Illawarra Highway

Illawarra Highway

New South Wales
Illawarra Highway is located in New South Wales
West end
West end
East end
East end
Coordinates
General information
TypeHighway
Length60.7 km (38 mi)[1]
GazettedAugust 1928 (as Main Road 262)[2]
March 1951 (as Trunk Road 88)[3]
July 1962 (as State Highway 25)[4]
Route number(s) A48 (2013–present)
Former
route number
  • National Route 48 (1974–2013)
    Entire route
  • State Route 80 (1974–2013)
    (Avoca–Robertson)
Major junctions
West end Hume Highway
Hoddles Cross Roads, New South Wales
  Sheepwash Road
East end Princes Motorway
Albion Park, New South Wales
Location(s)
Major settlementsSutton Forest, Moss Vale, Robertson
Highway system
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Illawarra Highway is a short state highway in New South Wales, Australia. It connects Wollongong to the Southern Highlands and links Princes Highway and Hume Highway.[5] It is named after the geographical area it crosses, the Illawarra region.

  1. ^ Google (26 August 2022). "Illawarra Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 August 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. ^ "Main Roads Act, 1924-1950". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 63. National Library of Australia. 20 April 1951. p. 1138. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Main Roads Act, 1924-1960". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 72. National Library of Australia. 3 August 1962. p. 2240. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  5. ^ National Route 48, Ozroads: the Australian Roads Website. Retrieved 11 May 2008.[self-published source]