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Photo Gallery
New South Wales Road Photo Gallery:
National Route 1 (Pacific Highway) (Nambucca Heads to Coffs Harbour)
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.
Towns and localities along or near the route between Nambucca Heads and Coffs Harbour include Nambucca Heads, Urunga, Raleigh, Repton, Bonville, Boambee and Coffs Harbour. Major routes branching off this section include Waterfall Way (SR78), which runs from the coast via Bellingen, Dorrigo and Ebor to Armidale.
Nambucca Heads to Coffs Harbour History:
- 1940s: bridge over Coffs Creek near Coffs Harbour
- September 1998: Raleigh Deviation and New Bridge
- August 2000: Bray to Arthur Street, Coffs Harbour
- May 2001: Lyons Road to Englands Road Dual Carriageways
Click here for photos of the former alignment at Raleigh.
| Length (NR1): |
679 km |
| Length (Nambucca Heads to Coffs Harbour): |
45 km |
| Internal RTA Classification: |
State Highway 10 |
| Route Number: |
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| Forthcoming Alphanumerics: |
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| Information courtesy of the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority, DMR's "The Roadmakers" book, and Sam Laybutt (OzRoads) |
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| Southbound (Coffs Harbour to Nambucca Heads) |
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Northbound
at Urunga
Here's the highway northbound at Urunga with a rare
overtaking lane for southbound traffic. June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Speed
Camera at Urunga
Speed camera at Urunga, tracking northbound
traffic. June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Northbound
at Raleigh
Overtaking Lanes at Raleigh, northbound, June 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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AD Sign on Waterfall Way for
Pacific Highway
Eastbound on SR78 as you approach the Raleigh Interchange.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Distance
Sign on the Raleigh Deviation
Northbound carriageway of the Raleigh Deviation, June
2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Raliegh Deviation
Facing north along the Raleigh Deviation cutting.
June 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands
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Northern End of Raleigh Deviation
Northbound carriageway as it closes to an end just
past the upcoming intersection with the old highway
at Raleigh. June 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands
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Overhead
speed signs
Mounted on traffic signal poles, these signs are at
the end northern of the dual carriageway conditions
of the Raleigh Deviation. June 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Flourescent
Slippery Warning Sign
Unusual warning sign in fluoro yellow at the Belligen
State Forest near Bonville.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Flourescent
Curve Warning Signs
Unusual warning signs in fluoro yellow at the Belligen
State Forest near Bonville.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Flourescent
Hazard Chevron Signs
Unusual chevron signs in fluoro yellow at the Belligen
State Forest near Bonville.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Northbound
Heading past the Sid
Bourke Forest Park Rest Area opposite the RTA Heavy
Vehicle Checking Bay on the edge of the Bellinger State
Forest as you head north between Raleigh and Bonville.
January 2005.
Image © David Whiteman |
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North
Bonville Turn Off
Northbound at the turn off to North Bonville, this area
has been the scene many fatal and serious accidents.
June 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Wooden
Overpass
Looking North at the wooden overhead bridge at Bonville,
June 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Advance Freeway
Directional Sign
Found North Bound on an older section of the Pacific
Highway near Sawtell, this sign is a Typical
Freeway Directional Sign found on a single carriageway
section just before it divides into expressway conditions.
July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Strouds Road Advance
Directional Sign
Signage for the Strouds Road exit at Boambee, northbound.
June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands.
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Strouds Road Interchange
Northbound throught the Strouds Road interchange at Boambee. Note the exit sign which has Victorian style border. June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands.
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Distance Sign
Located at Boambee, on the northbound carriageway. July 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Sports Complex Signage
Sign indicating the sports stadium and other facilities
available on the next right, June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Minutes from Coffs
Harbour CBD
Found northbound near Coffs Harbour, this sign shows the roundabout
options ahead. The intersection is designed in such
a way that when traffic flows increase,
an overpass across the intersection.
