Escort Way

Escort Way

New South Wales
Escort Way is located in New South Wales
East end
East end
West end
West end
Coordinates
General information
TypeRural road
Length114.1 km (71 mi)[1]
GazettedAugust 1928[2]
Route number(s) B81 (2013–present)
(Boree–Cudal)
Former
route number
  • State Route 81 (1974–2013)
    (Boree–Cudal)
  • State Route 90 (1974–2013)
    (Boree–Orange)
Major junctions
East end Mitchell Highway
Orange, New South Wales
 
West endLachlan Valley Way
Forbes, New South Wales
Location(s)
Major settlementsCudal, Eugowra
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Escort Way is a 114-kilometre (71 mi)[1] country road in New South Wales running from Mitchell Highway in Orange to Lachlan Valley Way in Forbes. The name derives from the notorious hold up of the Lachlan Gold Escort by bushrangers in 1862 which occurred along the route, and subsequent lobbying by the Canowindra Historical Society to recognise this.[3] Escort Rock, a heritage-listed geological formation is located adjacent to the road near Eugowra.

  1. ^ a b "Escort Way" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Main Roads Act, 1924-1927". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 110. 17 August 1928. pp. 3814–20. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Column 8". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2021.