Escort Way
Escort Way is a New South Wales state arterial road running from the Mitchell Highway (A32) in Orange to the Lachlan Valley Way in Forbes.[1] The name derives from the notorious hold up of the Lachlan Gold Escort by bushrangers in 1862 which occurred along the route. The naming dates from 1979 when lobbying by the Canowindra Historical Society for the name change and appropriate signage was successful. [2] Escort Rock, a heritage-listed geological formation is located adjacent to the road near Eugowra.
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| General information | |
| Type | Rural road |
| Length | 114 km (71 mi) |
| Route number(s) |  B81 (2013-present)(Boree-Cudal) |
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| Major junctions | |
| East end |  Mitchell HighwayOrange, New South Wales} |
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| West end | Lachlan Valley Way Forbes, New South Wales |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Cudal, Eugowra |
Major intersections
| LGA | Location | km[3] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| City of Orange | Orange | 0 | 0.0 | Mitchell Highway (A32) – Bathurst, Molong | Eastern end of Escort Way, which runs west as Forbes Road |
| 1.5 | 0.93 | Northern Distributor Road – Orange | Road name changes to The Escort Way | ||
| Cabonne Shire | Borenore | 11.5– 11.7 | 7.1– 7.3 | Borenore Road – Nashdale Amaroo Road – Molong | |
| Boree | 25.7 | 16.0 | Peabody Road – Molong | Eastern concurrency terminus with route B81 | |
| 28.6 | 17.8 | Henry Parkes Way – Manildra | |||
| Cudal | 37.2 | 23.1 | Canowindra Road – Canowindra | Western concurrency terminus with route B81 Escort Way continues south-west through Cudal as Main Street | |
| 38.0 | 23.6 | Kurrajong Road - Manildra | |||
| Eugowra | 78.5 | 48.8 | Pye Street, to Nangar Road – Canowindra | Escort Way continues west as Broad Street | |
| 84.0 | 52.2 | Parkes Eugowra Road – Parkes | |||
| Forbes Shire | Forbes | 114 | 71 | Bridge Street (Lachlan Valley Way) (north-east) – Forbes Flint Street (Lachlan Valley Way) (south) – Grenfell, Cowra | Western end of Escort Way |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- "Schedule of Classified Roads and Unclassified Regional Roads - Classified Roads 61 and 377" (PDF). Roads & Maritime Services. April 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- "Column 8". 4 April 2019.
- Google (16 October 2018). "Escort Way" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
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