Image © Paul Rands
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Custom Ramp Speed
Sign
Custom ramp speed sign near Super Amart furnishings,
northbound at south Coffs Harbour. June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Northbound in Suburban
Coffs Harbour
Typical 1980s dual carriageway through the residential
suburbs of Coffs Harbour. June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Approach to Albany
Street
Closing in on Albany Street in Coffs Harbour, northbound.
June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Tourist Information
Centre Sign
Taken at the Albany Street junction in Coffs Harbour,
northbound. June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Black Directional
Sign
Located eastbound on Albany Street this is the directional
sign for the Pacific Highway. June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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National Route 1
Intersection
Directional Sign on the corner of Pacific Highway
(NR1) and Park Avenue, Coffs Harbour.
Image © Paul Rands
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Kempsey Directional
Sign
Found on the intersection with Harbour Drive in Coffs
Harbour. June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Bray Street Approach
Approach to Bray Street intersection, northbound at
Coffs Harbour. This area was upgraded in the 1990s.
June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Main Northern Railway
Overpass Coffs Harbour
North bound approach of the Main Northern Railway
Overpass on the Pacific Highway (NR1), Coffs Harbour.
Image © Paul Rands
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Albany Street Directional
Sign
Heading south, you'll see this directional sign apporaching
the Albany Street traffic signals. June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Directional Sign
Southbound at Albany Street Coffs Harbour is this
directional sign.
Image © Paul Rands
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Pacific Highway
Southbound at Coffs Harbour South
Typical dual carriageway section in the Southern reaches
of Coffs Harbour. This continues to at-grade expressway
conditions near Toormina & Sawtell.
Image © Paul Rands.
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Base Hospital Sign
Top mount signal sign for Base Hospital in Coffs Harbour.
Southbound, June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Stadium Drive Signage
Roundabout exit signage for Staudium Drive Coffs Harbour.
June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Englands Road Directional
Sign
Roundabout directional sign for the Engalnds Road
intersection. The Intersection is designed to have
an overpass installed at a later date, if required.
June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Boambee Bay Resort
sign
Just before the Sawtell Road Exit southbound you see
and abundance of little services and attractions signs,
this is one of them, June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Tourist Attraction
Sign
Tourist Attraction sign at the Sawtell Road exit,
southbound at Boambee, June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Sawtell Road Interchange
Sawtell Road ramps at Boambee, facing west. Note the
custom yellow sign. June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Sawtell Road Exit
& Pacific Highway
Highway heading south at Boambee at the Sawtell Road
Exit. June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Sawtell Road Advance
Directional Sign
Southbound at Boambee, is this sign at the Sawtell
Road Exit. June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands.
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Perry's Road Intersection AD Sign
Advance directional sign for the old highway
alignment through Raleigh as you head southbound. January
2005.
Image © David Whiteman |
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Perry's Road Fingerboard Sign
Signage facing Perry's Road at Raleigh. January
2005.
Image © David Whiteman |
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Raleigh
Overpass
Northern approach of the The Raleigh Overpass on the
Pacific Highway heading towards Port Macquarie. The
old road was by-passed in the 1990s with a 2 lane each
direction dual carriageway.
Image © Paul
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Urunga
Bridge over Kalang River
Southbound at Urunga as the highway crosses the Kalang
River. June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Railway
Bridge over Kalang River at Urunga
On your left as you head southbound at Urunga over the
Kalang River you'll see the steel truss railway bridge.
June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Turn
off to the Urunga Town Centre
The Pacific Highway by-passes the shopping precinct
of Urunga, this is the intersection to there, southbound
from the highway. June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Speed
Camera near Valla Beach
Southbound on the highway near Valla Beach is this speed
camera. June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance
Directional Sign for Valla Beach
Southbound on the highway, this is the sign for the
approaching intersection for Valla Beach. June 2005.
Image © Paul Rands |
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For continuation of the Pacific Highway between Coffs Harbour and Grafton, click here.
For continuation of the Pacific Highway between Kempsey and Nambucca Heads, click here. |
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