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Photo Gallery
New South Wales Road Photo Gallery:
National Route 32: Mitchell Highway (Bathurst to Orange)
The Mitchell Highway's eastern terminus is with Brilliant Street, Great Western Highway ((Stewart Street) NR32) and the Mid Western Highway (NR24) at Bathurst, the Mitchell Highway's western terminus is located at Nyngan, with the Barrier Highway (NR32) and the Mitchell Highway (NR71), outside Nyngan Park.
The Mitchell Highway passes through several Local Government Areas (LGAs) including
Bathurst, Cabonne, Orange, Wellington and Dubbo. The highway is a major rural highway in central and northern New South Wales and also in South Central Queensland. The highway links Bathurst, Orange, Molong, Wellington, Dubbo, Narromine, Nevertire, Nyngan, Bourke, Cunnamulla, Charleville, and Augathella.
The Mitchell Highway is named after Major Thomas Mitchell, who was Surveyor-General of New South Wales in the 1820s and explored much of inland New South Wales and Victoria.
The highway is part of the B-triple truck transport network, which covers the entire length of the Mitchell Highway (both NR32 and NR71) from Orange to the Queensland border.
Bathurst to Orange History:
- 1939: 120 miles or 44% of the Mitchell Highway northwest from Bathurst had been sealed with Bitumen.
- 1950s: extention of bitumous surface.
- November 1972: sealing of Mitchell Highway completed.
- 2004: The intersection with the road
to Milthorpe at Vittoria improved by reconstruction works.
| Length (Total): |
1562 km |
| Length (Mitchell Hwy (NR32 only)): |
371 km |
| Length (Bathurst to Orange): |
54 km |
| Route Number: |
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| Forthcoming Alphanumeric: |
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| RTA Internal Classification: |
State Highway 7 |
| Information gathered
from Wikipedia, NRMA, DMR's The Roadmakers, and Roads and Traffic Authority. |
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Intersection Directional Sign
ID sign as you exit the roundabout with Mid Western (NR24) and Great Western Highways at Bathurst, July 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Distance Sign
RD sign at Bathurst after the Mid Western and Great Western Hwys junction, westbound, July 2006.
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Old Culvert
Old culvert and safety fencing in Bathurst, July 2006
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Typical Conditions
Westbound on the Mitchell Highway near Bathurst, Jul 2006.
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Evans Plain Creek
Westbound at Dunkeld, July 2006.
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Wet Weather Sign
Westbound at Dunkeld, this sign asks motorists to slow down in wet weather, July 2006.
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Snow & Ice Sign
Signage warning of snow and ice on road at Dunkeld. Sign was probably in use earlier that week as the highway was closed due to bad weather. July 2006.
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Typical Conditions
NR32 as it passes through an area known as The Rocks, July 2006.
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Westbound at Vittoria
Looking westbound through the town of Vittoria, July 2006.
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Miskell Road Intersection
Westbound at Vittoria at Miskell Road, July 2006.
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Council
Sign
Sign indicating change to Canobolas Council area, westbound at Vittoria, July 2006.
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Millthorpe Road
Westbound AD sign approaching Millthorpe Road in Vittoria, July 2006.
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Millthorpe Road
Westbound at the intersection with Millthorpe Road in Vittoria, July 2006.
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Westbound at Byng
Distance sign after Millthorpe Road at Byng, July 2006.
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Entering Lucknow
Entering the small town of Lucknow, July 2006.
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Beasley & Emu Swamp Roads Junction
Looking at the Intersection of Beasley and Emu Swamp Roads in Lucknow, July 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Gosling Creek
Crossing Gosling Creek at Lucknow, July 2006.
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Dairy Creek
Crossing Dairy Creek in Orange, July 2006.
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Entering Orange Town Centre
Heading into Orange at the intersection with Lone Pine Av, July 2006.
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Entering Orange Town Centre
Heading into Orange, July 2006.
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Entering Orange Town Centre
Heading into Orange at the intersection with Summer St, July 2006.
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Level Crossing
The level crossing over the highway (Summer Street) approaching Peisley Street in Orange's CBD.
July 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Orange CBD
Looking west in Orange, July 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Orange CBD
Looking west in Orange, July 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Black Directional Gantry Sign
Nice black AD sign near the Hamar Street intersection, approaching the hard right turn the Mitchell Highway makes when it reaches the intersection with Woodward Street and Coronation Drive at Orange. July 2006, westbound.
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Woodward St / Coronation Dr Roundabout
Looking west at Orange. July 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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ID
Sign Assembly
Northbound on the Woodward St / Coronation Dr Roundabout in Orange, July 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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AD Sign
Northbound at Orange is this sign approaching Forbes Road and Dalton Street. July 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Forbes Road intersection
Passing through the Forbes Road intersection in Orange. July 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Distance Sign
RD sign after the Forbes Road (SR90) intersection, July 2006.
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Northern Outskirts
The northern outskirts of Orange, July 2006.
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Paul Rands |
