Road Photos & Information: New South Wales

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

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 overbridges at Tintinhull: A little hard to see, but this is at Tintinhull, about 10 minutes drive north of Tamworth. You can see in the photo on the right the current bridge over the railway line, to middle and left, older bridges, the one with the white fencing the second newest. 2004. Image © Paul Rands			Old Alignment at Tintinhull: Just after the triple bridges is this old section of the highway, this photo is looking southbound. October 2004. Image © Paul Rands

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