Henry Lawson Way is a 109-kilometre (68 mi) sealed rural road that links Forbes and Young in the central western region of New South Wales, Australia. The road is named in honour of Henry Lawson (1867–1922), an Australian writer and poet, who was born in a town on the Grenfell goldfields, located adjacent to the modern-day rural road.
Henry Lawson Way | |
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  North end South end | |
| Coordinates | |
| General information | |
| Type | Rural road |
| Length | 109 km (68 mi)[1] |
| Gazetted | August 1928[2] |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Lachlan Valley Way Forbes, New South Wales |
 Mid-Western Highway | |
| South end |  Olympic HighwayYoung, New South Wales |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Grenfell |
Route
editHenry Lawson Way commences at the intersection with Gooloogong-Forbes Road (Lachlan Valley Way) in Forbes and heads in a southerly direction over relatively flat countryside, crossing the Bundaburrah Creek and Ooma Creek, before it meets Mid-Western Highway just west of Grenfell. Henry Lawson Way recommences at Grenfell and heads south (along Weddin Street) towards Young through highly undulating countryside, to eventually terminate (as Iandra Street) at the intersection with Olympic Highway in Young.
History
editThe passing of the Main Roads Act of 1924[3] through the Parliament of New South Wales provided for the declaration of Main Roads, roads partially funded by the State government through the Main Roads Board (later the Department of Main Roads, and eventually Transport for NSW). Main Road No. 236 was declared from Forbes to Bogo Bogalong, just west of Grenfell, and Main Road No. 239 was declared from Grenfell to Young (and continuing southwards via Wombat to Murrumburrah) on the same day, 8 August 1928;[2] with the passing of the Main Roads (Amendment) Act of 1929[4] to provide for additional declarations of State Highways and Trunk Roads, these were amended to Main Roads 236 and 239 on 8 April 1929.
The Department of Main Roads, which had succeeded the MRB in 1932, truncated the southern end of Main Road 239 to Young (when Trunk Road 78 was declared from Cowra to Junee, subsuming Main Road 239 from Young to Wombat) on 29 June 1938.[5]
The full route between Forbes and Bogo Bogalong (Main Road 236), and between Grenfell and Young (Main Road 239), was officially named Henry Lawson Way on 20 March 1963.[6]
The passing of the Roads Act of 1993[7] updated road classifications and the way they could be declared within New South Wales. Under this act, Henry Lawson Way today retains its declarations as Main Roads 236 and 239.[8]
Major intersections
edit| LGA | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes | Forbes | 0.0 | 0.0 | Lachlan Valley Way – Gooloogong, Cowra | Northern terminus of northern section of road | ||
| Bundaburrah Creek | 4.9 | 3.0 | Bridge over creek (name not known) | ||||
| Bundaburrah Creek overflow | 5.3 | 3.3 | Bridge over creek (name not known) | ||||
| Ooma Creek | 16.5 | 10.3 | Bridge over creek (name not known) | ||||
| Weddin | Bogo Bogalong | 50.2 | 31.2 | Mid-Western Highway (B64 west) – Caragabal, Hay | Southern terminus of northern section of road | ||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| Weddin | Grenfell | 59.3 | 36.8 | Mid-Western Highway (B64 east) – Cowra, Bathurst | Northern terminus of southern section of road | ||
| Weddin Street (north) – Grenfell | |||||||
| Hilltops | Young | 109 | 68 | Olympic Highway – Bathurst, Cowra, Cootamundra, Wagga Wagga | Southern terminus of southern section of road | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Henry Lawson Way" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Main Roads Act, 1924-1927". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 110. National Library of Australia. 17 August 1928. pp. 3814–20. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ State of New South Wales, An Act to provide for the better construction, maintenance, and financing of main roads; to provide for developmental roads; to constitute a Main Roads Board Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine 10 November 1924
- ^ State of New South Wales, An Act to amend the Main Roads Act, 1924-1927; to confer certain further powers upon the Main Roads Board; to amend the Local Government Act, 1919, and certain other Acts; to validate certain payments and other matters; and for purposes connected therewith. Archived 12 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine 8 April 1929
- ^ "Main Roads Act, 1924-1937". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 102. National Library of Australia. 8 July 1938. p. 2594. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Main Roads Act, 1924-1960". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 31. National Library of Australia. 5 April 1963. p. 893. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ State of New South Wales, An Act to make provision with respect to the roads of New South Wales; to repeal the State Roads Act 1986, the Crown and Other Roads Act 1990 and certain other enactments; and for other purposes. Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine 10 November 1924
- ^ Transport for NSW (August 2022). "Schedule of Classified Roads and Unclassified Regional Roads" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.