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New England Highway (State Route 61) (Decommissioned)

Statistics:

• Length: 86 km
• Northern Terminus: D'Aguilar Hwy (NR17) at Yarraman
• Southern Terminus: New England Hwy (SR85) and Esk-Hampton Rd (SR85) at Hampton
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Yarraman, Upper Yarraman, Cooyar, Wutul, Glenavon, Pinelands, Crows Nest, Pechey and Hampton

Route Numbering:

• Current: A3

• Former:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: 22A 1

General Information:

State Route 61 is a rural route which services mostly rural, residential and commercial zones and forms part of a longer link connecting several highways. The New England Highway forms part of the north-south intra-state route linking northern New South Wales to the Darling Downs and South Burnett.

History:

• 2005: A3 route number introduced, decommissioning State Route 61. 2

Hampton to Yarraman			Yarraman To Hampton
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	NEW Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Wutul, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Wutul approaching Oakey-Cooyar Rd (SR68), January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Black Kilometre Plate: Black kilometre plate at Upper Yarraman, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
Click here for the continuation of New England Hwy as State Route 85

1 Queensland Goverment, Transport and Main Roads, Darling Downs Road Region Map, 09/2011
2 Sam Laybutt (Ozroads)

Last updated: 17-Sep-2020 11:46

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