Road Photos & Information: New South Wales: Lake Entrance Road, New Lake Entrance Road, Princes Highway & Tongarra Road (State Route 157) (Decommissioned)

Road Photos & Information: New South Wales

Lake Entrance Road, New Lake Entrance Road, Princes Highway & Tongarra Road (State Route 157) (Decommissioned)

Statistics:

Length: 9 km
Eastern Terminus: Shellharbour Rd & Lake Entrance Rd & George St, Warilla
Western Terminus: Illawarra Hwy & Tongarra Rd & Terry St, Albion Park
Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Warilla, Barrack Heights, Mount Warrigal, Oak Flats, Blackbutt, Albion Park Rail and Albion Park.

Route Numbering:

Former:
Multiplexes:
Road Authority Internal Classification: MR262 (Tongarra Road), MR611 (New Lake Entrance Road & Lake Entrance Road) and HW1 (Princes Highway) 1
Decommissioned: 2013

General Information:

State Route 157 is a major route in one of the fastest growing areas of the Illawarra, and consists of 6 lane and 4 lane dual carriageway arterial road and 2 lane single carriageway rural highway. The route duplexes with National Route 1 (Princes Hwy) for 2 kilometres between Oak Flats (from New Lake Entrance Road interchange) and Albion Park (Tongarra Road intersection).

History:

1850s: Construction of Stapletons Bridge over Frazers Creek on Tongarra Road at Albion Park 2
1929: Stapletons Bridge reconstructed 2
1986: Guardrails were installed on Stapletons Bridge 2
1988: Opening to traffic of New Lake Entrance Road, between Government Road and Pioneer Drive, bypassing Lake Entrance Road through a residential portion of Oak Flats 1
1989: Maintenance was performed to repair end posts and damaged concrete on Stapletons Bridge 2
1991: Stapletons Bridge was widened to accommodate a widened roadway plus a footway 2
October 2001: New Lake Entrance Road interchange with Princes Highway opened to traffic, SR157 moved to new stretch of road from Pioneer Drive to Princes Highway as a result 2

Albion Park To Warilla		Warilla to Albion Park
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	Illawarra Hwy / Terry St / Tongarra Rd Intersection: Eastbound in Albion Park on Illawarra Hwy (NR48) as you approach the intersection with Terry Street and Tongarra Road (SR157). May 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Distance Sign: RD sign on Lake Entrance Rd (SR157) at Warilla, near Belfast Av, June 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: Eastbound RD sign after the Illawarra Hwy / Terry St junction in Albion Park. May 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Captain Cook Drive: Corner of Lake Entrance Rd (SR157) and Capt Cook Dr in Barrack Heights, June 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Frazers Creek: Eastbound over Frazers Creek at Albion Park, May 2007. The creek was named after local farmer William Fraser, who lived near the creek. Image © Paul Rands		Madigan Blvd Junction: Westbound on Lake Entrance Drive at Mt Warrigal, is this old Hospital sign using the old symbol to denote a hospital - the letter "H". June 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Passing Illawarra Regional Airport: Eastbound as you pass Illawarra Regional Airport between Albion Park and Albion Park Rail, May 2007. Image © Paul Rands		AD sign: Advance directional sign on Lake Entrance Rd (SR157) approaching Wattle Rd in Barrack Heights, June 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Tongarra Road Albion Park Rail: Eastbound outside Albion Park Rail Public School. May 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Wattle Road: Corner of Lake Entrance Rd (SR157) and Wattle Rd at Barrack Heights, June 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: Eastbound AD sign approaching Princes Highway at Albion Park Rail. The NR1 duplex starts from this intersection, May 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Approaching College Av: Lake Entrance Rd (SR157) approaching College Av at the Shellharbour City Centre, June 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Princes Hwy Intersection: Eastbound on the corner of Tongarra Road (SR157) and Princes Highway (NR1 / SR157) at Albion Park Rail, May 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Lake Entrance Rd in Blackbutt, approaching Pioneer Dr, June 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: Eastbound AD sign on Lake Entrance Road as you approach the Wattle Road intersection at Mount Warrigal, May 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Lake Entrance Rd (SR157) approaching the interchange with Princes Hwy (NR1) and Northwest Link, June 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Warilla: Eastbound on Lake Entrance Road as you enter Warilla, May 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) and Tongarra Rd (SR157) at Albion Park Rail, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign as you approach the eastern terminus of SR157, Shellharbour Road, at Warilla, May 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner of Princes Hwy (NR1) and Tongarra Rd (SR157) at Albion Park Rail. June 2010. Image © Paul Rands
			Distance Sign: RD sign on Tongarra Rd (SR157) at Albion Park Rail, June 2010. Image © Paul Rands
			Start Tourist Drive 8: Beginning of TD8, Tongarra Rd in Albion Park, June 2010. Image © Paul Rands
			Croome Road: Corner of Tongarra Rd and Croome Rd in Albion Park Rail, June 2010. Image © Paul Rands
			Railway Museum Entrance: Tongarra Rd at the entrance to the railway museum at Albion Park Rail, June 2010. Image © Paul Rands
			RD sign: Reassurance directional sign for TD8 (which is duplexed with SR157 along Tongarra Rd, June 2010. Image © Paul Rands
			Entering Albion Park: Tongarra Rd (SR157) as it enters Albion Park, June 2006. Image © Paul Rands
			Entering Albion Park: Tongarra Rd (SR157) as it enters Albion Park, June 2010. Image © Paul Rands
			SR157 End: Terminus of SR157: corner of Terry St and Illawarra Hwy (NR48) at Albion Park, June 2010. Image © Paul Rands
			SR157 End: Terminus of SR157: corner of Terry St and Illawarra Hwy (NR48) at Albion Park, June 2010. Image © Paul Rands

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