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Road routes in New South Wales assist drivers navigating roads in urban, rural, and scenic areas of the state. Today all numbered routes in the state are allocated a letter (M, A, B or D) in addition to a one- or -two digit number, with 'M' routes denoting motorways, 'A' routes denoting routes of national significance, 'B' routes denoting routes of state significance, and 'D' for Detour routes of a major motorway. The route system includes the officially designated highways, urban and intercity motorways and arterial roads, and important cross-state roads that have not been declared highways.

History

Route numbers have been allocated to New South Wales' roads since 1954, with the introduction of National Routes across all states and territories in Australia, symbolised by a white shield with black writing; National Route 1 ('Highway 1') was one of the best-known numbered nation routes, likely due to its fame for circumnavigating the continent.

To supplement the National Route number system, three Ring Roads were introduced to Sydney in 1964, symbolised by a blue circular shield with white writing and a dotted outline. These lasted 10 years before their decommissioning in 1974.

In 1973 Freeway Routes were introduced to complement the state's National Routes and Sydney's Ring Roads, symbolised by blue rounded shields with white writing crowned by red crests as well, in an imitation of the American Interstate shield. Most of these routes were not signed as extensions opened, or were replaced with other routes in the years following, and while not officially decommissioned, virtually all signage of these routes were removed in 1992.

In 1974 the National Highway network was defined, which allowed some existing National Routes to be upgraded to National Highways. These were marked with the same shield design as the National Routes, except for their gold-on-green colouring and the word NATIONAL added across the top. The new State Routes system was also introduced in 1974, symbolised by blue rounded shields with white writing – much like the Freeway Routes, except without the red crests – and replaced Sydney's Ring Roads. Scores of other State Routes were designated across New South Wales, marking out urban arterial routes and secondary rural highways.

In 1992–1993 Sydney's Metroad system was introduced, symbolised by white hexagonal shields with blue writing, indicating Sydney's major radial and circumferential arteries. These routes subsumed many of the city's existing State Routes and also urban portions of National Routes and National Highways. A second, smaller allocation of Metroads were rolled out in 1998-9.

In 2013 the state replaced its entire system of National Routes, National Highways and Metroads with an alphanumeric route numbering system. Many existing numbered routes were allocated a letter (M, A, B or D) in addition to its number, with 'M' routes denoting motorways, 'A' routes denoting routes of national significance, 'B' routes denoting routes of state significance, and 'D' routes acting as motorway detours. Instead of shields, route numbers are displayed as yellow text on green rectangular backgrounds outlined in white, and has now – with the exception of Tourist Routes and a State Route or two – become the sole route numbering system in the state. The changeover to alphanumeric routes was announced in March 2013 and signs were updated between May and December 2013, either by removing old "shield" coverplates installed on newer signs, or installing new alphanumeric coverplates on old shielded signs, although some road projects (like Westlink M7 in 2005) or major highways (like Hume Highway from 1997) were allocated or converted to alphanumeric routes before the general change-over in 2013; these are noted. In 2020, the styling of the markers was modified to remove the white border, aligning with the design for all other states and territories except the ACT.

Alphanumeric routes

M routes

Transport for NSW define M routes as "motorway standard roads". In practice, this means roads allocated an M route are usually at least dual-carriageway motorways or high standard rural highways with at least two lanes in each direction. Unlike other states, New South Wales route allocations do not use a different background colour to designate a toll-road: routes attracting a toll are specifically marked.

Route Component roads From Via To Length Notes

M1
Pacific Motorway
(Byron Bay–Ballina Bypass)
NSW/QLD border
Woodburn 127 km (79 mi) Highway 1 route:
– continues north as along Pacific Motorway into QLD eventually to Eight Mile Plains
– continues south as along Pacific Highway to Beresfield

Note: uncertainty still exists over which parts are officially classified Pacific Motorway or Pacific Highway
Pacific Motorway
(Maclean–Grafton Bypass)
Woombah Glenugie 62 km (39 mi)
Pacific Motorway
(Woolgoolga Bypass)
Dirty Creek Korora 35 km (22 mi)
Pacific Motorway
(Nambucca–Macksville Bypass)
Raleigh Warrell Creek 42 km (26 mi)
Pacific Motorway
(Clybucca–Kempsey Bypass)
Eungai Creek Thrumster 79 km (49 mi)
Pacific Motorway Beresfield Wahroonga 127 km (79 mi) Highway 1 route:
– continues north as along Pacific Highway to Thrumster
– continues south as along Pacific Highway to Artarmon
  • Gore Hill Freeway
  • Warringah Freeway
  • Sydney Harbour Tunnel
  • Cahill Expressway
  • Eastern Distributor
  • Southern Cross Drive
  • General Holmes Drive
Artarmon Mascot 62 km (39 mi) Highway 1 route through Sydney:
– continues north as along Pacific Highway to Wahroonga
– continues south as along General Holmes Drive to Waterfall
– tolled on Sydney Harbour Tunnel (southbound only), Eastern Distributor and Military Road E-ramp.
Princes Motorway Waterfall Oak Flats 62 km (39 mi) Highway 1 route:
– continues north as along Princes Highway to Mascot
– continues south as along Princes Highway to NSW/VIC border

