Length:

114 km

Termini:

Northern: NSW Border, Delegate River

Southern: Princes Fwy East (A1), Orbost

Miscellaneous:

Continues as Delegate Rd (unnumbered) (formerly Monaro Hwy) at NSW Border

Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:

Orbost, Malinns, Goongerah, Bonang and Delegate River

Current: C612

Multiplexed with: C107 6 81

Former: 199

Road Authority Internal Classification: ¹

5952

General Information:

Formally Bonang Highway, C612 is a rural route linking the Snowy River town of Orbost with the ranges to the north of the town and eventually the NSW-Vic border. The route is narrow and windy, and passes through some of the country's most picturesque regions.

The road was established to allow access to gold mining in the Bendoc area south of Delegate after 1852, and as an access road for logging and other forestry activities in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. ²

C107, for 350 m, Orbost.

Tourist Drive 6 (Raymond Creek Falls Tourist Drive), for 1.5 km, between Marlo Rd (C107) and Scott St, Orbost

Tourist Drive 81 (Snowy River Country Trail), for 92 km, between Marlo Rd (C107), Orbost and McKillops Rd (C611), Bonang

1852: Establishment of route. ²

March 1938: The Monaro Highway (on NSW side of border) was routed from Bombala via Delegate to the Victorian Border near Delegate River. This routing ensured connectivity with the Victorian state highway system, via the Bonang Highway. ³

December 1977: Monaro Hwy re-routed on NSW side of border. ³

Orbost to New South Wales Border

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Lochiel St (C612 / C107 / TD81) approaching Nicholson St (C612 / TD6 / TD81) and Marlo Rd (C107) at Orbost, May 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Marlo Road & Nicholson Street:

Corner of Lochiel St (C612 / C107 / TD81), Nicholson St (C612 / TD6 / TD81) and Marlo Rd (C107) at Orbost, May 2011. C612 turns right and picks up the TD6 multiplex at this location. The C107 duplex ends here.

Image © Paul Rands

Start Tourist Drive 6:

Sign indicating start of the Diamond Creek Falls Tourist Drive (TD6) on Nicholson St in Orbost, May 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Orbost:

C612 passing through the town of Orbost, May 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Orbost:

C612 passing through the town of Orbost, May 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Salisbury Street:

Corner of Nicholson St (C612 / TD6 / TD8) and Salisbury St in Orbost, May 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign assembly at the corner of Nicholson St (C612) and Salisbury St in Orbost, January 2017.

Image © Huang-Milton Collection

Scott Street & Nicholson Street:

Nicholson St (C612 / TD6 / TD81) at the junction with Nicholson St (unnumbered), Scott St (TD6) and Bonang Rd (C612 / TD81) (Scott St) at Orbost, May 2011. C612 turns right and the TD6 multiplex ends at this location.

Image © Paul Rands

Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at Orbost, May 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Snowy River Country Trail Sign:

Tourism sign at Orbost showing route of Snowy River Country Trail (TD81) which duplexes part of C612, May 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

No Fuel Sign:

Sign at Orbost indicating fuel is not available at Bonang, May 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

New South Wales Border to Orbost

Scott Street & Nicholson Street:

Bonang Rd (C612 / TD81) (Scott St) at the junction with Nicholson St (C612 / TD6 / TD81), Nicholson St (unnumbered) and Scott St (TD6) at Orbost, May 2011. C612 turns left and the TD6 multiplex starts at this location.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Salisbury St at Orbost, May 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Nicholson St (C612 / TD6 / TD81) approaching Lochiel St (C612 / C107 / TD81) and Marlo Rd (C107) at Orbost, May 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Marlo Road & Lochiel Street:

Corner of Nicholson St (C612 / TD6 / TD81), Lochiel St (C612 / TD81) and Marlo Rd (C107) at Orbost, May 2011. C612 turns left and the TD6 multiplex ends at this location. The C107 duplex starts here.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign facing Lochiel St (C612 / C107) at Orbost where it meets Princes Hwy (A1), May 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign facing Lochiel St (C612 / C107) at Orbost where it meets Princes Hwy (A1), December 2013.

Image © Michael Greenslade