Oxley Highway

Oxley Highway

General information
TypeHighway
Length653 km (406 mi)[1]
GazettedAugust 1928 (as Main Road 11)[2]
Route number(s) B56 (2013–present)
(Coonabarabran–Port Macquarie)
Former
route number
National Route 34 (1955–2013)
Entire route
Major junctions
West end Mitchell Highway
Nevertire, New South Wales
 
East endGordon Street
Port Macquarie, New South Wales
Location(s)
Major settlementsWarren, Gilgandra, Coonabarabran, Gunnedah, Tamworth, Bendemeer, Walcha, Wauchope
Highway system
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Oxley Highway is a rural highway in New South Wales, Australia,[3] linking Nevertire, Gilgandra, Coonabarabran, Tamworth, and Walcha to Port Macquarie, on the coast of the Tasman Sea. It was named to commemorate John Oxley, the first European to explore much of inland New South Wales in 1818.

  1. ^ "Oxley Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Main Roads Act, 1924-1927". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 110. National Library of Australia. 17 August 1928. pp. 3814–20. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. ^ Oxley Highway, Great Road Rides – New South Wales. Retrieved 25 May 2008. Archived 19 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine