Macleay Valley Way

Macleay Valley Way

New South Wales
Map
Macleay Valley Way is located in New South Wales
South end
South end
North end
North end
Coordinates
General information
TypeRoad
Length39 km (24 mi)[1]
Maintained byTransport for NSW
Former
route number
  • National Route 1 (1955–2013)
    Entire route
  • A1 (2013–2016)
    (Frederickton–Eungai)
Major junctions
South end Pacific Highway
South Kempsey, New South Wales
  Pacific Highway
North end Pacific Highway
Eungai Rail, New South Wales
Location(s)
RegionMid North Coast
LGA(s)Kempsey Shire
Major suburbsKempsey, Frederickton
Highway system

The Macleay Valley Way is a road in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales that connects the Pacific Highway to Kempsey and Frederickton. It runs along a former section of the Pacific Highway that was bypassed by a newer alignment between 2013 and 2016.

Route description

The Macleay Valley Way branches from the Pacific Highway at the Kempsey South Service Centre. It follows the former Pacific Highway alignment. Instead of bypassing population centres, the Macleay Valley Way passes through the towns of Kempsey and Frederickton.

History

Macleay Valley Way became the secondary road in two stages, as the new Pacific Highway was opened in two stages. The southern part of the new road is east of the old road which is now Macleay Valley Way through Kempsey.[2] The northern part is west of the Macleay Valley Way. The new bridge over the Macleay River and bypass of Kempsey and Frederickton was opened first, on 27 March 2013.[2]

The section north of Frederickton opened on 16 May 2016.[3][4]

This northern section of Macleay Valley Way includes the part of the former Pacific Highway that was the site of the Kempsey bus crash which occurred in the locality of Clybucca in 1989 when two loaded tour buses collided head-on.[4]

Major junction list

LGALocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
KempseySouth Kempsey00.0 Pacific HighwaySlim Dusty Interchange[2]
3.62.2North Coast railway line
3.82.4 Angus McNeil Crescent – Crescent Head
East Kempsey, Kempsey6.13.8Macleay River
Frederickton, Bellimbopinni14.59.0 Pacific HighwayDunghutti Interchange[2]
Seven Oaks2012Smithtown Road – Gladstone, Smithtown, South West Rocks
Clybucca25.716.0 Plummers Lane – South West Rocks
27.317.0Clybucca Creek
Barraganyatti36.622.7Barraganyatti Creek
Barraganyatti, Yarrengai39.024.2 Pacific Highway (A1 north) – Macksville, Coffs Harbour
Pacific Highway (A1 south) – Port Macquarie, Taree
Stuarts Point Road (east) – Grassy Head, Yarrahapinni, Stuarts Point
Blackbutt Shute Road (west)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Macleay Valley Way" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Kempsey Bypass". Roads and Maritime Services. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Frederickton to Eungai - Pacific Highway upgrade". Roads and Maritime Services. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  4. ^ a b Merkell, Helen (16 May 2016). "Deadly stretch of Pacific Highway to be bypassed today, 27 years after bus crash". ABC Mid North Coast. Retrieved 23 April 2017.