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Photo Gallery
New South Wales Road Photo Gallery:
National Route 1 (Former Alignment: Pacific Highway)
(Raleigh)
The Pacific Highway, one of Australia’s busiest and most important road links, passes through the heart of residential, farming and retail areas of many towns along the New South Wales coast between Hexham, northwest of the industrial city of Newcastle, to the NSW-QLD Border at Tweed Heads, about 90 minutes south of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland.
The route's southern terminus is located at the junction of the Pacific Highway (SR111) and the New England Highway (NH1) at Hexham, 16 km northwest of Newcastle, which is north of Sydney. The northern terminus is at the New South Wales / Queensland border, just west of the town centre of Tweed Heads. The route itself is a mix of freeway, arterial and rural highway standards. The highway has been progressively upgraded over the years, however since the late 1980s, an accelerated upgrade program has been undertaken. Despite the acceleration program, only approximately 40% of the highway is of dual carriageway.
This page focuses on the old alignment through the
Raleigh area east of Bellingen and north of Urunga. The Raleigh & Repton
section of the old highway was bypassed in September
1998.
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Connection
to new alignment 5 km north of Urunga
Southbound, this is the old highway connecting with
the current alignment just north of Urunga. The connection
allows traffic to travel to Urunga and traffic from
the highway to Raleigh only. June 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Old
alignment between Urunga and Raleigh
Through this stretch of the old highway is some corners,
most of which are rated between 65 and 85 km/h. There
are some narrow cuttings too, which can make things
hairy if large vehicles are on the road, which was the
case a few years ago. June 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Old
alignment between Urunga and Raleigh
Through this stretch of the old highway is some corners,
most of which are rated between 65 and 85 km/h. There
are some narrow cuttings too, which can make things
hairy if large vehicles are on the road, which was the
case a few years ago. June 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands
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Old
alignment between Urunga and Raleigh
Through this stretch of the old highway is some corners,
most of which are rated between 65 and 85 km/h. There
are some narrow cuttings too, which can make things
hairy if large vehicles are on the road, which was the
case a few years ago. June 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands
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Approach
into Raleigh
According to signage in the area, this is the Raleigh
Business Centre, which consists of a service station
coverted to a café and a tractor dealer / mechanic.
This is from June 2005 and is heading northbound.
Image © Paul
Rands
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Directional
Sign for Waterfall Way
Heading north, this is the advance directional signage
for the Waterfall Way (SR 78). June 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands
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Waterfall
Way Connection
Imagine this intersection when highway traffic was passing
by, it'd be near impossible to turn right into or out
of the highway. But this is the original terminus for
Waterfall Way. June 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands
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Directional
Signs facing Waterfall Way
This is the miriad of options to the motorist as he
or she approaches the old Pacfic Highway intersection
at Raleigh. June 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands
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Northbound
at Raleigh
We are facing northwards here near the Bellinger River
at Raleigh, as we gradually get closer to the notorius
Bellnger River bridge. June 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands
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Narrow
Bridge Sign
As we get closer to the Bellinger River and its bridge,
we see this sign warning of possible difficulties crossing
the bridge if there's trucks coming the opposite way.
June 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands
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Bridge
Approach
this is the roadway leading northbound traffic to the
bridge. There were numerous accidents right along this
section of road over the years because of the tight
corners and narrow lanes. June 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands
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Raleigh
Bridge over the Bellinger River
Designed for 2 way traffic this bridge is over 60 years
old and offers little separation between traffic directions.
It's been known for traffic to be forced to reverse
back to allow trucks to pass along here. June 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands
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Raleigh
Bridge over the Bellinger River
Image from June 2005 shows the construction of the steel
truss bridge.
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Rands |
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Northbound
near Bonville
This is the old highway south of Bonville just before
it rejoins the new alignment over the hill. June 2005
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Image © Paul
Rands
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