M2
  • M2 Hills Motorway
  • Lane Cove Tunnel
Baulkham Hills Artarmon 25 km (16 mi) – continues north as along (Old) Windsor Road to Windsor
– tolled

M4
Lapstone Rozelle 49 km (30 mi) – continues east as along the Anzac Bridge to Sydney
– eastern end extended from Strathfield to Haberfield when it opened in 2019, and once again to Rozelle in 2023
– tolled east of the Church St exit at Parramatta

M5
  • M5 South-West Motorway
  • M5 East Motorway
Prestons Mascot 29 km (18 mi) Tolled separately between Moorebank and Beverly Hills (M5 South-West), and on M5 East

M7
Westlink M7 Prestons
Baulkham Hills 40 km (25 mi) – allocated upon opening in 2005
– tolled

M8
WestConnex M8 Beverly Hills Arncliffe

St Peters

Rozelle 14 km (9 mi) – allocated upon opening in 2020
– tolled

– Extended to Leichhardt as part of the M4-M8 link in January 2023 and once again to Rozelle in November 2023


M11
NorthConnex Wahroonga West Pennant Hills 9 km (6 mi) – allocated in August 2023
– tolled

M12
M12 Motorway (Sydney) under construction Westlink M7, Cecil Hills Western Sydney Airport Northern Road, Luddenham 14 km (9 mi) – route number used in government planning documents

M15
Hunter Expressway Lower Belford
Cameron Park 26 km (16 mi) – allocated upon opening in 2014
– continues north as along New England Highway to NSW/QLD border
– continues east as along Newcastle Link Road to Newcastle

M23
Federal Highway Yarra NSW/ACT border 55 km (34 mi) Continues west as along Federal Highway into ACT eventually to Majura

M31
  • Hume Motorway
  • Hume Highway
Prestons NSW/VIC border 513 km (319 mi) Continues south as along Hume Freeway into VIC eventually to Melbourne

A routes

Transport for NSW define A routes as "routes of national significance". A routes are numbered between 1–49.

Route Component roads From Via To Length Notes

A1
Pacific Highway Woodburn Woombah 34 km (21 mi) Highway 1 route:
– continues north as along Pacific Motorway to NSW/QLD border
– continues south as along Pacific Motorway to Thrumster

Note: uncertainty still exists over which parts are officially classified Pacific Motorway or Pacific Highway
Pacific Highway Glenugie Dirty Creek 25 km (16 mi)
Pacific Highway Korora Raleigh 29 km (18 mi)
Pacific Highway Warrell Creek Eungai Creek 14 km (9 mi)
  • Pacific Highway
  • New England Highway
  • John Renshaw Drive
Thrumster Beresfield 223 km (139 mi) Highway 1 route:
– continues north as along Pacific Motorway to Eungai Creek
– continues south as along Pacific Motorway to Wahroonga
– concurrencies: with along New England Highway from Hexham to Beresfield; with along John Renshaw Drive through Beresfield
Pacific Highway Wahroonga Artarmon 13.5 km (8 mi) Highway 1 route:
– continues north as along Pacific Motorway to Beresfield
– continues south as along Gore Hill Freeway to Mascot
– concurrency with along Pacific Highway from Roseville to Chatswood
Mascot Waterfall 32 km (20 mi) Highway 1 route:
– continues north as along General Holmes Drive to Artarmon
– continues south as along Princes Motorway to Oak Flats
Princes Highway Oak Flats NSW/VIC border 415 km (258 mi) Highway 1 route:
– continues north as along Princes Motorway to Waterfall
– continues south as along Princes Highway into VIC eventually to Traralgon

A2
  • Windsor Road
  • Old Windsor Road
Windsor Seven Hills 22.8 km (14 mi) Continues east as along M2 Hills Motorway to North Ryde

