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Pacific Highway, New England Highway, John Renshaw Drive, Southern Freeway, Mount Ousley Road & Princes Highway (National Route 1) (Decommissioned) - Construction Photos: Yallah To Gerringong

Statistics:

• Length: 1149 km
  
  • Southern section: 481 km (Yallah to Gerringong: 29 km)
• Northern Terminus:
  • Southern section: Princes Highway (Metroad 1) at Waterfall
• Southern Terminus:
  • Southern section: Princes Highway (A1) at New South Wales / Victoria border
• Miscellaneous: Continues as Princes Highway (A1) in Victoria
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route:
  • Southern section: Albion Park Rail, Oak Flats, Dunmore, Bombo, Kiama, Kiama Heights and South Kiama

Route Numbering:

• Former:
• Multiplexes:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: SH1 (Yallah to NSW-Vic Border) 1
• Decommissioned: 2013

General Information:

National Route 1 forms part of the main coastal route between Victoria and Queensland. The route features a mix of rural highway, arterial and freeway design standards. The route forms part of what is collectively known as Highway 1. It is Australia's coastal highway joining all mainland's state capitals and coastal towns circumnavigating the entire Australian continent. It is also the longest numbered highway in the world, covering more than 14 500 km.

In New South Wales, National Route 1 was truncated by National Highway 1 between Beresfield and Wahroonga, by Metroad 1 between Wahroonga and Waterfall and by M1 at Tweed Heads West.

Southern Section:

The southern section of National Route 1 is formed by 2 separate sections of the Southern Freeway, linked by dual carriageway Mt Ousley Road. At the end of southern segment of the Southern Freeway, National Route continues as Princes Highway. The route from Kiama to Sydney is a mix of divided road and freeway, the majority of the route from Gerringong to the Victorian border is undivided rural highway standard and undivided urban arterial within some towns, with some dual carriageway sections sporadically placed between Bomaderry and tourist areas immediately south of Nowra.

• Princes Highway:

The Princes Highway was formed from a string of roads linking Sydney to the Illawarra, which later was renumbered from National Route 1 to Metroad 1 in the Sydney area during the 1990s.

The Princes Highway section of NR1 formed a coastal route from Yallah, in Wollongong's southern suburbs to Melbourne and into South Australia. The route is a mix of urban arterial road, dual carriageway and also rural highway.

Multiplexes along the route include:

• State Route 157, for 2 kilometres between Oak Flats (from New Lake Entrance Road interchange) and Albion Park (Tongarra Road intersection)

History:

Princes Highway:

• 1858: First bridge over Macquarie Rivulet at Albion Park Rail.
• 1872: First bridge over Minnamurra River at Dunmore.
• 1920s The Princes Highway between Oak Flats and Dunmore was constructed. 2
• 7 June 1926: the Princes Highway comes under a federal and state government £ for £ funding scheme, thus recognizing the importance of the highway as major route.
• 1931: Deviation of Princes Highway between Oak Flats and Shellharbour (Dunmore). 3
• 1932: Construction of concrete bridge over Spring Creek at Kiama. 4
• 1934: Realignment of a 3 mile section of Princes Highway in the Dumnore / Minnamurra area. 5
• October 1936: Completion of a deviation between Kiama and Berry, known as the Broughton Creek and Butchers Hill Deviation. 6
• 1937: Planting and landscaping program started along Princes Highway. 6
• 1939: by the middle of the year, 300 miles (or 50% of the then highway) had been paved with bitumous surface.
• 1953: Major repair works made to bridge over Minnamurra River at Minnamurra near Kiama, which included replacement of piles, girders, cross beams, decking and several truss members. 7
• 1957: Reconstruction began on a narrow and steep section of the Princes Highway immediately north of the town of Kiama, to provide a wider bitumen surfaced pavement and a climbing lane for slow moving vehicles. 25 f channelisation works at the junction of Princes Highway, Bulli Pass and Lawrence Hargrave Drive at Bulli. 30
• 1963: Climbing lanes were constructed on the Princes Highway at Bombo Hil. 8
• 1965: Completion of a five-span reinforced concrete bridge, 371 feet long, over the Minnamurra River north of Kiama. The new bridge replaced an old single-lane timber-truss bridge. 9
• 1966: A commencement was made on providing a climbing lane on Mt Pleasant south of Kiama. Work was in progress on widening of the carriageway and replacement of an arch culvert near Farmer Street, in Kiama. 10
• 1967: Completion of a climbing lane for slow-moving vehicles on the southern side of Mount Pleasant, south of Kiama. Widening of the carriageway and replacement of a narrow arch culvert with a 3-cell 5 feet diameter reinforced concrete pipe culvert near Farmer Street, Kiama, completed. 11
• 1968: Reconstruction and bitumen surfacing on improved alignment near Oak Flats railway station, including improvement of the intersection with Tongarra Road. 12
• 1970: Work started on a five-span reinforced and prestressed concrete bridge over Macquarie Rivulet at Albion Park Rail. The bridge is 375 feet long and provided two traffic lanes. 13
• 1971: Work commenced on approaches to the new bridge at Macquarie Rivulet including improvement to the junction with Illawarra Highway. 14
• November 2003: Construction begins on North Kiama Bypass
• 26 November 2005: The $179 million, 7.6 kilometre North Kiama Bypass (Princes Highway) from Dunmore to Bombo opened to traffic, eliminating a winding section of the highway at Minnamurra as well as removing through traffic from residential streets in Bombo, Kiama Downs and Minnamurra. 15
• October 2008: Northbound on-ramp from South Kiama Drive (former Princes Highway) to current alignment of Princes Highway (Kiama Bypass) opened to traffic. 16
• February 2009: Southbound off-ramp to South Kiama Drive (former Princes Highway) from the current alignment of Princes Highway (Kiama Bypass) opened to traffic. 16
• 21 October 2009: The $108 million Oak Flats to Dunmore upgrade of the Princes Highway was opened to traffic. The roadway provides four lanes divided carriageway, two lanes in each direction with a grade separated interchange linked to Shellharbour Road. The realignment of the highway between Oak Flats and Dunmore links to the North Kiama Bypass. 17

This section concentrates on construction photos between Yallah and Gerringong

Preview:	Description:
	Shellharbour Road: Incomplete Princes Hwy (NR1) dual carriageway at the Shellharbour Rd (SR151) interchange at Dunmore, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign and upgrade works at Dunmore, approaching New Lake Entrance Rd (SR157), September 2009. Image © Paul Rands

1 Roads and Traffic Authority, Schedule of Classified Roads and State & Regional Roads, 31 January 2011
2 Roads and Maritime Services, Projects, Princes Highway Upgrade, Completed Projects, Oak Flats to Dunmore - Realignment of the Princes Highway, Recent Project History
3 Main Roads Board, Annual Report, 1930-31
4 Main Roads Board Annual Report, 1932
5 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1933-34
6 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1936-37
7 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1953-54
8 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1962-63
9 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1964-65
10 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1965-66
11 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1966-67
12 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1967-68
13 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1969-70
14 Department of Main Roads, Annual Report, 1970-71
15 Roads and Maritime Services, Projects, Princes Highway Upgrade, Completed Projects, North Kiama Bypass
16 Roads and Maritime Services, Projects, Princes Highway Upgrade, Completed Projects, Kiama Bypass Access Rampsd
17 Roads and Maritime Services, Projects, Princes Highway Upgrade, Completed Projects, Oak Flats to Dunmore - Realignment of the Princes Highway

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