Road Photos & Information: New South Wales: Carp Street, East Street, Tathra Road, Sapphire Coast Drive, Merimbula Drive, Market Street, Arthur Kane Drive & Toallo Street (Tourist Drive 11)

Road Photos & Information: New South Wales

Carp Street, East Street, Tathra Road, Sapphire Coast Drive, Merimbula Drive, Market Street, Arthur Kane Drive & Toallo Street (Tourist Drive 11)

Statistics:

Length: 39 km
Northern Terminus: Carp St, Gipps St and Princes Hwy (NR1), Bega
Southern Terminus: Toallo St and Princes Hwy (NR1), Pambula
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Bega, Jellat Jellat, Kalaru, Tura Beach, Merimbula and Pambula

Route Numbering:

Current:
Former:
Multiplexes:
Road Authority Internal Classification: MR272 (Bega to Kalaru), RR7621 (Kalaru to Merimbula) and RR7262 (Merimbula to Pambula) 1

General Information:

Tourist Drive 11 is a mostly undivided rural route, linking several coastal and farm communities together.

The route traverses farming, residential and commercial areas, and passes through several pockets of national park, and also features ocean and lake glimpses around Merimbula.

The section of the route between Bega and Kalaru (Carp St, East St & Tathra Rd) was once part of the Snowy Mountains Hwy (NR18).

Multiplexes along the route include:

Tourist Drive 9, for 14 km, between Bega and Kalaru

History:

1980s: Upgrade of Tathra Road between Kalaru and Merimbula to form Sapphire Coast Drive.
May 2011: Work begins on directional and safety signage upgrade between Kalaru and Merimbula.

