Bruxner Highway
Bruxner Highway, and its former western alignment as Bruxner Way, are a 420-kilometre (260 mi) state highway and rural road respectively, located in New South Wales, Australia. The route forms an east–west link across the Northern Tablelands in northern New South Wales, close to the border with Queensland, to the Northern Rivers coast. It was named after Michael Bruxner, NSW Minister for Transport from 1932 to 1941.
Bruxner Highway Bruxner Way New South Wales | |||
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| Bruxner Highway at Drake. | |||
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| Type | Highway | ||
| Length | 420 km (261 mi) | ||
| Gazetted | August 1928 (as Main Road 64) March 1938 (as State Highway 16) | ||
| Route number(s) | B60 (2013–present) (Tenterfield–West Ballina) | ||
| Former route number | National Route 44 (1974–2013) (Tenterfield–West Ballina) | ||
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| West end | Newell Highway Boggabilla, New South Wales | ||
| Warialda Road | |||
| East end | New England Highway Tenterfield, New South Wales | ||
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| West end | New England Highway Tenterfield, New South Wales | ||
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| East end | Pacific Highway West Ballina, New South Wales | ||
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| Major settlements | Yetman, Bonshaw, Tenterfield, Drake, Tabulam, Casino, Lismore, Alstonville | ||
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