Gwydir Highway

Gwydir Highway New South Wales
Location Gwydir Hwy.svg
General information
Type	Highway
Length	567 km (352 mi)
Opened	1928
Route number(s)	x20px B76 Entire Route
Former route number	National Route 38 (1962-2013) Entire Route
Major junctions
West end	x20px x20px Castlereagh Highway Walgett, New South Wales
	x20px Newell Highway x20px Fossickers Way x20px New England Highway x20px Summerland Way
East end	x20px Pacific Highway Grafton, New South Wales
Location(s)
Major settlements	Collarenebri, Moree, Warialda, Inverell, Glen Innes
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in New South Wales

The Gwydir Highway is a state highway in northern New South Wales, Australia.

It was named after the Gwydir River, which in turn was named for a locale in Wales. The highway is approximately 567 kilometres (352 mi) long.

Route

The Gwydir Highway traverses the New England region from the inland plains to the coastal region, linking the Castlereagh Highway, Collarenebri, Moree, Warialda, Inverell, Glen Innes and Grafton. The western termination of the highway is at the junction of the Castlereagh Highway, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north of Walgett.

At Moree it intersects the Newell Highway. At Inverell it has an intersection with Thunderbolts Way. At Glen Innes it intersects the New England Highway. At Grafton on the Clarence River, it joins the Pacific Highway, the Summerland Way and the Orara Way. Between Glen Innes and Grafton, the Gwydir Highway runs between the Gibraltar Range and Washpool National Parks.

Gallery

• Gravesend (1).JPG

  The Gwydir River Bridge on the highway at Gravesend.

• Collarenebri (1).JPG

  Rocky Ford Bridge on the highway over the Barwon River at Collarenebri.

See also

• Highways in Australia
• List of highways in New South Wales