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Photo Gallery
New South Wales Road Photo Gallery:
State Route 60 (Princes Highway & Northern Distributor)
(Bulli Tops to Yallah)
State Route 60 is the Princes Highway between Bulli
Tops and Yallah (about 30 minutes south of Wollongong).
This route was once National Route 1 and also Alternate
National Route 1 after the F6 freeway opened in the
1960s.
The route passes through the towns of Bulli, Thirroul,
Fairy Meadow, Wollongong, Figtree, Unanderra, Dapto
and others and is a mixture of 2 lane single carriageway,
4 lane single carriageway and short sections of divided
4 lane road.
The route takes in the Princes Highway and also the
Northern Distributor.
Click
here for the former alignment / unnumbered Princes
Highway section between Waterfall and Bulli Tops.
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Bulli
Pass Northbound
Heading north towards Bulli Tops. In the distance
you can see an old F6 sign. December 2004.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Distance
Signage
Southbound through Bulli on the corner of Sturdee
Avenue, December 2005.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Old Warning Signs
Southbound through Bulli on the corner of
Beattie Avenue, December 2005. Both signs are discontinued,
the crossing one now uses a pictogram and placard
and the traffic signals sign no longer featuring coloured
dots.
Image © Paul Rands
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Custom Heavy Vehicle Sign
Southbound at Bulli, you'll find this sign
using the incorrect font and arrows as you approach
Malloy Street, December 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Woonona Town Centre
Southbound through the shopping strip of
Woonona, December 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Typical Scene Through Woonona
Southbound as you travel along typical road
conditions for this area. December 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Southbound at Russell Vale
Passing a section of the old Princes Highway
(white fenced service road) at Russell Vale, December
2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Advance Directional Sign
AD signage for Bellambi Lane, the connection
to the Northern Distributor. December 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Bellambi Lane Intersection
Southbound at Russell Vale, December 2005.
SR60 turns left here and TD10 (Princes Hwy) continues
straight ahead.
Image © Paul Rands
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Bellambi
Lane
Eastbound on Bellambi Lane at Russell Vale,
for the continuation of SR60 along the Northern Distributor,
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Advance Directional Sign
Southbound AD sign approaching the interchange with the Northern Distributor from the Princes Highway at Fairy Meadow, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Northern Distributor Interchange
North Wollongong as you cross over the Northern Distributor (former F8 Freeway), April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Flinders Street
Heading southbound at North Wollongong, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign
Southbound AD sign for SR151 (Bourke Street) at North Wollongong, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Bourke & Flinders Street Intersection
Southbound at North Wollongong, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Older style AD Sign
Early 1990s style advance directional sign approaching the Campbell Street / Throsby Drive intersection at Wollongong, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Older ID Sign
Early 1990s style intersection directional sign on the roundabout with Campbell Street, Flinders Street (SR60) and Throsby Drive at Wollongong, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Approaching Smith Street
Heading southbound towards the signalised intersection of Flinders, Smith and Keira Street in Wollongong, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Keira Street
Southbound on Keira Street (SR60) approaching the intersection with Crown Street in the Wollongong CBD, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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ID Sign
Intersection directional sign on the corner of Crown and Keira Streets in Wollongong, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Westbound on Crown Street
Approaching Atchison Street in Wollongong, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Gladstone Avenue / Denison Street / Railway Parade Intersection
Crossing the South Coast Railway, near Wollongong Railway Station. Westbound on Crown Street (SR60)
in Wollongong, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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West Wollongong
Traveling west past Wollongong Hospital near the intersection with Darling Street, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Crown Street West Wollongong
Looking west along the arterial style roadway of the Princes Hwy, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Mount Keira Road Intersection
Approaching the junction with Mount Keira Road at West Wollongong, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Southern Freeway Interchange
Westbound over Ghost's Creek Bridge at West Wollongong. The Southern Freeway was once numbered F6 and is still commonly known by this designation. These days it's National Route 1. April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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ID Signs
Traffic signal and intersection directional signs facing the northbound off ramp from the Southern Freeway at Figtree, October 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Directional Sign
Southbound sign on the Princes Highway at Figtree at the intersection with The Avenue (SR153 - NSW's shortest state route), April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Southbound at Figtree
Passing the Figtree Crescent area, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Cordeaux Road Intersection
Southbound at Figtree on the Princes Hwy, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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AD Sign
Advance directional sign for Five Islands Road (SR155) at Unanderra, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Five Islands Road Intersection
Junction with SR155 at Unanderra. Looking southbound
, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Nudjia Road Intersection
Southbound on the Princes Hwy through the centre of Unanderra, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Southbound at Unanderra
Passing under a freight railway line, April 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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South Coast Railway Level Crossing
Heading south over the level crossing with the South Coast Railway, which runs from Sydney to Bomaderry, near Nowra, April 2006.
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Northbound at Kembla Grange
Looking towards Wollongong as you pass by
a mini-industrial area at Kembla Grange, January 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Northcliffe Drive Intersection
Southbound on SR60 at Kembla Grange as you
approach the SR155 junction, December 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Northcliffe Drive Intersection
Northbound on SR60 at Kembla Grange as you
approach the SR155 junction, December 2005. Note the
old F6 sheilded freeway green sign on the left, dating
back to the mid 1970s.
Image © Paul Rands
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Close Up of Old Signage
Image of the old 1970s freeway green signage
with current style standard green signage on the corner
of Northcliffe Drive & Princes Highway at Kembla
Grange. December 2006. Note the old F6 sheild.
Image © Paul Rands
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Northbound at Kembla Grange
Heading north past the race track, January
2006. This section was widened in 1975.
Image © Paul Rands
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Northbound at Brownsville
Heading north on an elevated section of
the highway, January 2006. This section was upgraded
to flood-free in 1975. The old highway is now Prince
Edward Drive and features an old council installed
blade sign on the corner of Kanahooka Road and Prince
Edward Drive indicating a church being 1 mile away.
Image © Paul Rands
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Northbound at Brownsville
Heading north on an elevated section of
the highway as you cross Mullet Creek, January 2006.
This section was upgraded to flood-free in 1975. The
old highway is now Prince Edward Drive and features
an old council installed blade sign on the corner
of Kanahooka Road and Prince Edward Drive indicating
a church being 1 mile away.
Image © Paul Rands
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ID Sign Assembly
Intersection directional signs on the corner of the Princes Highway and Moombara Street, Dapto. April 2006.
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