Road Photos & Information: New South Wales
Golden Highway (B84)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 313 km
- Termini:
- Eastern: New England Hwy (A15), Whittingham
- Western: Newell Hwy (A39), Dubbo
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Dubbo, Ballimore, Muronbong, Elong Elong, Cobbora, Dunedoo, Uarbry, Cassilis, Merriwa, Sandy Hollow, Denman, Jerrys Plains, Warkworth, Mt Thorley and Whittingham
Route Numbering:
- Current: B84
- Multiplexed with: B55
- Former: 84
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- HW27
General Information:
B84 is an east-west rural highway which links the state's west with the Hunter Valley, and eventually the Newcastle ports, via New England Highway and Hunter Expressway.
The route services mostly rural, commericial, residential and vineyard areas.
- B55, for 10 km, between Craboon and Dunedoo.
History:
- 18 February 1998: Bowmans Crossing Bridge over the Hunter River at Jerrys Plains opened to traffic. 2
- February 2000: Reconstruction and widening of 4 km from Fitzells Creek to Ballimore. 3
- June 2001: Widening of the highway from West of Dunedoo to Cobborah. 3
- October 2010: Completion of the first stage of an upgrade west of Gungal, covering a distance of 1.8 kilometres. The work included widening of the roadway. 4
- 2011: Work begins on an upgrade of Hunter River Bridge at Denman. 5
- June 2011: Completion of the upgrade of a 2.5 kilometre section of the highway west of Gungal. It was second stage of work, which included widening the road to provide two metre sealed shoulders on either side of the highway and the installation of barriers. 4
- July 2011: Completion of an extensive upgrade of the Cassilis rest area west of Merriwa. 6
Whittingham to Dubbo
Distance Sign:
RD sign at Mt Thorley, December 2016.
Image © Spenser Tan
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching the interchange with Mt Thorley Rd and Putty Rd at Mt Thorley, December 2016.
Image © Spenser Tan
Mt Thorley Road & Putty Road Interchange:
AD sign within the Mt Thorley Rd and Putty Rd interchange at Mt Thorley, December 2016.
Image © Spenser Tan
Distance Sign:
RD sign at Mt Thorley, December 2016.
Image © Spenser Tan
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at Jerrys Plains near Pagan Rd, December 2016.
Image © Spenser Tan
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Denman approaching Denman Rd, December 2016.
Image © Spenser Tan
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Denman approaching Crinoline St, December 2016.
Image © Spenser Tan
NEW Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign facing Crinoline St, Denman, January 2024.
Image © Bronze
Distance Sign:
RD sign at Denman, December 2016.
Image © Spenser Tan
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Sandy Hollow approaching Bylong Valley Way, December 2016.
Image © Spenser Tan
Dubbo to Whittingham
Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign on Golden Hwy (B55 / B84) at Dunedoo, July 2012. Note the missing B55 route number.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the corner of Golden Hwy (B84) and Denman Rd, Denman, January 2024.
Image © Bronze
NEW Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Denman, January 2024.
Image © Bronze
NEW Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Whittingham, approaching the interchange with New England Hwy (A1 and M1), January 2024.
Image © Bronze
NEW Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at Whittingham, on the roundabout with the interchange with New England Hwy (A1 and M1), January 2024.
Image © Bronze
2 Tyler Bullock.
3 NSW Government, Roads and Traffic Authority, Annual Report, 2000.
4 Australian Government, Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing Minister for the Arts, Media Release, Road Upgrade Completed on the Golden Highway at Gungal, June 2011.
5 NSW Government, Roads and Traffic Authority, Projects approved under Round 2 of the Federal Government's Heavy Vehicle Safety Productivity Program, March 2010.
6 Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Media Release, Golden Highway: Cassilis Rest Area Upgrade Completed, 5 July 2011.