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Barton Highway (National Highway 25) (Decommissioned) - Former Alignment

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:

• Former:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: HW15 1
• Decommissioned:  2013

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.

This page focuses on the former alignment of the Barton Highway.

Preview:

Description:

Black Intersection Directional Sign: The remains of a black ID sign facing Dog Trap Rd at Marchmont. This section of highway bypassed when the grade separated interchange with Hume Hwy (NH31) was built and the Barton Hwy (NH25) was rerouted to the current route. The current names of the former alignment is Dog Trap Rd and Kirkton Rd. March 2015. This sign has since been removed. Image © John Tokaji

1 Roads & Traffic Authority
2 Department of Main Roads, The Roadmakers, A History of Main Roads in New South Wales, ISBN 0 7240 0439 4
3 Sam Laybutt (OzRoads)

Last updated: 25-Feb-2017 23:08

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