A3
  • Mona Vale Road
  • Ryde Road
  • Lane Cove Road
  • Devlin Street
  • Church Street
  • Concord Road
  • Homebush Bay Drive
  • Centenary Drive
  • Wiley Avenue
  • Roberts Road
  • King Georges Road
Mona Vale
Blakehurst 51 km (32 mi)

A4
  • Western Distributor
Rozelle Pyrmont Sydney 10.8 km (7 mi) – continues west as along Western Motorway to Lapstone through the Rozelle Interchange
– originally spanned City West Link (now ) until extension

A6
  • Marsden Road
  • Stewart Street
  • Silverwater Road
  • St Hilliers Road
  • Rawson Street
  • Boorea Street
  • Olympic Drive
  • Joseph Street
  • Rookwood Road
  • Stacey Street
  • Fairford Road
  • Davies Road
  • Alfords Point Road
  • New Illawara Road
  • Heathcote Road
Carlingford Heathcote 41 km (25 mi)

A7
Pennant Hills Road West Pennant Hills Pennant Hills Wahroonga 8.2 km (5 mi) Not allocated: planned for Pennant Hills Road once NorthConnex opened, but it was believed / concurrency would confuse motorists on which toll to pay: was left as is

A8
  • Pittwater Road
  • Condamine Street
  • Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation
  • Manly Road
  • Spit Road
  • Military Road
  • Falcon Street
Mona Vale North Sydney 22.8 km (14 mi)

A9
  • George Street
  • Macquarie Street
  • Richmond Road
  • The Northern Road (I)
  • Richmond Road
  • Parker Street
  • The Northern Road (II)
  • Narellan Road
Windsor Campbelltown 63 km (39 mi)

A11
Pacific Highway Wahroonga Artarmon 13.8 km (8.6 mi) Partially allocated, halted after NorthConnex opened in 2020, then decommissioned; some signs were converted to but changed back to

A15
New England Highway NSW/QLD border Lower Belford 540 km (336 mi) – continues north as along New England Highway into QLD eventually to Warwick
– continues east as along Hunter Expressway to Cameron Park
– concurrency with along Oxley Highway from Bendemeer to Tamworth
  • Newcastle Link Road
  • Thomas Street
  • Newcastle Road
  • Griffiths Road
  • Donald Street
  • Parry Street
Cameron Park Newcastle West 16.4 km (10 mi) – allocation rerouted from New England Highway, Pacific Highway and Industrial Drive (replaced by ) to current route (replacing ) when Hunter Expressway opened in 2014
– continues west as along Hunter Expressway to Lower Belford
– concurrency with along Newcastle Road from Jesmond to Lambton

A20
Sturt Highway NSW/VIC border Tarcutta 597 km (371 mi) – continues west as along Sturt Highway into VIC via Mildura, and into SA eventually to Adelaide
– concurrency with along Olympic Highway from Moorong to Wagga Wagga

A22
  • Hume Highway
  • Parramatta Road
Liverpool Ultimo 31 km (19 mi)

A25
Barton Highway Yass Murrumbateman NSW/ACT border 40 km (25 mi) Continues south as along Barton Highway into ACT eventually to Canberra

A28
  • Camden Valley Way
  • Hume Highway
  • Cumberland Highway
Edmondson Park Wahroonga 41 km (25 mi) Concurrency with along Old Windsor Road, Briens Road and James Ruse Drive from Northmead to North Parramatta

A31
Hume Highway Berrima NSW/VIC border 431 km (268 mi) Decommissioned: signage along Hume Highway (from Berrima to the border) progressively allocated from 1997 as it wasn't a gazetted motorway; however, classification for M routes changed by the time Holbrook bypass opened, replaced by in 2013

A32
  • Barrier Highway
  • Mitchell Highway
  • Great Western Highway
NSW/SA border Lapstone 1,146 km (712 mi) Continues west as along Barrier Highway into SA eventually to Gawler

A34
  • Macquarie Street
  • Terminus Street
  • Newbridge Road
  • Milperra Road
  • (New) Canterbury Road
  • Stanmore Road
  • Enmore Road
Liverpool Newtown 26 km (16 mi)

A36
Princes Highway Ultimo Kogarah 11.3 km (7 mi)

A37
  • Newcastle Inner City Bypass (I)
  • Newcastle Road
  • Croudace Street
  • Lookout Road
  • Charlestown Road
  • Newcastle Inner City Bypass (II)
Sandgate Bennetts Green 16.4 km (10 mi) – re-aligned through Shortland from Sandgate/Wallsend Roads to current alignment when second northern section of Newcastle Inner City Bypass opened in 2014
– concurrency with along Newcastle Road from Jesmond to Lambton

