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Road Photos & Information: New South Wales

Golden Highway (State Route 84) (Decommissioned)

Statistics:

Length:: 313 km
Termini:: Northern: New England Hwy (NH15), Whittingham; Southern: Newell Hwy (NH39), Dubbo
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:: Whittingham, Singleton Military Area, Mount Thorley, Warkworth, Gouldsville, Jerrys Plains, Denman, Hollydeen, Sandy Hollow, Gungal, Merriwa, Casssilis, Uarbry, Leadville, Craboon, Dunedoo, Cobbora, Elong Elong, Ballimore and Dubbo

Route Numbering:

Current: B84
Former: 84
Multiplexed with: 69 86
Road Authority Internal Classification: ¹: HW27

General Information:

State route 84 is an east-west rural highway which links the state's west with the Hunter Valley, and eventually the Newcastle ports, via New England and Pacific Highways.

The route services mostly rural, commericial, residential and vineyard areas.

Multiplexes along the route include:

: State Route 69, for 2 km, Mt Thorley.; State Route 86, 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. ⁵; 2013: State Route 84 decommissioned and replaced by B84 with the introduction of alphanumeric route numbering.

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Whittingham to Dubbo

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on New England Hwy (NH15) at Belford approaching Golden Hwy (SR84), July 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:

Supplemental AD sign on New England Hwy (NH15) at Whittingham approaching Golden Hwy (SR84), July 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on New England Hwy (NH15) at Whittingham approaching Golden Hwy (SR84), July 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign facing Wallaby Scrub Rd at Warkworth, December 2004.

Image © Paul Rands

Black Intersection Directional Sign:

Black ID sign at the junction with Wambo Mine Rd at Warkworth, December 2004.

Image © Paul Rands

Wollombi Brook:

Golden Hwy (SR84) as it crosses Wollombi Brook at Warkworth, December 2004.

Image © Paul Rands

Distance Sign:

Tourism based reassurance directional sign at Warkworth, December 2004.

Image © Paul Rands

Former Alignment:

Old alignment of Golden Hwy at Warkworth, December 2004. The road was shifted to make way for local mining activities.

Image © Paul Rands

Rest Area Distance Sign:

RD sign with incorrect font showing distances to rest areas. Warkworth, December 2004.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign in the Jerry Plains town centre at the junction with Pagan St and Lonsdale St, December 2004.

Image © Paul Rands

Hunter River:

Golden Hwy (SR84) at Jerrys Plains as it crosses Hunter River via Bowmans Crossing, December 2004.

Image © Paul Rands

Steep Climb:

Golden Hwy (SR84) approaching Edderton Rd in Jerrys Plains, December 2004.

Image © Paul Rands

Black Advance Directional Sign:

Old all caps black AD sign at Sandy Hollow approaching Bylong Valley Way, circa 1982.

Image captured from State Bank of NSW commercial

Distance Sign:

Reassurance directional sign at Craboon, November 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Entering Craboon:

Golden Hwy (SR84 / SR86) as it enters the village of Craboon, November 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Entering Dunedoo:

Golden Hwy (SR84 / SR86) entering the town of Dunedoo, November 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Services Sign:

Services sign at Dunedoo, November 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at Wargundy St, Dunedoo, November 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Dunedoo:

Golden Hwy (SR84 / SR86) passing through Dunedoo town centre, November 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Castlereagh Hwy (SR86) at Dunedoo, November 2011. The SR86 duplex ends at this junction.

Image © Paul Rands

Castlereagh Highway:

Golden Hwy (SR84) at Castlereagh Hwy (SR86) at Dunedoo, November 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Distance Sign:

RD sign leaving Dunedoo, November 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Boomley Road:

Golden Hwy (SR84) at Boomley Rd at Elong Elong, November 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Elong Elong Rest Area, November 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Elong Elong Rest Area, November 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Entering Elong Elong:

Golden Hwy (SR84) entering Elong Elong town centre, November 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at Bomely St in Elong Elong, November 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Rest Area Distance Sign:

Rest area RD sign as Golden Hwy (SR84) leaves Elong Elong, November 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Muronbung, approaching Muronbung Rd, November 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Muronbung Road:

Golden Hwy (SR84) at Muronbung Rd at Muronbung, November 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Ballimore Rd at Ballimore, November 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Ballimore Road:

ID sign at Ballimore Rd in Ballimore, November 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Federation Street:

ID sign at Federation St in Ballimore, November 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Barbigal Road:

ID sign at Barbigal Rd in Barbigal, November 2011.

Warning Sign:

Warning for road flooding, Barbigal, November 2011.

Services Sign:

Services sign as Golden Hwy (SR84) enters the town of Dubbo, November 2011.

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Wheelers Ln & Yarrandale Rd in Dubbo, November 2011.

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the roundabout with Wheelers Ln & Yarrandale Rd in Dubbo, November 2011.

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Myall St in Dubbo, January 2003. The mention of NR32 and NH39 should be prefixed with 'To'.

Level Crossing:

Railway level crossing at Cobborah Junction in Dubbo, November 2011.

Warning Sign:

Variable warning sign approaching Fitzroy St roundabout in Dubbo, November 2011. The sign displays open or closed depending on the crossing status of the railway level crossing on Fitzroy St.

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Newell Hwy (NH39) in Dubbo, April 2012.

Newell Highway:

Corner of Golden Hwy (SR84) and Newell Hwy (NH39) in Dubbo, April 2012. This was the western terminus of SR84.

Dubbo to Whittingham

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Newell Hwy (NH39) approaching Golden Hwy (SR84) at Dubbo, November 2010. Click or tap here for a photo from of this location by Paul Rands from April 2005.

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign assembly the junction with Newell Hwy (NH39) in Dubbo, November 2010.

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign assembly the junction with Newell Hwy (NH39) in Dubbo, May 2005.

Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at Dubbo, January 2003.

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign facing the rest area at Whittingham, July 2007.

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign facing Golden Hwy (SR84) at Whittingham, July 2007.

¹ NSW Government, Roads and Traffic Authority, Schedule of Classified Roads and State & Regional Roads, January 2011.
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.
⁵ Australian Government, Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Media Release, Golden Highway: Cassilis Rest Area Upgrade Completed, 5 July 2011.