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Olympic Highway (National Route 41) - Wagga Wagga to Young (Decommissioned)

Statistics:

• Length: 317 km (Wagga Wagga To Young: 137 km)
• Northern Terminus: Mid Western Highway (NR24) at Cowra
• Southern Terminus: Hume Highway (NH31) at Table Top
• Miscellaneous: Formerly Olympic Way
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Boorooma, Brucedale, Wallacetown, Yathella, Junee, Illabo, Behtungra, Cootamundra, Wallendbeen and Wombat

Route Numbering:

• Former:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: MR78 1
• Decommissioned: 2013

General Information:

National Route 41 is a rural highway in southern New South Wales. It services rural communities and links the Hume Highway with the Mid Western Highway and Sturt Highway.

The route was named Olympic Way, as it was the path that the Olympic Torch took on its journey to Melbourne for the 1956 Summer Olympics. The torch was carried from Cairns to Melbourne. For the 1956 Summer Olympics the Olympic Flame, or torch, was carried along the road from Cowra to Wagga Wagga. For the 2000 Summer Olympics the torch was carried from Wagga Wagga to Cowra en route to Sydney. 2

History:

• 1956: Route between Cowra and Wagga selected for carrying of the Olympic Flame for the 1956 Olympic Games. 2
• 2000: Same route between Cowra and Wagga used for carring the Olympic Flame for the 2000 Olympic Games. 2

Wagga Wagga to Young			Young to Wagga Wagga
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	Old Nerranderra Road: Corner of Olympic Hwy (NR41) and Old Nerranderra Rd at Estella, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the roundabout with Broadway and Seignior St (Olypmic Hwy (NR41)) in Junee, May 2011. Image © Richard Wardle
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Olympic Hwy (NR41) approaching the Boorooma St interchange at Estella, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley			Distance Sign: RD sign after the Goldfields Way (SR85) junction at Old Junee, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign with alphanumeric route number at Boorooma, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley			Rest Area Distance Sign: RD sign for rest areas, Old Junee, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Boorooma approaching the Coolamon Rd & Horseshoe Rd roundabout, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Cartwrights Hill approaching the roundabout with Horseshoe Rd and Coolamon Rd, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at Boorooma at the Coolamon Rd & Horseshoe Rd roundabout, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at Cartwrights Hill at the Coolamon Rd & Horseshoe Rd roundabout, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign as NR41 leaves Boorooma, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at Cartwrights Hill at the Coolamon Rd & Horseshoe Rd roundabout, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign assembly at the corner of Olympic Hwy (NR41) and Bomen Rd in Cartwrights Hill, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley			Distance Sign: RD sign at Cartwrights Hill, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Rest Area Distance Sign: RD sign for rest areas, Brucedale, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Old Junee approaching Goldfields Way (SR85), May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner of Olympic Hwy (NR41) and Goldfields Way (SR85) at Old Junee, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the roundabout with Broadway and Seignior St (Olypmic Hwy (NR41)) in Junee, May 2011. Image © Richard Wardle
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Main St (Wantabadgery Rd) approaching Olympic Hwy (NR41) in Junee, May 2011. Image © Richard Wardle
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the junction with Main St (Wantabadgery Rd) and Olympic Hwy (NR41) in Junee, May 2011. Image © Richard Wardle
Click here for the continuation of National Route 41 between Table Top and Wagga Wagga

1 Roads & Traffic Authority, Schedule of Classified Roads and State & Regional Roads, 31 January 2011
2 Olympic Highway, Lambert M. Surhone , Mariam T. Tennoe , Susan F. Henssonow ISBN: 9786135069341

Last updated: 16-Feb-2019 17:32

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