A38
  • Delhi Road
  • Millwood Avenue
  • Fullers Road
  • Pacific Highway
  • Boundary Street
  • Babbage Road
  • Warringah Road
North Ryde Dee Why 17.8 km (11 mi) Concurrency with along Pacific Highway from Chatswood to Roseville

A39
Newell Highway NSW/QLD border NSW/VIC border 1,057 km (657 mi) – continues north as along Gore Highway into QLD eventually to Toowoomba
– continues south as along Goulburn Valley Highway into VIC eventually to Shepparton
– concurrencies: with along Mid Western Highway from Caragabal to West Wyalong; with along Burley Griffin Way from Beckom to Ardlethan

A40
  • Old Windsor Road
  • Briens Road
  • James Ruse Drive
  • Victoria Road
Seven Hills Rozelle 27.3 km (17 mi) Concurrency with along Cumberland Highway from Northmead to North Parramatta

A41
  • Mid Western Highway
  • Olympic Highway
Bathurst Table Top 422 km (262 mi) Concurrency with along Sturt Highway from Wagga Wagga to Moorong

A43
  • New England Highway
  • Pacific Highway (I)
  • Industrial Drive
  • Hannell Street
  • Stewart Avenue
  • Pacific Highway (II)
  • Doyalson Link Road
Greta Halloran 109 km (68 mi) Allocation extended west along New England Highway, Pacific Highway and Industrial Drive (replacing ) when Hunter Expressway opened in 2014

A44
  • Russell Street
  • Great Western Highway
  • Wattle Street
  • Dobroyd Parade
Emu Plains Haberfield 50 km (31 mi) – eastern end extended along Parramatta Road and Wattle Street from Strathfield to Haberfield (replacing ) when M4 East motorway opened in 2019
– to be extended further east (currently replacing ) as stages of the M4 East motorway project are completed

A46
  • Newcastle Link Road
  • Thomas Street
  • Newcastle Road
  • Griffiths Road
  • Donald Street
  • Parry Street
Cameron Park Newcastle West 16.4 km (10 mi) Decommissioned, allocation replaced by when Hunter Expressway opened in 2014

A48
Illawarra Highway Sutton Forest Albion Park 61 km (38 mi)

A49
Central Coast Highway Doyalson Kariong 50 km (31 mi)
     Decommissioned or unsigned allocation

B routes

Transport for NSW define B routes as "routes of state significance". B routes are numbered between 51–99, with the sole exception of Monaro Highway (allocated to remain consistent across state lines).

Route Component roads From Via To Length Notes

B23
Monaro Highway NSW/ACT border
NSW/VIC border 206 km (128 mi) – continues north as along Monaro Highway into ACT eventually to Fyshwick
– continues south as along Monaro Highway into VIC eventually to Cann River
– concurrency with along Snowy Mountains Highway from Cooma to Steeple Flat

B51
Kamilaroi Highway Narrabri Willow Tree 188 km (117 mi)

B52
  • Canberra Avenue
  • Farrer Place
  • Monaro Street
  • Bungendore Road
  • Kings Highway
NSW/ACT border Queanbeyan NSW/ACT border 12.4 km (8 mi) – continues west as along Canberra Avenue into ACT eventually to Fyshwick

– continues east as along Kings Highway into ACT via Kowen, and back into NSW eventually to Batemans Bay

Kings Highway NSW/ACT border Batemans Bay 115 km (71 mi) Continues west as along Kings Highway into ACT via Kowen, and back into NSW eventually via Queanbeyan

B53
  • Mandalong Road
  • Dora Street
  • Macquarie Street
  • Main Road (I)
  • Wangi Road
  • Mount Waring Road
  • Excelsior Parade
  • Cary Street
  • Anzac Parade
  • Main Road (II)
  • Toronto Road
  • Five Islands Road
  • TC Frith Avenue
  • Lake Road
Morisset Wallsend 35 km (22 mi)

B55
Castlereagh Highway NSW/QLD border Marrangaroo 633 km (393 mi) Continues north as along Castlereagh Highway into QLD eventually to St George

B56
Oxley Highway Coonabarabran Port Macquarie 446 km (277 mi) Concurrency with along New England Highway from Tamworth to Bendemeer

B57
  • The Esplanade
  • Fairfax Road
  • Medcalf Street
  • Hillsborough Road
  • Charlestown Road
Speers Point Charlestown 9.5 km (6 mi)

B58
Riverina Highway Deniliquin East Albury 201 km (125 mi)

