Putty Road
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 The Northern Road / Windsor Road Hawkesbury Valley Way Windsor ( NSW ) ( 33 ° 36 ′ S , 150 ° 49 ′ E ) |
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 New England HighwaySingleton ( NSW ) ( 32 ° 34 ′ S , 151 ° 10 ′ E ) |
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| Overall length: | 172 km | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Course of the road
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Map with all coordinates: The Putty Road is a main road in the east of the Australian state of New South Wales . It connects The Northern Road , Windsor Road and Hawkesbury Valley Way in Windsor with the New England Highway in Singleton .
Thus, the road connects the west of Sydney with the Hunter Valley wine region .
history
Putty Road has a long history. It follows Bulga Road (named after the Bulga Creek in the Hunter Valley). The route was first explored by John Howe , Windsor Police Chief. It was the first road from Sydney to the Hunter Valley, opened in 1823 and was initially popular with cattle thieves.
Today the road is paved throughout and runs through Colo and the Wollemi National Park . The original specimen of the rare eucalyptus species Wollemi Stingybark ( Eucalyptus expressa ) was found directly on this street.
course
From Windsor on the Hawkesbury River , the Putty Road leads north, crosses the Colo River at the place of the same name and enters the Wollemi National Park. At the (eponymous) village of Putty , the road turns northeast and crosses the upper reaches of the Macdonald River .
The eastern border of the national park is reached at Bulga on the stream of the same name. The Golden Highway (S84) joins 12 km further from the east and runs together with the Putty Road for approx. 2 km to the east. Then the Putty Road branches off to the north and ends in Singleton on the Hunter River on the New England Highway (N15).
State of development
The two-lane road is narrow, sometimes very curvy and offers beautiful views. It can sometimes be dangerous in damp weather. The road is popular with tourists, motorcyclists and cyclists.
source
- Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . Pp. 22, 23, 24, 25, 27