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Statistics:

• Length: 598 km
• Eastern Terminus: Hume Highway (A31) at Tarcutta
• Western Terminus: NSW-Vic border at Buronga
• Miscellaneous: Continues as Sturt Highway (A20) into Victoria
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Tarcutta, Wagga Wagga, Narranderra, Darlington Point, Hay, Balranald, Euston and Buronga

Route Numbering:

• Current: A20

• Former:

• Multiplexes: A39 A41 B87
• Road Authority Internal Classification: HW14 1

General Information: 1

The Sturt Highway is 2 lane rural highway standard for most of its length and is named after Charles Sturt, who explored south western New South Wales, the Murrumbidgee and Murray rivers and also parts of the deserts of central Australia in the 1820s and 1830s.

The present Sturt Highway developed as a track along the bank of the Murrumbidgee River linking cattle runs in the 1840s.

Originally the area of the route was the territory of the Wiradjuri Aboriginal people, in whose language Wagga Wagga means 'place of crows'.

The Sturt Hwy is multiplexed with the following routes:

• Newell Highway (A39) at Narranderra for 1 kilometre
• Olympic Highway (A41) at Wagga Wagga for 3 kilometres
• Kidman Way (B87) at Darlington Point for 200 metres

History: 1

• 1929: The road from Wagga Wagga to Hay was proclaimed as a Trunk Road
• 1930: The road from Wagga Wagga to Hay was named the Sturt Trunk Road in commemoration of Sturt's expedition down the Murrumbidgee River
• 1933: The road from Sydney to Adelaide through Wagga Wagga was proclaimed the Sturt Highway. The new highway comprised what had previously been a section of the Monaro Highway (now the Snowy Mountains Highway) from Lower Tarcutta to Wagga Wagga. The road along the south bank of the Murrumbidgee River from Wagga Wagga to Hay and a portion of the Mid Western Highway from Hay to the South Australian border.
• 1940: Yanko Creek Bridge at Narranderra was constructed
• 1941: The current Poisoned Waterholes Creek Bridge (8 km east of Narranderra) constructed, replacing a timber bridge built in 1908.
• 1942: The Bullenbong Creek Bridge constructed (43 km west of Wagga Wagga)
• 1954: The Yanko Creek bridge was lengthened
• 1962: The Sturt Highway was completely sealed providing a route through to Adelaide.
• 1973: The widening of Bullenbong Ck Bridge completed, which included changes to kerbs and railings. Also widening of Poisoned Waterholes Creek Bridge.
• 1993: The Yanko Creek bridge was widened

