Thunderbolts Way Bundarra Road | |
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Warning sign on Thunderbolts Way | |
Coordinates | |
General information | |
Type | Rural road |
Length | 304.7 km (189 mi)[1] |
Gazetted | August 1928 (as Main Roads 115 and 122)[2] December 1934 (as Trunk Road 73)[3] |
Major junctions | |
North end | Gwydir Highway Inverell, New South Wales |
South end | Bucketts Way Gloucester, New South Wales |
Location(s) | |
Major settlements | Bundarra, Uralla, Walcha, Barrington |
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Thunderbolts Way (and at its northern end as Bundarra Road) is a 305-kilometre (190 mi)[1] country road located in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia, linking Inverell via Bundarra, Uralla and Walcha to Gloucester[4][5] The road is sealed and passes through thickly forested mountain areas with many nearby national parks and nature reserves.
It is named after a local bushranger, Frederick Ward, alias Captain Thunderbolt, who roamed these parts in the 19th century.