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Kidman Way (State Route 87) (Decommissioned)

Statistics:

• Length: 643 km
• Northern Terminus: Mitchell Hwy (NR71) at Bourke
• Southern Terminus: Newell Hwy (NH39) at Jerilderie (15 km northeast of the town centre)
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Jerilderie, Coleambally, Darlington Point, Griffith, Tharbogang, Warburn, Tabbita, Goolgowi, Merriwagga, Hillston, Wallanthery, Mt Hope, Nymagee, Gilgunnia, Cobar, Gunderbooka and Bourke

Route Numbering:

• Former:
• Multiplexes:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: MR61 (Nymagee to Cobar) 1, MR80 (Goolgowi to Hillston) 1, MR321 (Jerilderie to Goolgowi) 1, MR410 (Hillston to Cobar) 2 and MR421 (Cobar to Bourke) 1

General Information:

The Kidman Way connects several remote towns of the State’s outback country.

Multiplexes along the route include:

• National Highway 20 (Sturt Hwy) at Darlington Point, for 200 m
• National Route 32 (Barrier Hwy) at Cobar, for 500 m

History:

• 1904: Construction of lift span bridge over Murrumbidgee River at Darlington Point, replacing a punt service. 3
• 1979: Construction of bridge to replace the lift span bridge at Darlington Point. 3

Jerilderie to Bourke			Bourke to Jerilderie
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	No Fuel Sign: Sign on the outskirts of Hillston as Kidman Way (SR87) leaves town, July 2009. Image © Richard Wardle			Cobar: Kidman Way (SR87) as it makes its way through the town of Cobar, July 2009. Image © Richard Wardle
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign as Kidman Way (SR87) leaves Hillston, July 2009. Image © Richard Wardle			Advance Directional sign: AD sign at Cobar approaching Louth Rd and Frederick St, December 2003. SR87 turns left at this location. The direction to Louth should be separated from the 3 lines above. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Entering Cobar: Kidman Way (SR87) as it enters the town of Cobar, August 2011. Image © Paul Rands			Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Cobar, August 2011. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Cobar approaching Barrier Hwy (NR32), August 2011. SR87 turns left at this junction. Note the missing SR87 route number. Image © Paul Rands			No Fuel Sign: No fuel sign as Kidman Way (SR87) leaves Cobar, August 2011. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional sign: AD sign on Louth Rd at Cobar approaching Kidman Way (SR87) and Frederick St, December 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Filtration Plant Rd at Cobar, August 2011. Image © Paul Rands
	Services Sign: Services sign as Kidman Way (SR87) leaves Cobar, July 2009. Image © Richard Wardle			Heavy Vehicles Sign: Heavy vehicles sign on Kidman Way (SR87) in Hillston approaching Silos Rd and Cowper St, July 2009. Image © Richard Wardle
				Advance Directional Sign: Advance directional sign, southbound on Kidman Way (SR87) at Darlington Point, approaching Sturt Hwy (NH20). March 2006. Image © Richard Wardle

1 Roads & Traffic Authority, Schedule of Classified Roads (and unclassified Regional Roads, 25 February 2008
2 Roads & Traffic Authority, NSW Government Gazette, 15 January 2010
3 Roads & Traffic Authority, Heritage & Conservation Register, Survey Tree "BM AN 42", Darlington Point

Last updated: 12-Sep-2020 14:31

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