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Photo Gallery
New South Wales Road Photo Gallery:
State Route 69 North (Singleton to Putty)
SR69 North begins life as Wilberforce Road at the intersection
of Macquarie Street (Metroad 9 / Tourist Drive 14) and
Windsor Road (Metroad 2 / State Route 40) in Windsor,
NSW. It takes on the name Putty Road at Wilberforce
when heading Northbound.
Northern Terminus is at The New England Highway (National
Highway 15) Singleton where the road turns into John
Street.
This section concentrates on the section of SR69 between
Singleton & Putty and includes John Street at Singleton
and Putty Road from Singleton to Putty.
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John
Street Singleton Goof
Another goof this time on John
Street in Singleton. August 2005.
Image © Paul Rands |
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John
Street Singleton Goof
Another goof this time at the
John Street Approach from Ryan Avenue in Singleton.
August 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Black
Directional Sign at Singleton
Directing traffic on to SR 69
at Singleton. August 2005.
Image © Paul
Rands
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Black
Directional Sign at Singleton
Directing traffic on to SR 69
at Singleton. August 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Possible
Vintage Goof
Old black signage with unusual
sheild. Yes it's the right colour, but the wrong shape.
The roadgeek jury is somewhat undecided as to whether
this is a goof or prototype for state route sheilds.
August 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Sign
Goof Singleton
Looking from the Ryan Avenue
intersection, we see yet another incorrect sheild in
Singleton. August 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Sign
Goof
Incorrect Sheild at Ryan Avenue
and Putty Road Singleton. August 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Directional
with slight modification
Photo of the directional sign
on the corner of Putty & Wallaby Scrub Road at Bulga.
Someone has made a slight modification to the sign adding
a topknot on reflective metal.
Image © Paul Rands
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Advance
Directional Sign
This photo was taken November
2004 heading towards Singleton.
It shows the intersection options for the Putty,
Charlton & Wallaby Scrub Roads junction.
Image © Paul Rands
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Bridge
over Wollombi Brook
This old wooden truss bridge
is still used in November 2004 to carry traffic over
the Wollombi Brook at Bulga.
Image © Paul Rands
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Entering
the town of Bulga
Bulga is another small town
along Putty Road. This is the sign that greets you when
you're heading towards Singleton.
Image © Paul Rands
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Sign
Goof at Milbrodale
Taken on the corner of Putty
and Broke Roads at Milbrodale is this sign goof. There
are plenty more of these in Singleton's CBD. April 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Advance
Directional Sign
Taken Northbound on the approach
to Milbrodale Road at Milbrodale.
Image © Paul Rands
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Bulga
Creek Milbrodale
Taken December 2004, only a
couple of kilometres South of the Cessnock turn-off
at Milbrodale.
Image © Paul Rands
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Typical
Roadway through flats
Once you leave the 100 odd kilometres
of road winding its way through the hills, you hit the
flats at Milbrodale (Northbound).
Image © Paul Rands
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Public
Phone Sign
Due to isolation of Putty Road,
there's signs along the route telling drivers when to
expect the next phone. This sign is different to all
the others along the route as the phone pictogram (in
old 1960s style) is on the opposite side.
Image © Paul Rands
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Grape
Quarantine Zone
A sign to remind motorists not
to bring grapes to the Hunter Valley due to the risk
of disease and so on.
Image © Paul Rands
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Fireplace
Sign
A rare find in 2004, but there's
a total of 4 of these signs along Putty Road, taken
Northbound at Putty.
Image © Paul Rands
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Bends
at Howes Valley
The windiest section of Putty
Road is here at Howes Valley. Photo taken outbound December
2004.
Image © Paul Rands
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Sharp
Bend
A sharp bend on Putty Road,
NSW. Notice the camber of the corner, design to roll
you through the corner. Southbound at Putty.
This road was a primary route used by trucks, but
several accidents has caused insurance companies not
to cover drivers in some cases.
This road is quite a relaxing and somewhat fun drive
and using some back roads can shave almost an hour
off the trip from Windsor to Muswellbrook.
Image © Paul Rands
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