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Photo Gallery
New South
Wales Road Photo Gallery:
National Highway 39 (Newell Highway) (Queensland Border to Narrabri)
This section of the
Newell Highway, running from the Queensland Border to the town of
Narrabri is single carriageway roadway, generally with one lane in each
direction, some sections in built-up areas may feature traffic islands,
but the extent of diviving opposing traffic directions is minimal. The
road does have plenty of straights, useful for overtaking, but for the
most part there are no passing lanes.
Traffic types along
the route vary from cars to busses and trucks, right through to
b-doubles and road trains.
Towns along the QLD
border to Narrabri section include: Boggabilla, Moree, Gurley, Bellata,
Edgeroi and Narrabri.
The Newell Highway
between Queensland and Narrabri shares road surfaces with the Kamilaroi
Highway (NR37) at Narrabri and also the Gwydir Highway (NR38) at Moree.
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Distance Sign
Northbound RD sign on the NSW-QLD Border at Boggabilla / Goondiwindi,
2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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New South Wales Welcome Sign
Southbound state border sign (older style) at Boggabilla, August 2006.
Image © Michael Gill |
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New South Wales Welcome Sign
Southbound state border sign (current style) at Boggabilla, August 2006.
Image © Michael Gill |
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Advance Directional Sign
Northbound AD sign approaching the intersection of the Newell Highway
and Gunsynd Way (Old Newell Highway alignment) at Boggabilla, 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Directional Sign
Northbound AD sign for Boggabilla - Boomi Road at Boggabilla. Note
the NR42 sheild on this sign. NR42 is not in NSW, and duplexes
with NH39 a few kilometres over the NSW-QLD border at Goondiwindi. 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Distance Sign
Nice old black northbound RD sign at Boggabilla, complete with old
shield, this sign was installed before the Newell Highway received
National Highway status in December 1992. This photo was taken in 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Intersection Directional Sign
ID sign located in the town centre of Boggabilla at the junction of
North Street (NH39) and Merriwa Street (Bruxner Hwy), 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Black Advance Directional Sign
Nice old black AD approaching North & Merriwa Streets at
Boggabilla, 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Start
of the Carnarvon Highway at Moree
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is the unassuming intersection of the Newell and Canarvon Highways just
north of Moree's CBD. July 2005. Note the black directional sign.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Signage
This
is the directional signage approaching the start of the Carnarvon
Highway at Moree. July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Balo
St, Moree
Newell
Highway currently travels up the main street of Moree, Balo Street.
July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Balo
St, Moree
Newell
Highway currently travels up the main street of Moree, Balo Street.
July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Balo St, Moree
Newell Highway currently travels up the main street of Moree, Balo
Street. July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Balo Street River Crossing Moree
Balo Street as it heads south over the Mehi River. July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Advance Directional Sign
Looking west on the Gwydir Highway (NR38) as you approach the
roundabout controlled junction with the Newell Highway ((NH39) Balo
Street) at Moree. 2005.
