Australian Towns, Cities & Highways: Sturt Hwy (NSW)

Sturt Highway (NSW)

The Sturt Highway begins at the NSW/VIC border where the highway crosses the Murray River at Mildura. From there the highway heads east and passes through the fruit growing areas of Gol Gol and Euston before reaching Balranald. Continuing east, the highway crosses and follows the Murrumbidgee River, across the Hay Plains to Hay, Narrandera and eventually Wagga Wagga. From Wagga Wagga, the highway becomes undulating as it enters the Great Dividing Range where shortly after it joins with the Hume Highway. Motorists continuing to Sydney now have to follow the Hume Highway.

State: New South Wales
Name Origin: The highway is named after Charles Sturt, the explorer and navigator who was the first to travel the Murray-Darling-Murrumbidgee River network from NSW to the Murray Mouth in South Australia. The highway's path follows a significant length of the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers.
Pronunciation: Stert Highway
Start: NSW/VIC border (Mildura)
Principal Towns: Mildura (VIC), Euston, Balranald, Hay, Narrandera, Wagga Wagga
Finish: Hume Highway (38km south-east of Gundagai)
Length: 598km
Road Standard: Bitumen.
Road Quality: Very flat with ample overtaking opportunities. Overtaking lanes only in the more undulating sections around Wagga Wagga. Bitumen surface is very ordinary from Balranald-Narrandera, otherwise the road is excellent.
Speed Limit (outside built up areas): 110km/hr Mildura-Collingullie, 100km/hr Collingullie-Hume Hwy
Road Continuation: Click here for the Sturt Highway in VIC, Click here for the Hume Highway in NSW

Photos from the Sturt Highway (NSW) (Click on thumbnail for full sized image):

Heading west on the Sturt Highway from Buronga. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this pic (2001).

On the Sturt Hwy at Buronga approaching the Silver City Hwy junction (2004).

Unusual "distance" sign heading east on the Sturt Hwy from Gol Gol (2004).

Heading north-east on the Sturt Hwy from Euston (2003).

The Sturt Hwy, heading east from the Murray Valley Hwy junction. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this photo (2001).

And again, but this time with a new distance sign (2004).

Looking west on the Sturt Hwy from Balranald (2004).

Approaching the Mallee Hwy junction from the east on the Sturt Hwy just south of Balranald (2004).

Typical Hay Plains scenery on the Sturt Hwy, heading east (2004).

Approaching the Cobb Hwy from the west on the Sturt Hwy, Hay (2004).

Distance sign, heading east on the Sturt Hwy from Hay (2004).

The Sturt Hwy heading west from Wagga Wagga (2002).

The Sturt Hwy/Hume Hwy interchange, with the Hume Hwy continuing in the distance (2002).

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	Heading west on the Sturt Highway from Buronga. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this pic (2001).
	On the Sturt Hwy at Buronga approaching the Silver City Hwy junction (2004).
	Unusual "distance" sign heading east on the Sturt Hwy from Gol Gol (2004).
	Heading north-east on the Sturt Hwy from Euston (2003).
	The Sturt Hwy, heading east from the Murray Valley Hwy junction. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this photo (2001).
	And again, but this time with a new distance sign (2004).
	Looking west on the Sturt Hwy from Balranald (2004).
	Approaching the Mallee Hwy junction from the east on the Sturt Hwy just south of Balranald (2004).
	Typical Hay Plains scenery on the Sturt Hwy, heading east (2004).
	Approaching the Cobb Hwy from the west on the Sturt Hwy, Hay (2004).
	Distance sign, heading east on the Sturt Hwy from Hay (2004).
	The Sturt Hwy heading west from Wagga Wagga (2002).
	The Sturt Hwy/Hume Hwy interchange, with the Hume Hwy continuing in the distance (2002).