Kidman Way | |
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| Road sign north of Jerilderie at the southern terminus of Kidman Way | |
  North end South end | |
| Coordinates | |
| General information | |
| Type | Rural road |
| Length | 643 km (400 mi)[1] |
| Gazetted | August 1928 (as Main Road 254)[2] March 1938 (as Trunk Road 80)[3] |
| Route number(s) |  B87 (2013–present) |
| Former route number |  State Route 87 (1974–2013) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end |  Mitchell HighwayBourke, New South Wales |
| South end |  Newell HighwayBundure, New South Wales |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Cobar, Mount Hope, Hillston, Goorawin, Goolgowi, Griffith, Darlington Point, Coleambally |
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Kidman Way is a state rural road in the western Riverina and western region of New South Wales, Australia. The 643-kilometre (400 mi) highway services the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and outback communities and links the Newell Highway with the Sturt, Mid-Western, Barrier, Mitchell and Kamilaroi highways. The road is designated route B87 for its entire length, with its northern terminus at Bourke and its southern terminus just north of Jerilderie. Kidman Way is fully sealed and is accessible by two or four-wheel drive.
Kidman Way draws its history from the stock routes that linked cattle stations in the region, many of which were owned by Sir Sidney Kidman, an Australian pastoralist and philanthropist.[4]
- ^ "Kidman Way" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Main Roads Act, 1924-1937". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 58. National Library of Australia. 14 April 1938. pp. 1525–6. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Where the legend begins". Kidman Way. Retrieved 11 May 2008.