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Road Photos & Information: New South Wales

Olympic Highway (National Route 41) (Decommissioned)

Table Top to Wagga Wagga

Statistics:

Length:: 318 km (Table Top to Wagga Wagga: 107 km)
Termini:: Northern: Mid Western Highway (NR24), Cowra; Southern: Hume Highway (NH31), Table Top
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:: Table Top, Gerogery, Culcairn, Henty, Yerong Creek, The Rock, Uranquinty, Kapooka, Moorong and Wagga Wagga

Route Numbering:

Current: A41
Former: 41
Multiplexed with: 20
Road Authority Internal Classification: ¹: MR78

General Information:

National Route 41 was a rural highway in southern New South Wales. It serviced rural communities and links the Hume Highway with the Mid Western Highway and Sturt Highway.

The route was named Olympic Way, as it was the path that the Olympic Torch took on its journey to Melbourne for the 1956 Summer Olympics. The torch was carried from Cairns to Melbourne. For the 1956 Summer Olympics the Olympic Flame, or torch, was carried along the road from Cowra to Wagga Wagga. For the 2000 Summer Olympics the torch was carried from Wagga Wagga to Cowra en route to Sydney. ²

The Olympic Highway features the Kapooka Bridge which crosses the railway line at Kapooka. It was built in 1880 and features 2 right angle bends at the approaches to the bridge, which have been the scene of several crashes. ³

Multiplexes along the route include:

: National Highway 20, for 2.5 km, between Moorong and Wagga Wagga.

History:

: 1880: Construction of the Kapooka Bridge, across the main Sydney-Melbourne railway line. ³; 1956: Route between Cowra and Wagga selected for carrying of the Olympic Flame for the 1956 Olympic Games. ²; 2000: Same route between Cowra and Wagga used for carrying the Olympic Flame for the 2000 Olympic Games. ²; 2013: National Route 41 decommissioned and replaced by A41.

Table Top to Wagga Wagga

Distance Sign:

RD sign on Olympic Hwy (NR41) at Table Top, 2001.

Image © Jamie Scuglia

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the Gerogery Rd (Main St) junction in Gerogery, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the Walla Walla Rd (Station St) intersection in Gerogery, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the junction with Benambra Rd near Culcairn, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Entering Culcairn:

Olympic Hwy (NR41) as it enters the town of Culcairn, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Culcairn approaching Railway Pde and Balfour St, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the corner of Olympic Hwy (NR41), Railway Pde and Balfour St in Culcairn, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the corner of Olympic Hwy (NR41), Railway Pde and Balfour St in Culcairn, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Balfour Street & Melville Street:

Olympic Hwy (NR41) at the junction with Balfour St and Melville St in Culcairn, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Distance Sign:

RD sign as Olympic Hwy (NR41) passes through Culcairn, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the junction with Baird St at Culcairn, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the corner of Railway Pde, Baird St and Back Henty Rd in Culcairn, May 2011. The sign should be prefixed with 'To', as the sign is not on NR41.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the junction with Rosler Pde and Yankee Crossing Rd at Henty, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Sladen Street:

Corner of Olympic Hwy (NR41) and Sladen St East in Henty, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Sladen Street:

Corner of Olympic Hwy (NR41) and Sladen St in Henty, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Distance Sign:

Tourism based distance sign as Olympic Hwy (NR41) leaves Henty, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the corner of Cole and Plunkett Streets in Yerong Creek, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Mangoplah Rd & Urana St in The Rock, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Mangolah Road & Urana Street:

Corner of Olympic Hwy (NR41), Mangoplah St & Urana St at The Rock, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the junction with Mangoplah St & Urana St at The Rock, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Distance Sign:

RD sign as NR41 leaves The Rock, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the junction with Camp Access Rd at Kapooka, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Sturt Hwy (NH20) in Moorong, May 2011. The NH20 duplex begins at this junction.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the Sturt Hwy (NH20) & Olympic Hwy (NR41) junction at Moorong, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Distance Sign:

RD sign at Moorong, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching the Olympic Hwy (NR41) and Sturt Hwy (NH20) split at Wagga Wagga, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the corner of Olympic Hwy (NR41) and Sturt Hwy (NH20) at Wagga Wagga, May 2011. The NH20 duplex ends here and NR41 turns left.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Olympic Hwy (NR41) approaching Kincaid St in Wagga Wagga, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the Moorong St roundabout in Wagga Wagga, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the Moorong St roundabout in Wagga Wagga, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Olympic Hwy (NR41) approaching Travers St in Wagga Wagga, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Wagga Wagga to Table Top