Bega to Pambula		Pambula to Bega
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	Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign on Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) at Kalaru, May 2011. Click here for a photo of this location from January 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the roundabout with Princes Hwy (A1) and Toallo St, Pambula, May 2011. Image © Paul Rands
	AD sign: Advance directional sign approaching Old Wallagoot Rd at Wallagoot, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Arthur Kane Dr (TD11) (former NR1) at Pambula, approaching the entrance to Wheelers Seafood, May 2011. Image © Paul Rands
	Old Wallagoot Road: Corner of Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) and Old Wallagoot Rd, Wallagoot, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the entrance to Wheelers Seafood at Pambula, May 2011. Image © Paul Rands
	Wallagoot Lake Road: Corner of Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) & Wallagoot Lake Rd, Wallagoot, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Arthur Kane Dr (TD11) at Merimbula, approaching Market St (TD11) and Fishpen Rd, May 2011. Image © Paul Rands
	Wallagoot Lane: Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) at Wallagoot Ln, Wallagoot, May 2011. Click here for a photo of this location from January 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Market St (TD11) in Pambula, approaching Merimbula Dr (TD11) (former NR1), May 2011. Image © Paul Rands
	Moncks Crossing: Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) at Moncks Crossing at Wallagoot, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner of Market St (TD11) and Mermibula Dr (TD11) in Merimbula, May 2011. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign on Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) at Wallagoot, May 2011. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign with top knot on Merimbula Dr (TD11) approaching the unnumbered section of Merimbula Dr, Reid St and Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) at Merimbula, January 2010. Click here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands, also from January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Bournda Road: Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) at the Bournda Rd junction, Wallagoot, May 2011. Click here for another photo of this location from May 2011. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner of Merimbula Dr (TD11), the unnumbered section of Merimbula Dr, Reid St and Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) at Merimbula, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Bournda: Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11), as it winds its way through the Bournda area, May 2011. Click here for a photo of this location from January 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner of Merimbula Dr (TD11), the unnumbered section of Merimbula Dr, Reid St and Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) at Merimbula, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Red Hill Road: Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) at Red Hill Rd at Bournda, May 2011. Click here for a photo of this location from January 2010. This is the former route between Bournda and Tura Beach, which stayed unpaved up until and beyond the opening of the current route during the 1980s. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner of Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) and Main St, Merimbula, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Widgeram Road: Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) at the junction with Widgeram Rd at Tura Beach, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Distance Sign: RD sign on Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) at Merimbula, January 2010 Image © Paul Rands
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Tura Beach approaching Tura Beach Dr, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Distance Sign: RD sign on Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) at Merimbula, January 2010 Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Tura Beach Dr at Tura Beach, May 2011. Click here for a photo of this location from January 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Magic Mountain amusement park, Tura Beach, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Tura Beach Dr at Tura Beach, May 2011. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Red Hill Rd at Tura Beach, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Tura Beach Drive: Corner of Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) and Tura Beach Dr at Tura Beach, May 2011. Click here for a photo of this location from January 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Tura Beach Drive: Corner of Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) and Tura Beach Dr at Tura Beach, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Red Hill Rd at Tura Beach, May 2011. Image © Paul Rands		Distance Sign: RD sign on Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) at Tura Beach, January 2010 Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Red Hill Rd at Tura Beach, May 2011. Click here for a photo of this location from January 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Sandy Beach Creek: Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) as it crosses Sandy Beach Creek at Bournda, January 2010 Image © Paul Rands
	Red Hill Road : Corner of Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) and Red Hill Rd at Tura Beach, May 2011. Image © Paul Rands		Bournda Road: Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) at the Bournda Rd junction, Wallagoot, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Magic Mountain amusement park, Tura Beach, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Distance Sign: RD sign on Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) at Wallagoot, January 2010 Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign & Trailblazer: ID sign and TD11 trailblazer at the junction with Magic Mountain at Tura Beach, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands		AD sign: Advance directional sign approaching Old Wallagoot Rd at Wallagoot, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Merimbula: Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) as it enters the town of Merimbula, with Old Tathra Rd beyond the sign, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Old Wallagoot Road: Corner of Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) and Old Wallagoot Rd, Wallagoot, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) approaching Berrambool Dr at Merimbula, May 2011. Click here for a photo of this location from January 2010. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) approaching Tathra Rd (TD9 / TD11) at Kalaru, May 2011. Note the TD11 trailblazer pointing in the wrong direction. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the junction with Berambool Dr, facing Tura Beach Dr at Merimbula, May 2011. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: Corner of Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) and Tathra Rd (TD9), Kalaru, January 2010. TD11 turns left at this location and duplexes with TD9. Image © Paul Rands
	Merimbula Creek: Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) as it crosses Merimbula Creek in Merimbula, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign with topknot approaching Merimbula Dr (TD11 and unnumbered) and Reid St, Merimbula, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Sapphire Coast Dr (TD11) at the junction with Merimbula Dr (TD11 / unnumbered) and Reid St in Merimbula, May 2011. Click here for a photo of this location from January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner of Merimbula Dr (TD11) and Market St (TD11 / unnumbered) in Merimbula town centre, May 2011. Image © Paul Rands
	Lake Merimbula & Boggy Creek: Market St (TD11) as it crosses Lake Merimbula and Boggy Ck in Merimbula town centre, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Fishpen Road & Arthur Kaine Drive: Market St (TD11) at the junction with Arthur Kaine Dr (TD11) and Fishpen Rd in Merimbula, May 2011 Image © Paul Rands
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign near Merimbula airport, May 2011. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the entrance to Merimbula airport, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching the entrance to Wheeler's Seafoods, Pambula, January 2010. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the entrance to Wheeler's Seafoods, Pambula, May 2011. Image © Paul Rands
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Pambula, approaching Narregol St, May 2011. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Pambula: Arthur Kaine Dr (TD11) as it enters the town of Pambula, May 2011. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Narregol St, Pambula, December 2013. TD11 becomes Toallo St at this junction. Image © Michael Greenslade
	End Tourist Drive 11: End TD11 trailblazer on Toallo St in Pambula, May 2011. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Toallo St (TD11) approaching the unnumbered section Toallo St and Princes Hwy (A1). December 2013. Click here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from May 2011. Image © Michael Greenslade

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