Cobb Highway
Cobb Highway is a state highway in the western Riverina and the far western regions of New South Wales, with a short section in Victoria, Australia, designated part of route B75.
Cobb Highway New South Wales –Victoria | |
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| Cobb Highway just outside Hay towards Ivanhoe | |
| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 571 km (355 mi) |
| Gazetted | August 1928 (as Main Road 60) March 1938 (as State Highway 21) |
| Route number(s) | B75 (2013–present) |
| Former route number | National Route 75 (1955–2013) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Barrier Highway Wilcannia, New South Wales |
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| South end | Northern Highway NSW/VIC border |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Ivanhoe, Booligal, Hay, Deniliquin |
| Highway system | |
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Initially an amalgam of stock routes, the 571-kilometre (355 mi) highway extends from the Victorian border north across central New South Wales to Wilcannia, and was named in honour of the Cobb and Co stagecoach company. The highway follows an old coach route through the Riverina, connecting the Murray, Murrumbidgee and Lachlan rivers, and across the intervening plains to the Darling River at Wilcannia. Cobb Highway also connects the Barrier, Mid-Western, Sturt, and Riverina highways.
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