Henry Lawson Way
The Henry Lawson Way is a 109-kilometre (68 mi) sealed rural road that links Forbes, situated on the Newell Highway, to Young, situated on the Olympic Highway in the central western region of New South Wales, Australia.
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| General information | |
| Type | Rural road |
| Length | 109 km (68 mi) |
| Route number(s) |  No shieldForbes to Bogolong and Grenfell to Young  B64Bogolong - Grenfell |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Lachlan Valley Way, Forbes, New South Wales |
| Mid-Western Highway | |
| South end |  Olympic Highway (A41), Young, New South Wales |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Grenfell |
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.
Route
The road commences in Forbes at a junction with the Gooloogong-Forbes Road (Lachlan Valley Way). It continues south over relatively flat countryside, crossing the Bundaburrah Creek and Ooma Creek, before it forms concurrency with the Mid-Western Highway west of Grenfell. The concurrent road heads east into the town of Grenfell, where the concurrency terminates as the Henry Lawson Way heads south (on Weddin Street) towards Young through highly undulating countryside. It reaches its terminus (as Iandra Street) at a junction with the Olympic Highway.[1]
Major intersections
| LGA | Location | km[2] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes | Forbes | 0 | 0.0 | Lachlan Valley Way - south-east - Gooloogong, Cowra | Northern end of Henry Lawson Way |
| 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 | Grenfell | 50.2 | 31.2 | Mid-Western Highway - north-west - Caragabal / south-east - Grenfell | North-western concurrency terminus with Mid-Western Highway |
| 59.3 | 36.8 | Mid-Western Highway - east - Cowra / Weddin Street - north - Grenfell CBD / south - Young | South-eastern concurrency terminus with Mid-Western Highway. Henry Lawson Way turns south on Weddin Street. | ||
| Hilltops | Young | 108 | 67 | Blackett Avenue - south - Young CBD | The road continues south-east as Iandra Street |
| 109 | 68 | Olympic Highway - east - Cowra / south-west - Young CBD | Southern end of Henry Lawson Way | ||
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 roads 236 and 239" (PDF). Roads and Maritime Services. April 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- Google (16 October 2018). "Henry Lawson Way" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
