Bathurst-Ilford Road
Bathurst to Ilford Road is a 72 kilometre New South Wales country road linking the Castlereagh Highway at Ilford to the regional highway hub of Bathurst, where several roads including the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway and Mitchell Highways and O'Connell Road to Oberon join. The road is designated as Main Road 54[1] but the road signs do not generally show this number.
Bathurst-Ilford Road | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Rural road |
| Length | 72 km (45 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| South end |  Great Western Highway (A32), Bathurst |
| North end |  Castlereagh Highway (B55), Ilford |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Sofala |
It is fully sealed over its entire length, but many road maps still show sections of it as unsealed.
The historic town of Sofala is just off the road, while the road passes through Wattle Flat and Peel.
In conjunction with the Bylong Valley Way from the Castlereagh Highway near Ilford to the Golden Highway near Sandy Hollow, this very quiet and scenic route provides a leisurely alternative to going through Sydney to travel between the Hunter Region and Bathurst.
List of towns on the Bathurst to Ilford Road
Major intersections
| LGA | Location | km[2] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathurst | Kelso | 0 | 0.0 | Great Western Highway (A32) - west - Bathurst / east - Marrangaroo | Southern end of Bathurst-Ilford Road, which runs north-west as Gilmour Street and then north as Sofala Road. |
| Wattle Flat | 35.9 | 22.3 | Limekilns Road - south-east - Bathurst | Alternate route to Bathurst via Limekilns | |
| Sofala | 43.3 | 26.9 | Hill End Road - west - Hill End / Denison Street - east - Sofala | Road continues north as Ilford Sofala Road. | |
| Turon River | 43.4 | 27.0 | Crossley Bridge | ||
| Mid Western Region | Ilford | 72.0 | 44.7 | Castlereagh Highway (B55) - north - Mudgee / south - Marrangaroo | Northern end of Bathurst Ilford Road |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- "Schedule of Classified Roads and Unclassified Regional Roads - gazetted road 54" (PDF). Roads & Maritime Services. April 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- Google (13 October 2018). "Bathurst-Ilford Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
See also
