O'Connell Road
O'Connell Road is a New South Wales rural road linking Oberon to the regional highway hub of Bathurst, where several roads including Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and Bathurst-Ilford Road join.
O'Connell Road | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Rural road |
| Length | 41.7 km (26 mi)[1] |
| Tourist routes |  Tourist Route 1 |
| Major junctions | |
| North end |  Great Western HighwayKelso, New South Wales |
| Goulburn-Oberon Road | |
| South end | Rupert Street Oberon, New South Wales |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | O'Connell |
Route
It is fully sealed over its entire length and of high enough standard to accommodate B-double trucks.
In conjunction with Goulburn-Oberon Road from Hume Highway to Oberon, this scenic route provides a leisurely and surprisingly direct route between Bathurst and Goulburn. It is designated part of Tourist Route 1.
The only town on O'Connell Road between Bathurst and Oberon is O'Connell.
History
The passing of the Main Roads Act of 1924[2] through the Parliament of New South Wales provided for the declaration of Main Roads, roads partially funded by the State government through the Main Roads Board (later the Department of Main Roads, and eventually Transport for NSW). Main Road No. 256 was declared along this road on 8 August 1928, from the intersection with Great Western Highway near Bathurst to Oberon (and continuing southwards via Taralga to the intersection with Hume Highway at Goulburn).[3]
The passing of the Roads Act of 1993[4] updated road classifications and the way they could be declared within New South Wales. Under this act, O'Connell Road today is declared part of Main Road 253, from Bathurst to Oberon (and continuing eastwards via the Jenolan Caves and Hampton to the intersection with Great Western Highway at Hartley.[5]
Major intersections
| LGA | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathurst | Kelso | 0 | 0.0 | Great Western Highway (A32) – Bathurst, Marrangaroo | Northern terminus of road and Tourist Route 1, runs south as Littlebourne Street to O'Connell Road |
| Brewongle | 7.2 | 4.5 | Tarana Road – Tarana | ||
| Fish River | 16.4 | 10.2 | O'Connell Bridge | ||
| Oberon | O'Connell | 18.7 | 11.6 | Mutton Falls Road – Tarana | |
| Oberon | 30.0 | 18.6 | Mayfield Road – Mayfield | ||
| 41.1 | 25.5 | Abercrombie Road (southwest) – Taralga, Goulburn Albion Street (east) – Oberon | Roundabout | ||
| 41.6 | 25.8 | Carrington Avenue (Tourist Route 1) – Oberon, Jenolan Caves | Tourist Route 1 continues east along Carrington Avenue | ||
| 41.7 | 25.9 | Rupert Street – Oberon, to Abercrombie Road – Taralga, Goulburn | Southern terminus of road | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- Google (25 August 2022). "O'Connell Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- State of New South Wales, An Act to provide for the better construction, maintenance, and financing of main roads; to provide for developmental roads; to constitute a Main Roads Board Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine 10 November 1924
- "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. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- State of New South Wales, An Act to make provision with respect to the roads of New South Wales; to repeal the State Roads Act 1986, the Crown and Other Roads Act 1990 and certain other enactments; and for other purposes. Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine 10 November 1924
- Transport for NSW (August 2022). "Schedule of Classified Roads and Unclassified Regional Roads" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