B59
  • Main Street
  • Lithgow Street
  • Mort Street
  • Eddy Street
  • Chifley Road
  • Bells Line of Road
  • Kurrajong Road
  • March Street
  • East Market Street
  • Windsor Street
  • Hawkesbury Valley Way
  • Groves Avenue
Lithgow Vineyard 90 km (56 mi)

B60
Bruxner Highway Tenterfield West Ballina 185 km (115 mi)

B62
  • Dawson Street
  • Brunswick Street
  • Bangalow Road
  • Lismore Road
  • Granuaille Road
  • Hinterland Way
Lismore Bangalow Ewingsdale 40 km (25 mi)

B63
  • Northcott Drive
  • Bridges Road
  • Turton Road
  • Station Street
  • Platt Street
  • Railway Terrace
  • Hanbury Street
  • Vine Street
  • Industrial Drive
  • Tourle Street
  • Cormorant Road
  • Teal Street
  • Nelson Bay Road
  • Stockton Street
Adamstown Heights Nelson Bay 60 km (37 mi)

B64
Mid-Western Highway Hay Cowra 413 km (257 mi) Concurrency with along Newell Highway from West Wyalong to Caragabal

B65
  • Princes Highway (I)
  • Memorial Drive
  • Princes Highway (II)
  • Bourke Street
  • Kembla Street
  • Corrimal Street
  • Springhill Road
  • Five Islands Road
  • King Street
  • Primbee Bypass
  • Windang Road
  • Shellharbour Road
Thirroul Shellharbour 39 km (24 mi) Allocated when extension of Northern Distributor (from Bellami to Bulli) opened in 2009; Northern Distributor renamed Memorial Drive in 2010

B68
  • Maitland Road
  • Cessnock Road
  • Station Street
  • First Street
  • Northcote Street
  • Mitchell Avenue
  • Victoria Street
  • Tarro Street
  • Mulbring Street
  • John Renshaw Drive
Cessnock Beresfield 31 km (19 mi) Concurrency with along John Renshaw Drive through Beresfield

B69
  • Narellan Road
  • Appin Road
Campbelltown Appin Cataract 35 km (22 mi)

B70
  • Sparks Road
  • Wallarah Road
  • Main Road
Halloran Noraville 14.3 km (9 mi)

B71
Mitchell Highway NSW/QLD border
Nyngan 339 km (211 mi) Continues north as along Mitchell Highway into QLD eventually to Augathella

B72
Snowy Mountains Highway Mount Adrah
Stony Creek 333 km (207 mi) Concurrency with along Monaro Highway from Cooma to Steeple Flat

B73
  • Old Hume Highway
  • Bowral Road
  • Mittagong Road
  • Bong Bong Street
  • Station Street
  • Funston Street
  • Kangaloon Road
  • Sheepwash Road
  • Nowra Road
  • Moss Vale Road
Aylmerton Bomaderry 68 km (42 mi)

B74
Wyong Road Mardi Long Jetty 11.7 km (7 mi)

B75
Cobb Highway Wilcannia NSW/VIC border 571 km (355 mi) Continues south as along Northern Highway into VIC eventually to Wallan

B76
  • Kamilaroi Highway
  • Castlereagh Highway
  • Gwydir Highway
  • Big River Way
Bourke Tyndale 843 km (524 mi) – concurrency with along Castlereagh Highway through Walgett
– allocation extended east along Big River Way (former Pacific Highway, replacing ) when the Grafton bypass opened in 2020

B78
Waterfall Way Armidale Raleigh 170 km (106 mi)

B79
Silver City Highway NSW/QLD border Buronga 582 km (362 mi) While terminates in NSW in Buronga, allocation continues as along Calder Highway (which branches off at Curlwaa) in VIC eventually to Bendigo

B80
Monaro Highway Steeple Flat Bombala 41 km (25 mi) Not allocated: used instead to remain contiguous with in Victoria

B81
  • Edward Street
  • Wellington Street
  • Peabody Road
  • The Escort Way
  • Brown Street
  • Canowindra Road
  • Redfern Street
  • Lachlan Street
  • Grenfell Road
  • Lachlan Valley Way
Molong Bowning 215 km (134 mi)

B82
  • Wine Country Drive
  • Allandale Road
  • Vincent Street
  • Aberdare Road
  • Greta Street
  • Caledonia Street
  • Allandale Street
  • Lake Road
  • Leggetts Drive
  • Freemans Drive
Greta
Cooranbong 50 km (31 mi) Northern end re-aligned from Clift Street through Branxton to current alignment when Hunter Expressway opened in 2014

