| Photos of route B56 - Port Macquarie to Pacific Highway | |
Prematurely uncovered AD sign westbound on Oxley Highway (Gordon Street) approaching the junction with Ocean Drive & Hastings River Drive, Port Macquarie. The signs at this intersection were installed when Ocean Drive was extended from Lake Road to Gordon Street and, as far as I can remember, the B56 route markers were never covered. | |
| Prematurely uncovered ID signs at the junction of Oxley Highway (Gordon Street), Ocean Drive and Hastings River Drive, Port Macquarie. |
Prematurely uncovered AD sign westbound on Oxley Highway (Gordon Street) approaching the junction with Ocean Drive & Hastings River Drive, Port Macquarie. The signs at this intersection were installed when Ocean Drive was extended from Lake Road to Gordon Street and, as far as I can remember, the B56 route markers were never covered. | |
Prematurely uncovered AD sign southbound on Hastings River Drive approaching the junction with Oxley Highway (Gordon Street) & Ocean Drive. This is the eastern terminus of route B56. | |
Prematurely uncovered AD sign eastbound on Oxley Highway (Gordon Street) approaching the junction with Hastings River Drive & Ocean Drive. This is the eastern terminus of route B56. | |
AD sign westbound on Oxley Highway approaching the junction with Widderson Street, Port Macquarie. | |
AD sign eastbound on Oxley Highway approaching the junction with Widderson Street, Port Macquarie. | |
AD sign eastbound on Oxley Highway approaching the junction with Clifton Drive & Fernhill Road, Port Macquarie. | |
| ID signs at the junction of Oxley Highway, Lake Road & Sherwood Road, Port Macquarie. |
AD sign north(east)bound on Oxley Highway approaching the junction with Lake Road & Sherwood Road, Port Macquarie. | |
| AD signs southbound on Oxley Highway approaching the junction with John Oxley Drive & Wrights Road, Port Macquarie. John Oxley Drive was, up until 2012, the route of the Oxley Highway. Now the highway turns right at this intersection. |
AD sign facing eastbound Oxley Highway traffic at the junction with John Oxley Drive & Wrights Road. | |
| AD signs eastbound on Oxley Highway approaching the junction with John Oxley Drive & Wrights Road. Unlike westbound traffic, eastbound traffic has a free flow merge towards Port Macquarie. |
RD sign westbound on Oxley Highway after the junction with John Oxley Drive & Wrights Road, 4km west of Port Macquarie. | |
Eastbound view of the Oxley Highway deviation at the second junction with John Oxley Drive, 6km west of Port Macquarie. | |
Eastbound view of Oxley Highway as it crosses John Oxley Drive, 6km west of Port Macquarie. | |
Eastbound view of Oxley Highway approximately 7.5km west of Port Macquarie. | |
| Eastbound view of Oxley Highway as it crosses Carlie Jane Drive approximately 8.5km west of Port Macquarie. | |
AD sign westbound on Oxley Highway approaching the third junction with John Oxley Drive at Thrumster. The junction with Pacific Highway can be seen in the distance. | |
| ID signs at the junction of Oxley Highway & John Oxley Drive, Thrumster. Note the dodgy white patch on the 'Service Centre' sign. |
AD sign southbound on John Oxley Drive approaching the junction with Oxley Highway, Thrumster. | |
AD sign eastbound on Oxley Highway approaching the junction with Oxley Highway, Thrumster. | |
AD sign westbound on Oxley Highway approaching the junction with Pacific Highway, Thrumster. Note that B56 had been signed at this point but A1 was still be signed. | |
| B56 ID signs at the junction of Pacific Highway & Oxley Highway, Thrumster. Note the incorrect Tourist Drive 5 shield - this should be Tourist Drive 8. |
| Northbound signage on Pacific Highway approaching the junction with Oxley Highway, Thrumster. Note that B56 had been signed at this point but A1 was still be signed. |
| Southbound signage on Pacific Highway approaching the junction with Oxley Highway, Thrumster. Note that B56 had been signed at this point but A1 was still be signed. |
AD sign eastbound on Oxley Highway approaching the junction with Pacific Highway, Thrumster. | |
Incorrect B56 signs - Gilgandra to Nevertire
For some strange reason, the former RTA decided to terminate route B56 at the Newell Highway junction near Coonabarabran, rather than continuing along the remainder of the then National Route 34. This would have involved a 100km long duplex with the A39, then a further 106km continuation along Oxley Highway through Collie and Warren to Nevertire. This rather important extension would have completed the connection between the coast and western NSW.
Despite the long term plan to terminate B56 at the Newell Highway, several incorrect B56 signs have appeared between Gilgandra and Nevertire. These are illustrated in the gallery below.
Incorrect B56 signs - Gilgandra to Nevertire | |
Fingerboard sign at the junction of Oxley Highway (Warren Road) & Federation Street, Gilgandra. The NR34 coverplate hides a B56 route marker. I was rather surprised to find this sign as all the other alpha-numeric signs in Gilgandra correctly omit B56. | |
| Prematurely exposed and incorrect B56 fingerboard signs at the junction of Mitchell Highway & Oxley Highway, Nevertire. |
