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Statistics:

• Length: 1354 km (Batemans Bay to Bodalla: 51 km)
• Northern Terminus: Queensland Border at Tweed Heads, continues as Pacific Motorway (M1)
• Southern Terminus: Victorian Border at Timbillica, continues as Princes Highway (A1)
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Batemans Bay, Mogo, Broulee, Moruya, Turlinjah and Bodalla

Route Numbering:

• Current: A1

• Former:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: HW1 (Victorian border to Yallah and Waterfall to Kogarah) 1

General Information:

The Princes Highway was formed from a string of roads linking Sydney to the Illawarra, and then forming a coastal route to Melbourne and into South Australia. The section covered by A1 is in 2 pieces - between Rockdale and Waterfall in Sydney, and then Yallah near Wollongong through to the Victorian Border. The route is a mix of urban arterial road, dual carriageway and also rural highway.

History:

• 7 June 1926: The Princes Highway comes under a federal and state government £ for £ funding scheme, thus recognizing the importance of the highway as major route.
• 1881: Construction of the Nowra Bridge over the Shoalhaven River
• August 1920: Official opening of Princes Highway performed at Warragul in Victoria. The formation of the Princes Highway is from existing roads being renamed, after the visit to Australia in 1920 of the Prince of Wales (later to become King Edward VIII, and after abdicating, the Duke of Windsor).
• 1 July 1928: Princes Highway became a state highway. 2 
• 1939: By the middle of the year, 300 miles (or 50% of the then highway) had been paved with bitumous surface.
• 1950: Completion of road upgrade between Batemans Bay and Moruya.
• 1955: Opening of steel girder and concrete bridge over Jerramadra Creek near Batemans Bay.
• 21 November 1956: Bridge built by the Department of Main Roads over the Clyde River at Bateman's Bay was officially opened for traffic by the Hon. J. B. Renshaw, M.L.A., Minister for Local Government and Minister for Highways. The bridge replaced the only remaining vehicular ferry on the Princes Highway between Sydney and the Victorian border. Click here for more information.
• 31 January 2011: Work began on safety improvements south of Lattas Point Road near Batemans Bay. Work included changes to a southbound overtaking lane, installation of concrete median barrier and a right turning bay. 3

Bodalla to Batemans Bay			Batemans Bay to Bodalla
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	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Eurobodalla Rd at Bodalla, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Broulee, approaching Broulee Rd, December 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Tomakin Rd at Mogo, October 2010. Image © Paul Rands			Moruya: Princes Hwy (A1) as it passes through the Moruya town centre, December 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
				Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Campbell St and Murray St in Moruya, December 2013. A1 turns left at this location. Image © Michael Greenslade
Click here for the continuation of Princes Hwy (A1) between Bodalla and Cobargo Click here for the continuation of Princes Hwy (A1) between Ulladulla and Batemans Bay

1 Roads & Maritime Services, Schedule of Classified Roads and Unclassified Regional Roads, August 2013.
2 Main Roads Board, Annual Report, Volume 1, Number 1, September 1929.
3 NSW Government, Media Release, $2.5 Million Project to Improve Road Safety South of Batemans Bay, 25 January 2011

Last updated: 01-Jul-2020 11:16

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