B83
  • Pacific Highway
  • Wisemans Ferry Road
Wahroonga Somersby 55 km (34 mi)

B84
Golden Highway Dubbo Whittingham 313 km (194 mi)

B85
Goldfields Way Wyalong Temora Old Junee 116 km (72 mi)

B87
Kidman Way Bourke Bundure 643 km (400 mi)

B88
Picton Road Wilton Cataract 27 km (17 mi)

B89
  • George Booth Drive
  • Main Road
  • Macquarie Road
  • King Street
  • The Esplanade
  • Macquarie Drive (I)
  • Bareki Road
  • Macquarie Drive (II)
  • Croudace Bay Road
  • Lewers Street
  • Ross Street
  • Brooks Parade
  • Macquarie Street
West Wallsend Belmont 23 km (14 mi)

B91
  • Summerland Way
  • Big River Way
NSW/QLD border Glenugie 212 km (132 mi) – continues north as along Mount Lindesay Highway into QLD eventually to Brisbane
– allocation extended south along Big River Way (former Pacific Highway, replacing ) when the Grafton bypass opened in 2020

B94
  • MacKay Avenue
  • Burley Griffin Way
Griffith Bowning 279 km (173 mi) Concurrency with along Newell Highway from Ardlethan to Beckom

B95
Fossickers Way Warialda Tamworth 190 km (118 mi)
     Decommissioned or unsigned allocation

D routes

New South Wales is currently the only state in the country to use D routes, representing detour routes around nominated motorways (when closed or otherwise unusable). To date, there are only two D routes: D1 (routing around the M1 Pacific Motorway through the Central Coast), and D5 (routing around the M5 South-Western Motorway). After Transport for NSW standards changed, all signs now show "D", and there will be no more D routes in NSW.

Route Component roads From |Via To Length Notes

D1
  • Pacific Highway (I)
  • Wisemans Ferry Road
  • Central Coast Highway
  • Manns Road
  • Pacific Highway (II)
Wahroonga Doyalson 98 km (61 mi) Concurrencies: with along Pacific Highway, Old Pacific Highway and Wisemans Ferry Road from Wahroonga to Somersby; with along Central Coast Highway from Somersby to West Gosford.

D5
  • King Georges Road
  • Stoney Creek Road
  • Forest Road
  • Wickham Street
  • West Botany Street
  • Marsh Street
Beverly Hills Bexley Arncliffe 8.4 km (5 mi) Concurrency with along King Georges Road through Beverly Hills

Tourist Drives

Route Component Roads From Via To Length (km) Notes
Grand Pacific Drive
  • Audley Road
  • Sir Bertram Stevens Drive
  • Lady Wakehurst Drive
  • Lawrence Hargrave Drive
  • Memorial Drive
Loftus Stanwell Park 40 km (25 mi)
Stanwell Park Bulli 17 km (11 mi)
Bulli Fairy Meadow 8 km (5.0 mi)

Blue Mountains Drive

  • Leura Mall
  • Cliff Drive
  • Echo Point Road
  • Katoomba Street
Leura Katoomba 7 km (4.3 mi) Formerly numbered as until it was rebranded into BMD in 2014.

Cliff Drive has been closed since 2020 due to a landslide but is open for pedestrian access.

Tourist Drive 1

Jenolan Caves

  • Jenolan Caves Road
  • Edith Road
  • Ross Street
  • Carrington Avenue
  • O'Connell Road
  • Littlebourne Street
Hartley Kelso 117 km (73 mi) Parts of Jenolan Caves Road have been closed since 2021 due to landslides from heavy rain.

Tourist Drive 1

Cooma

  • Kosciuszko Road
  • Alpine Way
  • Swampy Plains Creek Road
Cooma Cooma 250 km (160 mi) TD1 was a loop through the Snowy Mountains from the Snowy Mountains Highway/Kosciusko Rd junction near Cooma, via:
  • Jindabyne
  • Thredbo
  • Khancoban
  • Cabramurra to the
  • SMH at Kianda.

Tourist Drive 1

  • John Renshaw Parkway
  • Timor Road
Tooraweena Coonabarabran 74 km (46 mi)

Tourist Drive 2

  • The Bucketts Way
Glenthorne Twelve Mile Creek 154 km (96 mi) The second oldest tourist drive in New South Wales.

