Golden Highway

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Golden Highway
Australian State Route 84.svg
Proposed B84NSW.png to replace Australian State Route 84.svg[1]
Length 314 km (195 mi)
Direction East-West
From Australian National Route 15.svg New England Highway,
Belford, New South Wales
via Mount Thorley, Jerrys Plains, Denman, Sandy Hollow, Merriwa, Dunedoo
To Australian National Route 39.svg Newell Highway,
Dubbo, New South Wales
Major junctions Australian State Route 69.svg Putty Road
Bylong Valley Way
Australian State Route 86.svg Castlereagh Highway

The Golden Highway is a highway in New South Wales, Australia.

Designated as State Highway 84, it runs eastwards from Dubbo towards Newcastle on the coast and enables road transport to avoid travelling over the Blue Mountains to Sydney.

The Golden Highway runs through Dunedoo, Merriwa, Sandy Hollow, Denman, Jerrys Plains and Mount Thorley, joining the New England Highway at Belford, south of Singleton.

The Bylong Valley Way turns off the Golden Highway 1 km east of Sandy Hollow.

Direction sign at end of Bylong Valley Way
Bylong Turnoff

The Golden Highway uses around 2 km of The Putty Road east of the Mount Thorley industrial estate near Singleton, then turns east onto Mitchell's Line of Road while the Putty Road continues to Singleton.

The Golden Highway - Easy Driving for Caravans - East to West; West to East. The Golden Highway provides a fairly low crossing of the Great Dividing Range.[2] Also taking you through the Hunter Region[3] and to the golden west New South Wales.[4]


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References [edit]

  1. ^ Alpha Numeric route numbers - A new Road Numbering System, NSW Transport Roads & Maritime Services. Retrieved on 6 October 2012.
  2. ^ Golden Highway Home Page, Craigmhor Enterprises. Retrieved on 7 March 2008.
  3. ^ Upper Hunter Country, Retrieved on 7 March 2008.
  4. ^ Heart of Country, NSW, Accommodation, Tours, Events and Hire, Visit NSW.com.au. Retrieved on 7 March 2008.