Road Photos & Information: New South Wales
Pacific Motorway, Pacific Highway, New England Highway, John Renshaw Drive, Gore Hill Freeway, Warringah Freeway, Sydney Harbour Tunnel, Eastern Distributor, Southern Cross Drive, General Holmes Drive, The Grand Parade, President Avenue, Princes Highway and Princes Motorway (M1 / A1)
Maclean to South Grafton
Former Alignment
Statistics:
- Length:
- 1333 km (Maclean to South Grafton: 47 km)
- Termini:
- Northern: Pacific Mwy (M1), Tweed Heads, at the NSW / QLD Border
- Southern: Princes Hwy (A1), Timbillica, at the NSW / VIC Border
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Tyndale, Cowper, Ulmarra, Swan Creek and South Grafton
Route Numbering:
- Current: B76
- Former: A1 1
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- HW12
General Information:
M1 / A1 is the principal coastal route through New South Wales, and forms part of the circumferential route around Australia.
The route varies greatly along its length and includes sections of rural highway, urban arterial road, divided rural highway and also motorway. The route also features several tunnels, located in the inner east, inner south and lower northern suburbs of Sydney and at Yelgun and Tweed Heads, at the northern end of the route in NSW. The route passes through forest, rural, residential, commercial and industrial areas.
History:
- 17 May 1929: The route was named as the Great Northern Highway.
- May 1931: After pressure from the Queensland Government, the coastal highway linking Sydney and Brisbane was named Pacific Hwy.
- 1939: Two thirds of the Pacific Highway was bitumen. 2
- January 1996: The NSW State Government and the Federal Government agreed to jointly fund the $2.2 billion Pacific Highway Upgrading Program over a period of 10 years. The NSW State Government was to provide $1.6 billion and the Federal Government $600 million.
- May 2000: Tyndale Realignment, 1 km in length, opened to traffic.
This page concentrates on the former alignment between Maclean and South Grafton
South Grafton To Maclean
Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:
Supplemental AD sign at Bom Bom approaching Summerland Way (B91) and Gwydir Hwy (B76), February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at South Grafton approaching Summerland Way (B91) and Gwydir Hwy (B76), February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at South Grafton at the junction with Summerland Way (B91) and Gwydir Hwy (B76), February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at South Grafton at the junction with Summerland Way (B91) and Gwydir Hwy (B76), February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Reassurance Directional Sign:
Northbound distance sign at South Grafton, September 2013.
Image © Peter Renshaw
Duncans Lane:
Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Duncans Ln at Clarenza, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Services Sign:
Services sign at Ulmarra, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Entering Ulmarra:
Pacific Hwy (A1) as it enters the Ulmarra town centre, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Coldstream St at Ulmarra, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Coldstream Street:
Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Coldstream St at Ulmarra, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign assembly at the junction to the access road to the Southgate ferry at Ulmarra, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Cowper approaching Grafton St, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Services Sign:
Services sign at Tyndale, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Coldstream Road:
Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Coldstream Rd at Tyndale, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Sheehys Lane:
Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Sheehys Ln at Tyndale, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Byrons Lane:
Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Byrons Ln at Tynedale, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Gulmarrad approaching Cameron St, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Maclean To South Grafton
Byrons Lane:
Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Byrons Ln at Tynedale, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Services Sign:
Services sign at Tyndale, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Sheehys Ln at Tyndale, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Sheehys Lane:
Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Sheehys Ln at Tyndale, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Coldstream Road:
Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Coldstream Rd at Tyndale, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Reassurance Directional Sign:
RD sign at Tyndale, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Cowper approaching Grafton St, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Services Sign:
Services sign at Ulmarra, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Entering Ulmarra:
Pacific Hwy (A1) as it enters the Ulmarra town centre, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign facing Old Post Office Ln, Ulmarra, August 2013.
Image © Peter Renshaw
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Coldstream St at Ulmarra, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Coldstream Street:
Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Coldstream St at Ulmarra, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Duncans Lane:
Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Duncans Ln at Clarenza, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Gwydir Hwy (B76) and Summerland Way (B91) at South Grafton, February 2015. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Peter Renshaw from August 2013.
Image © Rob Tilley
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at South Grafton at the junction with Summerland Way (B91) and Gwydir Hwy (B76), February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the junction with Gwydir Hwy (B76) and Summerland Way (B91) at South Grafton, February 2015. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Peter Renshaw from August 2013.
Image © Rob Tilley
Reassurance Directional Sign:
RD sign at South Grafton, February 2015.
Image © Rob Tilley
2 Department of Main Roads, The Roadmakers, A History of Main Roads in New South Wales, ISBN 0 7240 0439 4.