New South Wales Road Photo Gallery: National Route 1 (Princes Highway) (Yallah to Kiama)

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New South Wales Road Photo Gallery:
National Route 1 (Princes Highway) (Yallah to Kiama)

The northern terminus of the National Route 1 section of the Princes Hwy is at the connect with the Southern Fwy at Yallah, several kilometres south of Wollongong. The NSW southern terminus is located at the NSW / Vic border, which is 48 km south of Eden.

The remaining part of NR1, from Yallah to Waterfall (on Sydney's Outskirts) takes in the Southern Freeway (F6) and Mount Ousley Road. In Sydney NR1 is replaced with Metroad 1. NR1 is duplexed with SR157 from Lake Entrance Road interchange at Oak Flats to the junction with Tongarra Road at Albion Park Rail.

Major routes connecting / intersecting with the highway between Yallah and the NSW-Vic border include: Southern Freeway (NR1) at Yallah, Illawarra Highway (NR48) at Albion Park Rail, Tongarra Road (SR157) at Albion Park Rail, Lake Entrance Road (SR157) at Oak Flats, Shellharbour Road (SR151) at Dunmore, Cambewarra Mountain Road (SR79) at Bomaderry, Kings Highway (NR52) at Batemans Bay, Snowy Mountains Highway (NR18) at Bega. Towns and localities along the route include Yallah, Albion Park Rail, Dunmore, Bombo, Kiama, Gerringong, Berry, Bomaderry, Nowra, Milton, Ulladulla, Batemans Bay, Mogo, Moruya, Narooma, Cobargo, Bega, Pambula and Eden.

Yallah to Kiama History:

The formation of the Princes Hwy comes about due to existing roads being re-named ‘Princes Highway’ after the visit to Australia in 1920 of the Prince of Wales (later to become King Edward VIII, and after abdicating, the Duke of Windsor). The highway was officially opened in August 1920 at Warragul, Victoria.

1858: First bridge over Macquarie Rivulet at Albion Park Rail.
1872: First bridge over Minnamurra River at Dunmore.
7 June 1926: the Princes Highway comes under a federal and state government £ for £ funding scheme, thus recognizing the importance of the highway as major route.
1931: highway moved from route through Oak Flats and Shellharbour to Albion Park to Dunmore route, click here for more information.
1939: by the middle of the year, 300 miles (or 50% of the then highway) had been paved with bitumous surface.
November 2005: North Kiama Bypass was officially opened on Saturday 26 November 2005. The road was opened to traffic on Monday 28 November.
2007: commencement of construction of a new crossing of the Pambula River. Also commencement of construction of the new section of the Princes Highway between Oak Flats and Dunmore.

Length:	430 km
Length (Yallah to Kiama):	20 km
Forthcoming Alphanumeric:
Route Numbers:	duplexed with
Sources: Shellharbour City Council, Main Roads Journal Vol. XXII, No. 2, December, 1956, DMR's The Roadmakers and the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority.

Southbound at Yallah
Approaching Haywards Bay Drive on the Princes Highway to F6 Southern Freeway connection, January 2006.

Image © Paul Rands

Southbound at Yallah
Approaching Haywards Bay Drive on the Princes Highway to F6 Southern Freeway connection, January 2006.

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Yallah Interchange
Haywards Bay Drive overpass on the Princes Highway, January 2006.

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AD Sign
Advance Directional Sign for the Illawarra Highway (NR48) as you cross the Macquarie Rivulet, January 2006.

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National Route 48 Intersection
Roundabout for Illawarra Highway, through southbound traffic by-pass the roundabout. Albion Park Rail, January 2006.

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RD Sign
Distance Sign on the intersection of Miall Way just south of the Illawarra Highway intersection at Albion Park Rail, January 2006.

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Southbound Albion Park Rail
Looking through the shopping strip near the Windang Street intersection, January 2006.

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Advance Direction Sign
Looking southbound as you approach the Tongarra Road / Flinders Street intersection (SR 157) at Albion Park Rail, January 2006.

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State Route 157 Intersection
Southbound through the Tongarra Road junction at Albion Park Rail. January 2006.

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Distance Sign
RD sign after Nehme Avenue at Albion Park Rail, January 2006.

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Advance Directional Signage
AD sign as you approach the SR157 Lake Entrance Road interchange. Oak Flats, January 2006.

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Advance Directional Signage
AD sign as you approach the SR157 Lake Entrance Road interchange. Oak Flats, January 2006.

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Oak Flats Interchange
The Oak Flats / SR157 interchange as you head west on Lake Entrance Road, December 2006.

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Oak Flats Interchange
The Oak Flats / SR157 interchange as you head west on Lake Entrance Road, December 2006.

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Oak Flats Interchange
The Oak Flats / SR157 interchange is a volleyball interchange, which is essentially an elevated roundabout. This is looking at the northern side of it, January 2006.

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Oak Flats Interchange
The Oak Flats / SR157 interchange is a volleyball interchange, which is essentially an elevated roundabout. This is looking at the northern side of it, January 2006.

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Southbound at Oak Flats interchange
Looking south just before the end of the dual carriageways, where the road turns to rural highway for the Dunmore bends, January 2006.

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Rural Highway at Blackbutt
Southbound near Dunsters Lane at Blackbutt, note the suburbs of Flinders and Shellharbour in the background. January 2006.

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Dunmore Bends Northern End
A notorius blackspot on the Princes Highway, due to inattentive drivers and poor surfacing, this section will eventually be by-passed. January 2006, southbound.

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Dunmore Bends Northern End
A notorius blackspot on the Princes Highway, due to inattentive drivers and poor surfacing, this section will eventually be by-passed. January 2006, southbound.

Image © Paul Rands