Road Photos & Information: New South Wales

Barton Highway (National Highway 25)

Statistics:

• Length: (Within NSW) 40 km
• Northern Terminus: Hume Highway (NH31) interchange at Yass
• Southern Terminus: NSW / ACT Border at Wallaroo / Spring Range
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Yass, Marchmont, Murrumbateman, Jeir, Spring Range and Wallaroo

Route Numbering:

• Current:
• Former:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: State Highway No. 15 1

General Information:

The Barton Highway is one of two major connectors from Canberra to the Hume Highway, which links Sydney with Melbourne.

The Barton Highway north of the ACT border carries over 10,000 vehicles per day. The route is a significant road freight link between the Hume Highway and the ACT. 1

History:

• January 1935: Road improvements including upgrading from gravel road of the Federal Highway (later Barton Highway) leading from the Hume Highway at Yass to Canberra was undertaken and completed in March 1937. 1
• 8 March 1935: Proclaimed as a State Highway. 2
• 1954: The route formerly known as Yass-Canberra Road and also Federal Highway, and named the Barton Highway. 2
• 1956: The National Route 25 shield was given to the Barton Highway. 3
• 1974: The Barton Hwy became National Highway 25. 3
• 1990s: Hume Highway interchange and Yass Bypass built.

ACT Border to Yass (Northbound)			Yass to ACT Border (Southbound)
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	NSW Welcome Sign: Heading northwest at Wallaroo on the NSW-ACT Border, July 2006. Image © Paul Rands			Hume Highway Interchange: Westbound on Hume Hwy (NH31) at Yass at the Barton Hwy (NH25) interchange. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign - the first on the NSW border side of the NSW-ACT border at Wallaroo, looking northwest, July 2006. Image © Paul Rands			Divided Road For 8km Sign: Sign indicating the distance of divided roadway ahead, Hume Hwy / Barton Hwy interchange at Yass, December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Distance Sign: Southbound RD sign at Yass after the Hume Hwy (NH31) interchange. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for the Yass Valley Way interchange (former Hume Highway) at Yass. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for the Yass Valley Way interchange (former Hume Highway) at Yass. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign for the Yass Valley Way interchange (former Hume Highway) at Yass. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Yass Valley Way Interchange: Barton Hwy at the Yass Valley Way interchange at Yass. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Yass Valley Way Interchange: Barton Hwy at the Yass Valley Way interchange at Yass. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Yass Valley Way Interchange: Barton Hwy at the Yass Valley Way interchange at Yass. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Distance Sign: RD sign after the Yass Valley Way interchange at Marchmont. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Yass River: Barton Hwy (NH25) as it cross the Yass River at Marchmont. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				End Divided Road 800m: Signs warning of the end of divided road conditions at Marchmont. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				End Divided Road: Signs warning of the end of divided road conditions at Marchmont. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				End Divided Road and End of Multiple Lanes: The lane merge approaching the end of divided highway at Marchmont. December 2009. Note the short length of dual carriageway to the left of shot, for future upgrade. Image © Paul Rands
				Begin Two Way Conditions: The beginning of undivided roadway, which continues to the ACT border, Marchmont. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Further Road Width Reductions: One lane each way at Marchmont. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Typical Conditions: Typical highway conditions on the Barton Highway between Marchmont and Murrumbateman. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Trailblazer: NH25 trailblazer at Murrumbateman. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Welcome to Murrumbateman: Entering the outskirts of Murrumbateman. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Hillview Drive Junction: Corner of Barton Hwy and Hillview Dr at Murrumbateman. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Entering Murrumbateman Town Area: Barton Hwy as it enters the town of Murrumbateman. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Murrumbateman Town Centre: Barton Highway as it passes through the town centre of Murrumbateman, looking south. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Murrumbateman Rd in Murrumbateman. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				South Street Intersection: Corner of Barton Hwy & South St, Murrumbateman. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Murrumbateman Road Intersection: Corner of Barton Hwy & Murrumbateman Rd. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Jeir approaching Gooda Creek Rd. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Gooda Creek Road Intersection: Corner of Barton Hwy & Gooda Ck Rd at Jeir. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Trailblazer: NH25 trailblazer at Jeir. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Divided Road Ahead: Divided road ahead sign at Spring Range as the Barton Highway closes in on the divided road that lays on the other side of the ACT border. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Divided Road Ahead: Divided road ahead sign at Spring Range as the Barton Highway closes in on the divided road that lays on the other side of the ACT border. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				ACT Border: Crossing from NSW into the ACT. December 2009. Image © Paul Rands
Click here for the continuation of NH25 in the Australian Capital Territory

1 Information courtesy of the Roads & Traffic Authority
2 Information courtesy of the publication "The Roadmakers" produced by the DMR
3 Information courtesy of Sam Laybutt

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