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Murray Valley Highway (National Route 16) (Decommissioned)

Statistics:

• Length: 2 km
• Northern Terminus: Sturt Hwy (NH20) at Euston
• Southern Terminus: Vic Border at Euston
• Miscellaneous: Continues as Murray Valley Highway (B400) in Victoria
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Euston

Route Numbering:

• Current: None
• Former:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: MR583 1
• Decommissioned: 2013

General Information:

National Route 16 is a rural route in southwestern New South Wales that connections the Sturt Highway with the Victorian highway network.

It services a number of rural properties and was the shortest National Route in New South Wales, however prior to the introduction of the Statewide Route Numbering Scheme in Victoria in the late 1990s, National Route 16 once roughly followed the Murray River between Corryong and Robinvale, using what is now mostly following the current B400 alignment. 2

History:

• 1924: Construction of Euston-Robinvale Bridge over Murray River, which was a liftspan bridge that was built as part of abandoned railway extension. 3
• 1928: The Euston-Robinvale Bridge opened to traffic replacing a punt service. 4
• 2004: Work began on replacement bridge over Murray River. 3
• 2006: Completion of replacement bridge over Murrary River. 3

Preview:	Description:
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Euston, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
Click here for the continuation of Murray Valley Highway as B400 in Victoria

1 NSW Government, Roads and Traffic Authority, Schedule of Classified Roads, January 2011
2 Sam Laybutt (OzRoads)
3 Robinvale-Euston Visitor Centre, Euston-Robinvale Bridge
4 Victorian Places, Robinvale

Last updated: 23:43:30 30/10/2012.

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