Length:

1333 km (South Grafton to Urunga: 100 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:

Glenugie, Halfway Creek, Corindi Beach, Woolgoolga, Emerald Beach, Sapphire Beach, Korora, Coffs Harbour, Boambee, Bonville, Repton and Raleigh

Current: B91

Former: A1 1

Road Authority Internal Classification: ¹

MR83

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.

17 May 1929: The route was named as the Great Northern Highway.

1934-36: Building of bridge over north arm of Bellinger River constructed at Raleigh.

1939: Two thirds of the Pacific Highway was bitumen. ²

1940s: Construction of bridge over Coffs Creek near Coffs Harbour.

January 1995: Construction began on Raleigh Deviation. ³

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.

December 1997: Korora Hill Reconstruction, 1.5 km in length, opened to traffic.

17 September 1998: Raleigh Deviation and New Bridge, 4.6 km in length, opened to traffic. ³

August 2000: Bray to Arthur Street, Coffs Harbour, 0.8 km in length, opened to traffic.

May 2001: Lyons Road to Englands Road Dual Carriageways, 5.3 km in length, opened to traffic.

May 2004: Halfway Creek, 3.4 km in length, opened to traffic.

September 2008: The Bonville upgrade opened to traffic. It's a 9.6 kilometre dual carriageway upgrade of the Pacific Highway from Perrys Road to Lyons Road and included a bypass of Bonville. ⁴

August 2010: Work commences on highway upgrade between Sapphire and Woolgoolga. ⁵

This page concentrates on the former alignment between South Grafton and Urunga

Urunga To South Grafton

Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:

Supplemental AD sign at Raleigh approaching Waterfall Way (B78 / TD18), February 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Raleigh approaching Waterfall Way (B78 / TD18), February 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Woolgoolga approaching Sherwood Creek Rd, February 2015.

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Sherwood Creek Road:

Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Sherwood Ck Rd at Woolgoolga, February 2015.

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Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:

Supplemental AD sign at Corindi Beach approaching Tasman St, February 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Corindi Beach approaching Tasman St, February 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Corindi Beach approaching Coral St, February 2015.

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Coral Street:

Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Coral St at Corindi Beach, February 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Halfway Creek approaching McPhillips Rd, February 2015.

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McPhillips Road:

Corner Pacific Hwy (A1) and McPhillips Rd at Halfway Creek, February 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Pacific Hwy (A1) approaching the divided section of highway at Glenugie, February 2015.

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Start Divided Road:

Intersection directional sign at the start of the divided section of the Pacific Hwy (A1) at Glenugie, February 2015.

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Distance Sign:

RD sign at Glenugie, February 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Glenugie approaching Eight Mile Ln, February 2015.

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Rest Area Distance Sign:

Rest area RD sign at Glenugie, February 2015.

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South Grafton To Urunga

Six Mile Lane:

Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Six Mile Ln at Glenugie, February 2015.

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Rest Area Distance Sign:

Rest area RD sign near Dinjerra Rd at Glenugie, February 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Glenugie approaching Eight Mile Ln, February 2015.

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Six Mile Lane:

Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Eight Mile Ln at Glenugie, February 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Corindi Beach approaching Coral St, February 2015.

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Coral Street:

Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Coral St at Corindi Beach, February 2015.

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Tasman Street:

Corner of Pacific Hwy (A1) and Tasman St at Corindi Beach, February 2015.

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Bypassed Town Sign:

Bypassed town AD sign at Corindi Beach for Solitary Islands Way, February 2015.

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Services Sign:

Services sign at Corindi Beach approaching Solitary Islands Way, February 2015.

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Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:

Supplemental AD sign at Arrawarra approaching Solitary Islands Way, February 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Arrawarra approaching Solitary Islands Way, February 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Arrawarra approaching Sherwood Creek Rd, February 2015.

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Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign assembly at the Sherwood Ck Rd junction at Arrawarra, February 2015.

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Solitary Islands Way:

Pacific Hwy (A1) at the Solitary Islands Way interchange at Arrawarra, February 2015.

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Distance Sign:

RD sign at Raleigh, February 2015.

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Pacific Hwy (A1) approaching Short Cut Rd, Raleigh, February 2015.

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