highway highway located victoria new south wales australia kilometre long roadway links victoria canberra act region southern terminus follows nearby upstream new_south_wales border heavily forested terrain new_south_wales makes way forest reaching typical multiple towns villages highway including terrain largely hilly numerous crossings road parallels railway line locations act road high volume roadway serves southern suburbs canberra originally known victorian section designated highway received highway applied road victoria highway created designated named act use recently grade separated dual extension constructed canberra eastern parkway construction project initially bore route markers entire length excluding eastern parkway extension instead jurisdiction converted markers instead carries route marker entire length extension currently route marker highway additionally carries route marker sections act section road route description victoria begins princes highway region leaving town heads north relatively flat area following upstream locality known west farmland road river mountain range east smaller hills land east largely sides close northern end wider valley area highway crosses west bank river highway enters north locality continuing north terrain hilly forested alignment closely parallels winding river upstream area point land west river east road entered creek locality road crosses west branch continues north east branch small farmland area follows river forest coming small farmland area crossing creek road enters forest follows east branch upper end confluence road follows new_south_wales border new_south_wales state border road continues north forest generally keeping west east immediate landscape includes occasional small tract farmland points crossing forest road roughly follows upstream exiting large forested area exists near border road enters farmland farmland continues rest journey new_south_wales interrupted occasional town road continues roughly northwest meets delegate road intersection outside turning northeast intersection road quickly reaches urban area road firstly takes maybe street turns northeast crosses bridge road returns northeast heading street street continues short distance right angle bend northwest match manoeuvre river road stephen street returning edge urban area concluding trajectory road travels north easterly direction crossing making way road bypasses village west makes crossing continuing north road winds way ridge near native dog creek crossing creek road climbs ridge continues northbound point railway line alignment winds western visible locations eventually road swings east meets western end eastern section intersection turns northwest intersection short distance crosses little heading road enters highway takes street urban area swings northeast small town road continues northwest railway alignment far west paralleling road road crosses small creeks stretch road reaching road passes west crosses railway line town road initially takes street street meets sharp street way roundabout highway turns east western section begins point heads west continuing east sharp street road soon curves north transitions parallels railway urban area passes leaves town north highway follows general path railway alignment far area continues rough heading crosses prior confluence road follows downstream distance east highway continues crosses enters village highway takes street crosses railway north town north road passes east round hill visible highway east larger range known clear range visible west clear range forms eastern border act area heading downstream continuing distant parallel road enters crosses railway final times railway winds area enter urban area instead passes west village north road railway parallel closely head act border north end clear range road crosses border east hill territory border road passes rural southern reaches area act railway line forms eastern border territory railway line situated western road flows range hills mount prominent peaks road reaches urban area begins parallel urban area instead forms border eastern suburbs approaching drive intersection road dual road climbs small ridge views urban area west east road descends district border meets isabella drive passes light industrial suburb land west road largely undeveloped road meets drive heads nearby border road continues roughly north crosses largely open area pasture emergency helicopter stationed east road far intersection drive prison located west approaching northern end pasture flows east northern end interchange highway passes underneath drive continues interchange passing canberra avenue little canberra railway line branch interchange newcastle street road wide flat terminates drive average annual daily traffic count approximately vehicles day final section prior northern terminus history early roads minor road appears region map new_south_wales located road continues south turning west crossing near confluence current location heads south known plains road marked continuing south border county settlement legally occur time settled area known detail road plotted map road reached extended mapping shows road extended way victorian border crossing near delegate highway victoria designated state highway august known roadway sealed entire length border march renamed october match highway connects border victoria classified highway arterial road road number new_south_wales roads new_south_wales classified annual report following year system supported listing proclaimed passing amendment act april roads forming future highway given following classifications trunk road victorian border delegate trunk road act highway actually applied time ran decided expand main roads network following years trunk road sections future highway reclassified state highway succeeded time connected victoria border decided state highway renamed changes section redesignated state highway years later roads classified state highway named contrast entire length region mid late 1960s highway south rerouted newly constructed roadway alignment known old road realigned area works connected new alignment november alignment changed pass delegate longer highway connected victoria alignment classified main road known delegate road length terminology longer currently classified highway roads maritime services federal government agreed apply highway road act gave roadway single canberra victorian border originally highway ended met avenue plans publicised mid-1980s upgrade existing highway dual standard isabella drive avenue extension roadway north works known eastern parkway plans given ahead report estimated costs million including upgrades nearby roadways time period large service centre proposed near isabella drive intersection controversial developer pulled november completed roadway extended far canberra avenue road extended current terminus drive northbound originally routed dairy flat road southbound constructed later performed sections extension sections completed northern end connect southern end parkway following expected completion classified highway arterial road act road hierarchy route markers route markers introduced australia late following decades progressively rolled highways nation nationwide route numbering scheme highway originally carried route marker construction eastern parkway extension highway north canberra avenue signed route marker section signed shield addition route marker remainder length kind arrangement known concurrency allowed route cover end end forms link highway sections victoria converted route markers victorian section signed act conversion routes occurred remainder highway south drive act signed route remains intact addition link sections north drive highway longer carries route marker junctions
Monaro Highway