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Olympic Hwy (NR41) approaching Travers St in Wagga Wagga, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the roundabout with Travers St in Wagga Wagga, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Olympic Hwy (NR41) approaching Kincaid St in Wagga Wagga, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the roundabout with Kincaid St in Wagga Wagga, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Sturt Hwy (NH20) in Wagga Wagga, May 2011. The NH20 duplex begins at this junction.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Sturt Hwy (NH20) approaching the Olympic Hwy (NR41) roundabout at Wagga Wagga, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the Sturt Hwy (NH20) & Olympic Hwy (NR41) roundabout at Wagga Wagga, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Distance Sign:

Reassurance directional sign as Olympic Hwy (NR41) leaves Wagga Wagga, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:

Supplemental AD sign approaching the Olympic Hwy (NR41) and Sturt Hwy (NH20) split at Moorong, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:

Supplemental AD sign approaching the Olympic Hwy (NR41) and Sturt Hwy (NH20) split at Moorong, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the corner of Olympic Hwy (NR41) and Sturt Hwy (NH20) at Moorong, May 2011. The NH20 duplex ends here and NR41 turns left.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the junction with Camp Access Rd at Kapooka, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the junction with Camp Access Rd at Kapooka, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Mangoplah Rd & Urana St in The Rock, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Mangolah Road & Urana Street:

Corner of Olympic Hwy (NR41), Mangoplah St & Urana St at The Rock, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Distance Sign:

RD sign as NR41 leaves The Rock, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the corner of Cole and Plunkett Streets in Yerong Creek, May 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Entering Henty:

Olympic Hwy (NR41) as it enters the town of Henty, May 2011.

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Henty approaching the Bicentennial Park Rest Area, May 2011.

Sladen Street:

Corner of Olympic Hwy (NR41) and Sladen St in Henty, May 2011.

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign assembly at the junction with Sladen St East in Henty, May 2011.

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the junction with Rosler Pde and Yankee Crossing Rd at Henty, May 2011.

Distance Sign:

Services distance sign on the Culcairn outskirts, May 2011.

Entering Culcairn:

Olympic Hwy (NR41) as it enters the town of Culcairn, May 2011.

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Balfour St & Melville St in Culcairn, May 2011. Olympic Hwy (NR41) turns right at this junction.

Balfour Street & Melville Street:

Olympic Hwy (NR41) at the junction with Balfour St and Melville St in Culcairn, May 2011.

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Culcairn approaching Railway Pde and Balfour St, May 2011.

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the corner of Olympic Hwy (NR41), Railway Pde and Balfour St in Culcairn, May 2011.

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the corner of Olympic Hwy (NR41), Railway Pde and Balfour St in Culcairn, May 2011.

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the corner of Olympic Hwy (NR41), Railway Pde and Balfour St in Culcairn, May 2011.

Distance Sign:

RD sign as Olympic Hwy (NR41) leaves Culcairn, May 2011.

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign assembly at the junction with Cummings Rd and Taylors Rd at Culcairn, May 2011.

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the junction with Benambra Rd near Culcairn, May 2011.

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign near Gerogery approaching Gerogery Rest Area, May 2011.

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign near Gerogery approaching Gerogery Rest Area, May 2011.

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the Walla Walla Rd (Station St) intersection in Gerogery, May 2011.

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the Gerogery Rd (Main St) junction in Gerogery, May 2011.

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the Gerogery Rd (Main St) junction in Gerogery, May 2011.

Black Fingerboard Assembly:

Old black fingerboard assembly corner of Gerogery Rd (former Olympic Hwy) and Tynan Rd, Table Top, September 2025. This section of NR41 was bypassed several years prior to the photo date.

Click or tap here for the continuation of NR41 between Wagga Wagga and Young

¹ NSW Government, Roads and Traffic Authority, Schedule of Classified Roads and State & Regional Roads, 31 January 2011.
² Olympic Highway, Lambert M. Surhone , Mariam T. Tennoe , Susan F. Henssonow, ISBN: 978-6-13-506934-1.
³ NSW Government, Roads and Traffic Authority, Community Update, Realignment of the Olympic Highway at Kapooka, December 2010.