Tarcutta to Victoria Border			Victoria Border to Tarcutta
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	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Tarcutta after the Hume Hwy (M31) interchange, October 2013. Image © Paul Rands			Balranald: Sturt Hwy (A20) as it passes through the Balranald town centre, near Mayall St, December 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	AD Sign: Advance directional sign approaching Tasman Road and Eunony Bridge Road at Gumly Gumly, June 2008. Image © Michael Mak			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Balranald approaching Balranald-Tooleybuc Rd, December 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	ID Sign: Intersection directional sign on the corner of Tasman Road and Eunony Bridge Road at Gumly Gumly, June 2008. Image © Richard Wardle			Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Balranald, December 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Docker St, Wagga Wagga, July 2019. Image © Ben Winkler			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Maude, approaching Maude Rd, December 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Ashmont St and the Olympic Hwy (A41) and Sturt Hwy (A20) split at Moorong, May 2011. Image © Rob Tilley			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on the roundabout with Cobb Hwy (B75) at Hay South, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign, located after the Olympic Hwy intersection at Moorong, July 2010. Image © Richard Wardle			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on the roundabout with Cobb Hwy (B75) at Hay South, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Darlington Point, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands			Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Gillenbah, July 2019. Image © Ben Winkler
	Carrathool Road: Sturt Hwy (A20) at the junction with Carrathool Rd, Carrathool, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands			Sandigo Road: Corner of Sturt Hwy (A20) and Sandigo Rd, Sandigo, July 2019. Image © Ben Winkler
	Carrathool Road: Sturt Hwy (A20) at the junction with Carrathool Rd, Carrathool, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands			Advance directional Sign: AD sign at Collingullie approaching Collingullie-Jerilderie Rd, July 2019. Image © Ben Winkler
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on the roundabout with CobbHwy (B75) at Hay South, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands			Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Collingullie, July 2019. Image © Ben Winkler
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Hay South, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands			Kapooka Road: Corner of Sturt Hwy (A20) and Kapooka Rd at Sansidore, July 2019. Image © Ben Winkler
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Maude Rd, Maude, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Wagga Wagga approaching Olympic Hwy and Pearson St, July 2019. The A41 duplex ends at this intersection. Image © Ben Winkler
	Maude Road : Sturt Hwy (A20) at Maude Rd, Maude, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Wagga Wagga approaching Docker St, July 2019. Image © Ben Winkler
	Distance Sign: RD sign at Maude, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Wagga Waga approaching Best St and Edmondson St, July 2019. Image © Ben Winkler
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Wakool approaching Homestead Access Rd, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Wagga Wagga approaching Tarcutta St and Lake Albert Rd, July 2019. Image © Ben Winkler
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Wakool approaching Regatta Beach Access Rd, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands			Main South Railway: Sturt Hwy (A20) passing under the Main South Railway at Wagga Wagga, July 2019. Image © Ben Winkler
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Tourism-based distance sign at Wakool, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands			AD Sign: Advance directional sign approaching Tasman Road and Eunony Bridge Road at Gumly Gumly, June 2008. Image © Michael Mak
	Safe-T-Cam: Safe-T-Cam at Balranald. Safe-T-Cam is a statewide network of cameras monitoring the movements of heavy vehicles in NSW, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands			ID Sign: Intersection directional sign on the corner of Tasman Road and Eunony Bridge Road at Gumly Gumly, June 2008. Image © Richard Wardle
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Balranald approaching a complex collection of roads through the town, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands			Distance Sign: RD sign after the intersection with Eunony Bridge Road and Tasman Road at Gumly Gumly, near Wagga Wagga. June 2008. Image © Richard Wardle
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Balranald approaching Balranald-Tooleybuc Rd, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Tarcutta approaching Hume Hwy (M31), October 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Balranald-Tooleybuc Road: Sturt Hwy (A20) at Balranald-Tooleybuc Rd, Balranald, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands			Hume Highway Interchange: Sturt Hwy (A20) at the Hume Hwy (M31) interchange at Tarcutta, October 2013. A20 terminates at this junction. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign Balranald-Tooleybuc Rd at Balranald approaching Sturt Hwy (A20), December 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Entering Balranald: Sturt Hwy (A20) entering the town of Balranald, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign at Balranald, December 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Balaranald approaching Market St & McCabe St, December 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Intersection Directiona Sign: ID sign at the junction with Market St and McCabe St, Balranald, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Mayall St, Balranald, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Mayall Street: Sturt Hwy (Market St) (A20) at Mayall St, Balranald, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign at Balranald, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Euston-Prungle Road: Sturt Hwy (A20) at Euston-Prungle Rd, Euston, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Murray Valley Highway: Sturt Hwy (A20) at Murray Valley Hwy at Euston, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign at Euston, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Euston: Sturt Hwy (A20) as it enters the town of Euston, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Cary St & Murray Tce, Euston, November 2016. A20 turns right at this junction. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Monak: Sturt Hwy (A20) as it enters the town of Monak, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Bottle Bend Rd, Monak, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Gol Gol: Sturt Hwy (A20) as it enters the town of Gol Gol, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign at Buronga, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Murray River: Sturt Hwy (A20) as it crosses Murray River into Victoria, via George Chaffey Bridge at Buronga, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands
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