Tourist Drive 4

Jervis Bay

Falls Creek Huskisson 11 km (6.8 mi)

Tourist Drive 4

Inverell

  • Warialda Road
  • Yetman Road
Warialda Inverell 151 km (94 mi)

Tourist Drive 5

Wellington

Tourist Drive 6

The Lakes Way – Forster

The Lakes Way Bulahdelah Taree 80 km (50 mi)

Tourist Drive 7

Kangaroo Valley

  • Kangaroo Valley Road
  • Moss Vale Road
Berry Bomaderry 30 km (19 mi)

Tourist Drive 7

Oracle's Way

  • Amosfield Road
  • Mount Lindesay Road
  • Logan Street
  • Naas Street
  • New England Highway
  • Wallangarra Road
Stanthorpe Tenterfield, NSW 65 km (40 mi) Loop route. Enter QLD at Dalcouth.

Tourist Drive 8

  • Braidwood Road
  • Bungendore Road
Goulburn Bywong 85 km (53 mi)

Tourist Drive 8

Manning Valley

  • Wingham Road
  • Bulga Road
  • Comboyne Road
  • Oxley Highway
Taree / Wingham Wauchope 122 km (76 mi) Partially Unsealed (>35km)

Tourist Drive 9

Jamberoo

  • Jamberoo Road
  • Churchill Street
  • Jamberoo Mountain Road
Kiama Robertson 33 km (21 mi)

Tourist Drive 10

Ocean Drive

  • Nancy Bird Walton Drive
  • Ocean Drive
  • Pacific Drive
  • Gordon Street
  • Hastings River Drive
Kew Port Macquarie 40 km (25 mi)

Tourist Drive 11

Mount Keira

  • Cordeaux Road
  • Harry Graham Drive
  • Mt Keira Road
Mount Keira West Wollongong 20 km (12 mi)

Tourist Drive 12

Picton

  • Camden Bypass
  • Old Hume Highway
  • Remembrance Driveway
  • Old Hume Highway
Camden Alpine 58 km (36 mi)

Tourist Drive 12

  • Crescent Head Road
  • Belmore River Bank Road
  • Macleay Valley Way
Kempsey South Bellimbopinni 95 km (59 mi) Circuitous.

Tourist Drive 13

Wombeyan Caves

  • Taralga Road
  • Wombeyan Caves Road
Goulburn Wombeyan Caves 77 km (48 mi)

Tourist Drive 14

Moss Vale

  • Old Hume Highway
  • Bowral Road
  • Moss Vale Road
  • Illawarra Highway
Mittagong Sutton Forrest 28 km (17 mi)

Tourist Drive 14 & 15

Nambucca Heads

  • Stuarts Point Road
  • Grassy Head Road
  • Scotts Head Road
  • Giinagay Way
Eungai Nambucca Heads TD14:

29 km (18 mi)

TD15:

17 km (11 mi)

Route starts at Eungai, designated as TD14, then changes to TD15 at Pacific Highway, ending at Nambucca Heads.

Tourist Drive 15 Fitzroy Falls

  • Kangaloon Road
  • Illawarra Highway
  • Belmore Falls Road
  • Nowra Road
Bowral Moss Vale 63 km (39 mi)

Tourist Drive 16

Bundanoon

  • Highland Way
  • Penrose Road
  • Bundanoon Road
  • Exeter Road
  • Illawarra Highway
Goulburn Sutton Forrest 50 km (31 mi)

Tourist Drive 16

Bellingen Shire

  • Giinagay Way
  • Hungrey Head Road
  • Bellingen Street
Urunga Urunga 12 km (7.5 mi)

Tourist Drive 17

Berrima

  • Waite Street
  • Berrima Road
  • Taylor Avenue
  • Old Hume Highway
Moss Vale Mittagong 22 km (14 mi)

Tourist Drive 17

  • New England Highway
  • Guyra-Ebor Road
  • Waterfall Way
Armidale Armidale 245 km (152 mi) Loop route via
  • Guyra
  • Ebor
  • Wollomombi

Tourist Drive 18

  • Giinagay Way
  • Keevers Way
  • Pine Creek Way
Raleigh Bonville 15 km (9.3 mi)

Tourist Drive 19

  • Kentucky Street
  • Dangarsleigh Road
  • Dangars Falls Road
  • Enmore Road
  • Mihi Road
  • Gostwyck Road
Armidale
  • Dangarsleigh
  • Dangars Gorge
  • Gostwyck
Uralla 66 km (41 mi) 20km unsealed.

Tourist Drive 21

  • Thunderbolts Way
  • B56 Oxley Highway
Uralla Bendemmer 138 km (86 mi)

Tourist Drive 22

  • Lawrence Road
  • Yamba Road
Grafton Yamba 66 km (41 mi) Involves a free vehicle ferry.

