Monaro Highway
The Monaro Highway starts in Canberra and heads due south, passing to the
east of the Brindabella Range and through the Monaro Plains. At Cooma the
highway is joined with the Snowy Mountains Hwy until 10km south of Nimmitabel.
From that intersection, the road heads south again to Bombala and after
declining into the Cann Valley, the road enters Victoria.
Start: Canberra
Principal Towns: Canberra,
Cooma, Bombala
Finish: Victorian border, approx 42km south of Bombala
Length: 248km
Road Standard: All bitumen, Occasional overtaking lanes north
of Nimmitabel only
Road Quality: Good - occasionally narrow between Nimmitabel
and Bombala
Speed Limit (outside built up areas): 100km/hr
Road Continuation: Click for the Monaro
Highway in VIC
The Monaro Hwy, from the Hindmarsh Dr overpass, heading south
in Canberra (2003).
Heading south again on the Monaro Hwy, just after the ACT/NSW
border. (2003)
The Monaro Hwy, heading south through the treeless Monaro Plains,
near Cooma (2003).
On the Monaro/Snowy Mountains Hwy, heading south from Cooma
(2003).
Copyright MG 2004