Road Photos & Information: New South Wales
Fossickers Way (B95)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 190 km
- Termini:
- Northern: Gwydir Hwy (B76), Warialda
- Southern: Oxley Hwy (B56) (Brisbane St and Marius St) and Brisbane St (unnumbered), Tamworth
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Tamworth, Oxley Vale, Attunga, Manilla, Barraba, Bingara and Warialda
Route Numbering:
- Current: B95
- Former: 95
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- MR63
General Information:
B95 is a rural route linking several key small towns in the New England / North West Slopes and Plains region of New South Wales. It consists mostly of single lane undivided roadway, in many cases without sealed shoulders, except around the Tamworth area, where it is of urban arterial road standard.
A few old bridges dot the route, and north of Manilla the road traverses more hilly terrain than in the south.
History:
- 1886: Construction of the Manilla bridge over the Namoi River. 2
- 2005: SR95 widened at Oxley Vale.
- 2013: State Route 95 route number replaced by B95 between Tamworth and Warialda.
Tamworth to Warialda
NEW Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Fossickers Way (B95) (Marius St) approaching Marius St (unnumbered) and Darling St (B95 and unnumbered) in Tamworth, October 2018. B95 turns left at this intersection.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign on Fossickers Way (B95) (Darling St), Peel St (B95 and unnumbered) and Kable Av in Tamworth, October 2018. B95 turns right at this intersection.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign on Fossickers Way (B95) (Peel St) in Tamworth, October 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Fossickers Way (B95) (Peel St) in Tamworth, approaching the staggered intersection with Jewry St, October 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Jewry Street:
Corner of Fossickers Way (B95) (Peel St) in Tamworth, at the staggered intersection with Jewry St, October 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Jewry Street:
Corner of Fossickers Way (B95) (Peel St) in Tamworth, at the staggered intersection with Jewry St, October 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Entering Hallsville:
Fossickers Way (B95) (Manilla Rd) entering the town of Hallsville, October 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Entering Attunga:
Fossickers Way (B95) (Manilla Rd) entering the town of Attunga, October 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Attunga Town Centre:
Fossickers Way (B95) (Manilla Rd) in the town centre of Attunga, near Attunga St, October 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Warialda to Tamworth
NEW Entering Hallsville:
Fossickers Way (B95) (Manilla Rd) entering the town of Hallsville, October 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Fossickers Way (B95) (Manilla Rd) near Glengarvin Dr, Oxley Vale, October 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Jewry Street:
Corner of Fossickers Way (B95) (Peel St) in Tamworth, at the staggered intersection with Jewry St, October 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Fossickers Way (B95) (Peel St) in Tamworth, approaching Darling St (B95), Peel St (unnumbered) and Kable Av. B95 turns left at this intersection. October 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Fossickers Way (B95) (Marius St) in Tamworth, approaching Oxley Hwy (B56) and Brisbane St, October 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Oxley Highway & Brisbane Street:
Fossickers Way (B95) (Marius St) in Tamworth, at the junction with Oxley Hwy (B56) and Brisbane St, October 2018. This is the southern terminus of B95.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Oxley Highway & Brisbane Street:
Fossickers Way (B95) (Marius St) in Tamworth, at the junction with Oxley Hwy (B56) and Brisbane St, October 2018. This is the southern terminus of B95.
Image © Paul Rands
2 NSW Government, Roads and Traffic Authority, Pre-1930 Metal Bridges, 1998.