Note the incorrect sheild markings: the left turn should be NH39 and
the right turn should be NH39 and NR38 together to mark their
750 metre duplex through the Moree CBD.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Directional Signs
Untidy collection of ID signs on the roundabout controlled corner of
the Gwydir & Newell Highways at Moree, 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Start of 110 zone
This is one of the few privledged single carriageway roads in NSW that
has a 110 km/h signposted speed limit. Moree, July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Distance Sign at Moree
Southbound on the Newell Hwy, this is the first distance sign out of
town just after the 110 km/h zone. July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Bingara Turnoff
South of Moree a few kilometres you'll find the Bingara turnoff. July
2005
Image © Paul Rands
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Roadworks between Moree and Gurley
Photo of the roadworks being performed on the Newell Hwy between Moree
and Gurley, NSW. July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Approach to Gurley
Southbound as you come into the town of Gurley. July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Gurley Town Centre
This is it! You've found Gurley, southbound on the Newell Highway. July
2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Bellata Approach
Southbound as you enter Bellata from Moree. July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Collarenebri Turn off at Bellata
Right tuen to Collarenebri and Rowena as you head into Bellata. July
2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Bellata Town Centre
Bellata's business precinct, July 2005
Image © Paul Rands
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Edgeroi
Don't blink or you'll miss Edgeroi, more or less consisting of the
service station. July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Traffic Hazards
Along the highway you'll sometime find cattle drovers and their cattle,
this particular bovine decided it wanted to get close to traffic in a
110 km/h zone. No animals were harmed in the taking of this photo. July
2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Tookey Creek
Approach to the Tookey Creek Rest Area, July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Traffic Hazard
Not all of National Highway 39 is up to National Highway standards,
this is because the roads are still within the useful life category and
therefore sections are still the upgraded with wider lanes and
shoulders. This meant in this scenario all southbound traffic had to
move out of the way of the wide load on the truck coming in the
opposite diredtion. July 2005, north of Narrabri. July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Tourist Radio Sign
15 km north of Narrabri, you start to see signs of civilisation again
with a tourist radio sign. July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Kamilaroi Highway Junction 1
North Narrabri holds the first junction of National Route 37 by
duplexing the Kamilaroi Highway with the Newell Highway through
Narrabri. July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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ID Signs
Collection of signs on the northside of Narrabri at the intersection of
the Newell Highway (NH39) and the Kamilaroi Highway (NR37), 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Kamilaroi Highway Northern Junction
North Narrabri holds the first junction of National Route 37 by
duplexing the Kamilaroi Highway with the Newell Highway through
Narrabri. Top photo is looking north October 2005, and the bottom photo is also in the same direction in the same year.
Top Image © Paul Rands & Bottom Image © Rob Tilley
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Advance Directional Sign
Northbound AD sign at Narrabri as you approach the Kamilaroi Highway, 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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ID Sign
Intersection directional sign on the corner of Killarney Street &
Barwan Street at Narrabri, 2005. This sign faces Newell Highway traffic
as it by-passes the CBD.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Approach to the Gunnedah turn off
Heading south into Narrabri, the highway diverts around the CBD over
Narrabri Creek. This is the approach to that crossing. Barwan Street,
July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Truck Overturn Risk Sign
Because of the large volume of trucks, there is increased risk at this
roundabout, and hence why there's a warning for the chance of rollover
if travelling too fast throught the roundabout. This is where the
highway travels over Narrabri Creek at Narrabri. Corner of Barwan
& Killarney Streets, July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Moree Turn
If heading from Gunnedah along NH39, you'll encounter this scene as you
drive away from the Narrabri Creek bridge. 2005.
Top Image © Paul Rands & Bottom Image © Rob Tilley
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Distance Sign
Distance sign located outside the tourist information centre in
Narrabri, on Tibbereena Street. Northbound, 2005.
Top Image © Paul Rands & Bottom Image © Rob Tilley
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Black Sign
On the roundabout for the Narrabri Creek crossing you'll see many
directional signs including this old black one, on the back there is a
newer green one. July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Advance Directional Signage
Narrabri Creek
Before you cross Narrabri Creek coming from Gunnedah, you'll see this
sign. July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Newell Hwy Westbound
Heading southwest on Dangar Street through Narrabri, July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Approach to Mooloobar Street
Narrabri
Railway overpass and approach to the Mooloobar Street roundabout at
Narrabri. July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Mooloobar Street Roundabout,
Narrabri
The Mooloobar Street roundabout at Narrabri. 2005.
Top Image © Paul Rands & Bottom Image © Rob Tilley
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Advance Directional Sign
Northbound AD sign approaching Moolabar Street at Narrabri, 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Kamilaroi Highway Western Intersection
Approach to National Route 37 at West Narrabri. July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Alphanumeric Advance Directional Sign
Uncoverplated southbound sign showing the new route numbering system,
which is not implemented in NSW yet, this sign replaced the above sign.
August 2006.
Image © Michael Gill |
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ID Sign
Intersection directional sign on the Kamilaroi Highway (NR37) roundabout at West Narrabri, 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Directional Sign
Northbound AD sign approaching the Kamilaroi Highway intersection at West Narrabri, 2005. This sign has since been replaced.
Image © Rob Tilley |
