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Photo Gallery
New South Wales Road Photo Gallery:
State Route 78 (Waterfall Way) (Includes New England
Tourist Drive 17 & 18)
The Waterfall Way is a collection of local roads that
travel from Armidale on the NSW north-west slopes to
Raleigh, which is about 30 mins south of Coffs Harbour
on the NSW north coast.
The route is rural road passing through forests and
farmland, and also part of the road traverses the Dorrigo
Mountain and is quite windy for several kilometres.
Waterfall Way takes in several towns and localities
including Armidale, Wollomombi, Ebor, Dorrigo, Bellingen
and Fernmount.
New England Tourist Drives 17 & 18 are included
here as they form part of Waterfall Way South, Waterfall
Way North (both in Armidale) is SR78 from the Armidale
By-Pass which is part of the New England Highway (NH15)
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Directional Signage, West
Armidale
Taken September 2004 on the corner of
Miller and Kentucky Streets, this sign typifies the
quality of signage in the area.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Signage
Taken September 2004 on Miller Street,
West Armidale.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Roundabout Directional
Sign
Taken September 2004 on Barney Street
Armidale, there are a number of errors on this sign.
The airport symbol in NSW turns in the direction of
the road (therefore it should be pointing left). The
Hospital and City Centre focal points should not be
in street name placards.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Distance Signange
Taken September 2004, this is a photo
of the distance sign on the corner of Barney Street
& Cooks Road, Armidale.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Waterfall
Way at West Wollomombi
Looking east at West Wollomombi near Armidale.
May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Waterfall
Way Wollomombi
Looking east through typical area scenery
at Wollomombi. May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Waterfall
Way
The Waterfall Way near Round Mountain
between Wollomombi and Ebor. May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Cattle
Grid
As you enter the national park near Ebor,
you'll cross this cattle grid located in the 100 km/h
zone. May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Distance
Sign
Westbound at Ebor is this distance sign
details the next towns along the route, May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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New England
Welcome Sign
Tourism sign welcoming people to the New
England Region, Ebor, May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Waterfall
Way Ebor
Westbound at Ebor, this is the Waterfall
Way, generally this area is quite green but due to the
drought it's dry and brown. Image © Paul Rands |
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Waterfall
Way Ebor
Westbound at Ebor is this Rest Area. May
2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Ebor
& Guyra Intersection
Turn off to Guyra near Ebor, May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Northbound
along the Waterfall Way
Taken near Ebor this is typical scenery
for the plateau area. May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Northbound
along the Waterfall Way
Taken near Ebor this is typical scenery
for the plateau area. May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Nymboida
Turnoff
Advance Directional Signage for Nymboida,
this intersection is between Ebor and Dorrigo, NSW.
May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Ebor
/ Grafton intersection
Located between Dorrigo and Ebor is this
intersection. May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Coutts
Water
Also known as Jack's Water. This is Coutt's
Water near Dorrigo. Facing westbound, this is from May
2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Hills Area, West of Dorrigo
Looking West, this is typical scenery
in the hills west of Dorrigo.
Image © Paul Rands
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Hills Area, West of Dorrigo
Looking West, this is typical scenery
in the hills west of Dorrigo.
Image © Paul Rands
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Hills Area, West of Dorrigo
Looking West, this is typical scenery
in the hills west of Dorrigo.
Image © Paul Rands
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Hills Area, West of Dorrigo
Looking West, this is typical scenery
in the hills west of Dorrigo.
Image © Paul Rands
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Dorrigo
Streets Speed Limit Reminder
Sign reminding of 50 km/h streets in Dorrigo,
eastbound, May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Tyringham
Intersection Signage
On the outskirts of the Dorrigo town centre,
this is the turn off to North Dorrigo and Tyringham.
May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Dorrigo
Creek Overpass
Bridge over Dorrigo Creek, eastbound,
May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Sign
Goof
Advance directional sign goof at Dorrigo.
There's no such thing as state route 119. May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Dorrigo
CBD
The central busines district of Dorrigo,
with War Memorial in the middle. May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Dodgy
Sign Patchwork
Bad quality patchwork on hospital sign
in Dorrigo. May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Tourist
Signage Dorrigo
National Park sign at Dorrigo, eastbound,
May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Unusual
Bus Sign
Unusual setup for a bus truning sign at
Dorrigo. May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Typical
roadway over Dorrigo Mountain
Typical roadway as the Waterfall Way snakes
its way over Dorrigo Mountain. This section is a little
wider than others. May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Rest
Area Dorrigo Mountain
Rest area on the Dorrigo Mountain. There
a are a couple of these to encourage people to take
a break and enjoy the scenery. May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Forest
of the Dorrigo Mountain
The Waterfall Way passes through some
amazing scenry including waterfalls and also forest
such as this. May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Typical
Scenery at Thora
This is fairly typical of what you see,
once you hit the flats east of Dorrigo Mountain. May
2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Typical
Scenery at Thora
This is fairly typical of what you see,
once you hit the flats east of Dorrigo Mountain. May
2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Distance
Sign at Thora
Sign indicating distance to Bellingen
and prompting people to take a break. May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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West
Bellingen
Heading east at Bellingen, about 2 km
from town. May 2005,
Image © Paul Rands
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Handpainted
Directional Sign Bellingen
Westbound on Hyde Street is this sign
at least 30 years old, still in use May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Hyde
Street Bellingen
Looking east in Bellingen on Hyde Street.
May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Old Services
Sign
Old services sign at the entrance to Bellingen
High School, Hyde Street / Waterfall Way. May 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Advance
Warning Sign
Approaching the Pacific Highway overpass
on Fernmount Road (State Route 78) at Raleigh.
Image © Paul Rands
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