Road Photos & Information: New South Wales: Snowy Mountains Highway (National Route 18)

Statistics:

Length: 19 km
Western Terminus: Corner of Carp Street (Princes Highway) NR1) and Gipps Street (Princes Highway) (NR1) in Bega
Eastern Terminus: Tathra Wharf (original road to wharf now closed due to landslides)
Miscellaneous: Route renamed to Tathra Road
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Bega, Jellat Jellat, Kalaru and Tathra

Route Numbering:

Current:
Former:
Multiplexes:
Road Authority Internal Classification: MR272 1

General Information:

Snowy Mountains Highway is a route that connects the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales with the far south coast via the Great Dividing Range and Snowy Mountains. It's mostly a 2-lane undivided rural highway, passing through farmland, residential and commercial regions. Large tracts of the route pass through national parks and traverse very hilly and steep terrain.

A connection was provided to Tathra Wharf, because at the time of the route being drawn up, Tathra Wharf was still in everyday use for freight from the South Coast.

Multiplexes along the route include:

Tourist Drive 11 between East Street Bega and Sapphire Coast Drive (TD11), for 13 km

Bega to Tathra		Tathra to Bega
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	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Carp St (Princes Hwy) (NR1) in Bega showing Snowy Mtns Hwy, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Tathra Street in Tathra, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Corner of Carp Street & Gipps Street: Start of what was NR18 in Bega CBD, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Tathra: Tathra Road (Bega Street) as it passes thru Tathra, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: First distance sign along Carp St (former NR18) in Bega, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Evans Hill: Tathra Rd as it makes the descent down Evans Hill at Tathra, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign assembly facing Carp St, near East St in Bega, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Thomsons Road: Corner of Thomsons Rd and Tathra Rd on the outskirts of Tathra, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Tarraganda Lane: Corner of Tathra Rd and Tarraganda Ln in Bega, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: Very badly designed AD sign approaching Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) at Kalaru, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Tourist Drive Distance Sign: Faded TD9 distance sign on Tathra Rd near Glen Mia estate in Bega, November 2011. Image © Rob Tilley		Sapphire Coast Drive: Corner of Tathra Rd (TD9) and Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) at Kalaru. The TD11 duplex starts at this junction, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Tourist Drive Distance Sign: TD11 distance sign on Tathra Rd near Glen Mia estate in Bega, November 2011. Image © Rob Tilley		Entering Kalaru: Tathra Rd as it enters the town of Kalaru, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Black Kilometre Plate: Black kilometre indicating distance to Tathra, near Bega, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Kalaru Town Centre: Tathra Road as it passes through Kalaru's town centre, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Parbury Creek: Tathra Rd as it crosses Parbury Ck near Bega, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Leaving Kalaru: A winding section of road leads the route away from Kalaru towards Jellat Jellat, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Meakers Gully: Tathra Rd as it crosses Meakers Gully at Jellat Jellat, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Jellat Jellat: Tathra Rd as it enters Jellat Jellat, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Creamery Gully: Tathra Rd as it crosses Creamery Gully at Jellat Jellat, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Narrow Bridge Sign: Narrow bridge sign approaching Gowing Ck in Jellat Jellat, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Jellat Jellat: Tathra Rd as it enters Jellat Jellat, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Trailblazer: TD9 / TD11 trailblazer along Jellat Jellat flat, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Narrow Bridge Sign: Narrow bridge sign approaching Gowing Ck in Jellat Jellat, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Gowing Creek: Tathra Rd as it crosses Gowing Creek at Jellat Jellat, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Gowing Creek: Tathra Rd as it crosses Gowing Creek at Jellat Jellat, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Stock On Road Sign: Foldable stock on road sign, Jellat Jellat, near Darcy Lane, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Trailblazer: TD9 / TD11 trailblazer along Jellat Jellat flat, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Creamery Gully: Tathra Rd as it crosses Creamery Gully at Jellat Jellat, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Black Kilometre Plate: Black kilometre at Jellat Jellat, indicating distance to Tathra, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Meakers Gully: Tathra Rd as it crosses Meakers Gully at Jellat Jellat, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Leaving Jellat Jellat: A winding section of road leads the route away from Jellat Jellat towards Kalaru, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Bega Outskirts: Tathra Rd as it enters the outskirts of Bega, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Bypassed Alignment: A small section of Snowy Mtns Hwy bypassed by current alignment of Tathra Rd. This section was known by locals as Cow Shit Corner, due to the twice daily crossing of cattle from farmland to dairy for milking, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Parbury Creek: Tathra Rd as it crosses Parbury Ck near Bega, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Bypassed Alignment: A small section of Snowy Mtns Hwy bypassed by current alignment of Tathra Rd. This section was known by locals as Cow Shit Corner, due to the twice daily crossing of cattle from farmland to dairy for milking, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Entering Bega: Tathra Rd as it enters Bega near Glen Mia estate, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Kalaru: Tathra Rd as it enters the town of Kalaru, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands		End Tourist Drive 9: End TD sign between Upper St and Tarraganda Ln in Bega, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Kalaru Town Centre: Tathra Road as it passes through Kalaru's town centre, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Tarraganda Lane: Corner of Tathra Rd and Tarraganda Ln in Bega, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: Very badly designed AD sign approaching Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) at Kalaru, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign assembly on the corner of Carp St and East St in Bega, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Sapphire Coast Drive: Corner of Tathra Rd (TD9) and Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) at Kalaru. The TD11 duplex ends at this junction, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Carp St approaching the NR1 section (Princes Hwy) in Bega, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Thomsons Road: Corner of Thomsons Rd and Tathra Rd on the outskirts of Tathra, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Corner of Carp Street & Gipps Street: End of what was NR18 in Bega CBD, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Tathra: Tathra Rd as it enters the town of Tathra, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Tathra: Tathra Road (Bega Street) as it passes Lawrence Park in Tathra, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign Assembly: Collection of signs forming an advance directional sign approaching Tathra Street in Tathra, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Tathra Street junction: Corner of Tathra Rd (Bega St) and Tathra St in Tathra, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands

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