Illawarra Highway

The Illawarra Highway is a state highway in New South Wales, Australia. It connects Wollongong to the Southern Highlands and links the Princes Highway and Hume Highway.[1][2]

Illawarra Highway

General information
TypeHighway
Length62 km (39 mi)
Route number(s)
  • A48
  • (Entire Route)
Former
route number
  • National Route 48
  • (Prior to 2013)
Major junctions
West end
 for full list see major intersections
East end
Location(s)
Major settlements
Highway system

Route

It is named after the geographical area it crosses, the Illawarra region. Typical scenery is beautiful as it crosses the Macquarie Valley (Shellharbour) and the spectacular Macquarie Pass, with many hairpin bends and steep gradients, unsuitable for large and articulated vehicles. Trucks are instead advised to use the Mount Ousley Road (Route B88), also known as Picton Road. The pass has one of the southernmost stands of Australia's sub tropical rainforest.

The main towns en route are Albion Park in the Shellharbour area and Robertson and Moss Vale on the Southern Highlands. Spectacular National Parks surrounds them. Both Robertson and Moss Vale are quaint country towns with 19th-century buildings still intact, While Albion Park is an inland town of Shellharbour

Major intersections

LGALocationkm[3]miDestinationsNotes
WingecarribeeSutton Forest0.00.0 Hume Highway (M31) / Canyonleigh Road west  Sydney, Goulburn, CanyonleighWestern terminus at diamond interchange; continues west as Canyonleigh Road
6.84.2Exeter Road  Exeter
Moss Vale13.58.4Argyle Road (Old Hume Highway) east / Sutton Road north  Bowral, MittagongRoundabout
17.310.7Nowra Road  Kangaroo Valley, Nowra
Avoca23.614.7 Sheepwash Road  Nowra, Mittagong
Robertson37.723.4Jamberoo Mountain Road  Jamberoo, Kiama
ShellharbourAlbion Park59.436.9Tongarra Road east / Terry Street south  Shellharbour, KiamaTraffic light intersection
Albion Park Rail62.138.6 Princes Motorway (M1) north / Princes Highway (A1) south  Wollongong, Sydney, Kiama, NowraEastern terminus at roundabout
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. National Route 48, Ozroads: the Australian Roads Website. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
  2. Illawarra Highway Archived 2 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Hotkey. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
  3. Google (3 February 2016). "Illawarra Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
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