Lachlan Valley Way
Lachlan Valley Way is a New South Wales state highway running from Booligal on the Cobb Highway to north of Yass on the Hume Highway (M31).
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| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 568 km (353 mi) |
| Route number(s) |  B81 (2013-present)(Cowra-Bowning) |
| Former route number |  State Route 81 (1974-2013)(Cowra-Bowning) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end |  Cobb HighwayBooligal, New South Wales |
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| East end |  Hume HighwayBowning, New South Wales |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Hillston, Lake Cargelligo, Condobolin, Forbes, Gooloogong, Cowra, Boorowa |
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Route description
From Booligal it runs in a north-easterly direction for about 76 km to Hillston. It then follows the Kidman Way (B87) for about 35 km before turning off to the right and proceeding a further 57 km to Lake Cargelligo. From there it continues to the north and east through Euabalong to Condobolin. This 93 km section of road has three named parts, from west to east. They are Lake Cargelligo-Euabalong Road, Lachlan Valley Way, and Condoblin-Lake Cargelligo Road. From Condoblin the Lachlan Valley Way turns south-east towards Forbes, a further 98 km. From Forbes it continues south-east through Gooloogong to Cowra, a further 90 km. It then turns south through Boorowa, to end after another 119 km at the Hume Highway north-west of Yass.
Major intersections
| LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Hay | Booligal | 0 | 0.0 | Cobb Highway (B75) – Ivanhoe, Wilcannia, Hay, Deniliquin | Western end of Lachlan Valley Way |
| Carrathool | Hillston | 76.2 | 47.3 |  McGee Street (Kidman Way) (B87) – Goolgowi, Griffith | T-intersection: western concurrency terminus with route B87 |
| 76.8 | 47.7 | Oxley Street (Lachlan River Road) – Wallanthery, Mossgiel | Roundabout; Lachlan Valley Way continues east along Keats Street, south along High Street | ||
| Wallanthery | 110.5 | 68.7 | Kidman Way (B87) – Cobar | T-intersection: eastern concurrency terminus with route B87 Lachlan Valley Way continues south along Kidman Way, and east | |
| Lachlan | Lake Cargelligo | 167.4 | 104.0 | Canada Street (Condobolin-Lake Cargelligo Road) (south) – Condobolin Foster Street (east) - Lake Cargelligo | 4-way intersection; Lachlan Valley Way continues north along Canada Street, west along Foster Street |
| Lachlan River | 179.3 | 111.4 | Bridge (no known official name), spans boundary between localities of Lake Cargelligo (Lachlan Shire) and Euabalong (Cobar Shire) The locality of Murrin Bridge (an indigenous community) is immediately east of road, between the river and Euabalong boundary | ||
| Cobar | Euabalong | 194.5 | 120.9 | Lachlan Street – Euabalong West, Cobar | |
| Lachlan River | 194.9 | 121.1 | Bridge (no known official name), spans boundary between Cobar Shire and Lachlan Shire | ||
| Lachlan | Euabalong | 199.7 | 124.1 | Condobolin-Lake Cargelligo Road – Lake Cargelligo | Intersection 5km east of Euabalong, south of Lachlan River, in Lachlan Shire Lachlan Valley Way continues east along Condobolin-Lake Cargelligo Road, and west |
| Condobolin | 259.8 | 161.4 | Condobolin-West Wyalong Road (The Gipps Way) – West Wyalong | Lachlan Valley Way continues east as Diggers Avenue | |
| 260.9 | 162.1 | Diggers Avenue – Condobolin, Parkes | T-intersection; Lachlan Valley Way continues south along Diggers Avenue, and east | ||
| Forbes | Bundaburrah | 352.8 | 219.2 |  Newell Highway (A39) – West Wyalong | T-intersection (7km west of Forbes, just outside locality boundary); western concurrency terminus with route A39 Lachlan Valley Way continues east along Newell Highway, and west |
| Forbes | 356.9 | 221.8 | Bridge (no known official name) over Lachlan River | ||
| 358.6 | 222.8 | Oxley Bridge over Lake Forbes | |||
| 359.1 | 223.1 | Sherriff Street (Newell Highway) (A39) – Parkes | T-intersection; eastern concurrency terminus with route A39 Lachlan Valley Way continues east along Camp Street, south along Sherriff Street | ||
| 359.4 | 223.3 | Bridge Street bridge (no known official name) over Lake Forbes | |||
| 359.8 | 223.6 | Bridge Street (The Escort Way) (east) – Cudal, Orange Flint Street (north) – Forbes | Roundabout; Lachlan Valley Way continues south along Flint Street, west along Bridge Street | ||
| 361.3 | 224.5 | Bridge (no known official name) over Lachlan River | |||
| 363.9 | 226.1 | Henry Lawson Way – Grenfell, Young | |||
| Cowra | Gooloogong | 410.4 | 255.0 | Nanima Road (north) – Eugowra, Canowindra Grenfell-Orange Road (south) – Grenfell | |
| Cowra | 443.2 | 275.4 |  Grenfell Road (Mid-Western Highway) (B64) – Grenfell | T-intersection (5km west of Cowra); western concurrency terminus with route B64 Lachlan Valley Way continues east along Grenfell Road, and north | |
| 448.5 | 278.7 |  Young Road (Olympic Highway) (A41) – Young, Junee | Eastern concurrency terminus with route B64, western concurrency terminus with route A41 | ||
| 448.6 | 278.7 | Grenfell Road (Mid-Western Highway (A41/B81 east) – Blayney, Molong Grenfell Road (Mid-Western Highway (A41 west) – Grenfell, West Wyalong Boorowa Road (B81 south) – Boorowa, Bowning | T-intersection; eastern concurrency terminus with route A41 Lachlan Valley Way continues south along Boorowa Road, west along Grenfell Road | ||
| Hilltops | Boorowa | 521.4 | 324.0 | Murringo Gap Road – Murringo, Young | |
| Yass Valley | Bowning | 567.9 | 352.9 | Hume Freeway (M31) – Gundagai, Albury, Yass, Goulburn | Eastern terminus of Lachlan Valley Way, southern terminus of route B81 |
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Route B81 north of Cowra
For most of its length Lachlan Valley Way has no route number, the exception being the 119 km section between Cowra and the Hume highway, which is part of NSW state route B81. From Cowra, where Lachlan Valley Way continues west with no allocated route number, route B81 continues north a further 96 km to Molong, where it meets the Mitchell Highway. From Cowra, it follows Canowindra Road for 33 km to Canowindra and for a further 34 km to Cudal, where it turns north-east along the Escort Way (which has no route number of its own) for 11 km to Boree.[1] Here it turns north as Peabody Road for the last 18 km into Molong.
References
- Boree, New South Wales (Map). Whereis Maps. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