Tourist Drive 24

Bangalow

  • Dawson Street
  • Brunswick Street
  • Bangalow Road
  • Lismore Road
  • Granuaille Road
  • Hinterland Way
Lismore
  • Bexhill
  • Clunes
  • Bangalow
Ewingsdale 40 km (25 mi)

Tourist Drive 25

  • Oxley Highway
  • Duri Road
  • Werris Creek Road
  • Whittaker Street
  • Kamilaroi Highway
Tamworth Willow Tree 79 km (49 mi)

Tourist Drive 26

Evans Head

  • Woodburn–Evans Head Road
  • Broadwater–Evans Head Road
Woodburn Broadwater 32 km (20 mi)

Tourist Drive 27

  • Golden Highway
Dubbo Whittingham 314 km (195 mi)

Tourist Drive 28

Ballina

  • Wardell Road
  • Teven Road
Wardell Knockrow 49 km (30 mi)

Tourist Drive 30

Byron Bay

  • The Coast Road
  • Byron Bay Road
  • Broken Head Road
Byron Bay Ballina 32 km (20 mi)

Tourist Drive 32

Mount Burrell

  • Terania Street
  • Nimbin Road
  • Cullen Street
  • Blue Knob Road
  • Nimbin Road
  • Kyogle Road
  • Riverview Street
North Lismore Murwillumbah 78 km (48 mi)

Tourist Drive 33

Wollombi

  • Peats Ridge Road
  • George Downs Drive
  • Great North Road
  • Wollombi Road
  • Wine Country Drive
Calga Wollombi 68 km (42 mi)
Wollombi Cessnock 29.0 km (18.0 mi)
Cessnock Branxton 20.1 km (12.5 mi)

Tourist Drive 34

  • Queensland Road
  • Numinbah Road
Murwillumbah Numinbah 27 km (17 mi) Northern Terminus at the Queensland Border to continue as State Route 97 to Nerang.

Tourist Drive 36

  • Tyalgum Road
Byangum Chillingham 29.1 km (18.1 mi)

Tourist Drive 38

Tweed Coast Way

  • Wooyung Road
  • Tweed Coast Road
Crabbes Creek Chinderah 32.1 km (19.9 mi)

Tourist Drive 40

Brunswick Valley

  • Tweed Valley Way
  • Brunswick Vally Way
Childerah Brunswick Valley 48.4 km (30.1 mi)

Tourist Drive 42

Tomewin

  • Tomewin Road
Kynnumboon Tomewin 10.3 km (6.4 mi) Northern Terminus at the Queensland Border to continue as State Route 98 to Currumbin.

Decommissioned Routes

Route Component Roads From Via To Notes

Hunter Tourist Circuit

Newcastle Merriwa

Taree

Newcastle Decommissioned, no longer signed

Loop Route

Tourist Drive 3

Avon Dam

  • Old Hume Highway
  • Avon Dam Road
Picton Avon Dam

Tourist Drive 3

  • Kyogle Road
Kyogle Homeleigh

Cawongla

Kyogle Loop with multiple routes.

Tourist Drive 8

Bankstown

  • Henry Lawson Drive
  • Stoney Creek Road
Milperra Beverly Hills

Tourist Drive 9

Parramatta

  • Church Street
  • Great Western Highway
  • Pitt Street
  • Macquarie Street
  • O'Connell Street
  • George Street
  • Alfred Street
  • Prospect Street
  • James Ruse Drive
Parramatta Parramatta

Tourist Drive 11

Dural

Tourist Drive 14

Castlereagh

  • Mulgoa Road
  • Castlereagh Road
Penrith Castlereagh Richmond

Tourist Drive 15

Castle Hill

Tourist Drive 18

Penrith Camden

Tourist Drive 1

Tooraweenah Warrumbungle National Park, Siding Springs Observatory Coonabarabran

Tourist Drive 2

Coonabarabran Bugaldie, Baradine, The Aloes, Kenebri, Rocky Creek Mill, Yarrie Lake Narrabri

Tourist Drive 3

Narrabri Sawn Rocks Bingara

See also

  • Highways in Australia for highways in other states and territories
  • Highways in New South Wales for details about officially gazetted highways
  • List of road routes in the Australian Capital Territory
  • List of road routes in the Northern Territory
  • List of road routes in Queensland
  • List of road routes in South Australia
  • List of road routes in Tasmania
  • List of road routes in Victoria
  • List of road routes in Western Australia
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