Road Photos & Information: New South Wales

New England Highway (National Highway 15) - Muswellbrook to Scone - Former Alignment - Moonbi

Statistics:

• Length: NSW section: 580 km (Tamworth to Bendemeer: 40 km)
• Northern Terminus: NSW / QLD Border at Jenkins (NSW) / Wallangarra (QLD)
• Southern Terminus: Interchange with John Renshaw Drive (NR1) at Beresfield
• Miscellaneous: Continues as New England Hwy and Cunningham Hwy in Queensland
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Beresfield, Maitland, Greta, Branxton, Singleton, Muswellbrook, Aberdeen, Scone, Parkville, Wingen, Blandford, Murrurundi, Willow Tree, Wallabadah, Tamworth, Nemingha, Kootingal, Bendemeer, Uralla, Kentucky, Armidale, Black Mountain, Guyra, Llangothlin, Ben Lomond, Glencoe, Glen Innes, Dundee, Deepwater, Bolivia, Tenterfield and Jennings.

Route Numbering:

• Current: None
• Former:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: None

Background:

There's been at least 2 other alignments of the highway over First Moonbi Hill. The alignment previous to the current one was bypassed during the late 1970s.

Northbound			Southbound
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	Old New England Highway Northbound: This is old road approaching First Moonbi Hill between Tintinhull and Bendemeer. Image © Paul Rands			Old New England Highway: Taken on Southbound on the old approach to First Moonbi Hill, at Moonbi, near Tamworth. Note the old road markings. This road is now council controlled and used by residents. Image © Paul Rands
	Old New England Highway Northbound: This is old road approaching First Moonbi Hill between Tintinhull and Bendemeer. It's a little overgrown but is a local road these days, which is called Summerfields Road. Image © Paul Rands			Old Alignment Up First Moonbi Hill: Looking Southbound from Moonbi Lookout, this is the old road up First Moonbi Hill, this joins up to the road with yellow road markings elsewhere in this section, but is not trafficable. Image © Paul Rands
	Old New England Highway Northbound with Yellow Lines: It's been a long time since yellow road marking were used in NSW (Mid 80s), but because the road is council controlled these days it sees less maintenance, and hence why the old road markings are still in use in 2004. Image © Paul Rands
	Old New England Highway: Taken on Northbound on the old approach to First Moonbi Hill, at Moonbi, near Tamworth. Note the old road markings. This road is now council controlled and used by residents. Image © Paul Rands
	Double Yellow Lines: Not since the mid 1980s have double yellow lines been seen on NSW roads, but on this old section of New England Highway on the approach to First Moonbi Hill they are still seen on a road still in use. The gate is where the road stops nowaways. Image © Paul Rands

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