing Oxley's Hill Road.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Southbound at Berrima
Looking through the town centre at Berrima, near Green Hills Road, July 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Southbound at Berrima
Looking south at Berrima Park & Market Place. July 2006.
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Wingecarribee River
Crossing the Wingecarribee River via the Berrima Bridge, July 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Black ID Signs
Pre-1974 intersection directional signs on the corner of the Old Hume Highway and Oldbury Street, Berrima, July 2006. Note the old bridge and highway alignment in the background.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Black & Freeway Green Sign
Approaching the junction with Medway Road, as you head south at Berrima. These signs date back to 1989 when Berrima was by-passed by the present day Hume Highway. July 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Medway Road Junction
Looking southbound through the intersection of Medway Road, with Taylor Avenue intersection in the distance, July 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Distance Sign
A replacement RD sign of an older version, complete with incorrect NR31 sheild, should be TD17. Southbound at Berrima, July 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Old Hume Highway
Berrima
Looking southbound,
this is the Old Hume Highway alignment near Mereworth
Rd just south of Berrima. July 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Old Hume Highway
Berrima
Looking southbound,
this is the Old Hume Highway alignment near Mereworth
Rd just south of Berrima. July 2006.
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Old Hume Highway
Berrima
Looking southbound,
this is the Old Hume Highway alignment near Mereworth
Rd just south of Berrima. When this was the main road,
there were a few truck accidents through this area.
Image © Sam
Laybutt (ozroads.com.au) |
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Old Hume Highway
Berrima
Looking southbound,
this is the Old Hume Highway alignment near Mereworth
Rd just south of Berrima. July 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Black Directional Sign
Southbound black AD sign from 1989, as the Old Hume Hwy joins the current alignment, south of Berrima, July 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Black Directional Sign
Northbound black AD sign from 1989, at the Old Hume Hwy interchange, south of Berrima, July 2006.
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