Road in New South Wales, Australia
(The) Bucketts Way
is a 151-kilometre (94 mi)
[1]
rural road that links
Gloucester
to
Taree
and
Raymond Terrace
, in
New South Wales
, Australia. A former alignment of
Pacific Highway
, it was later named after the Bucketts Mountains, a prominent
mountain range
near Gloucester. The entire route is designated as Tourist Route 2.
[4]
Route
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In the south, the Bucketts Way branches off to the west of Pacific Highway at Twelve Mile Creek, 14 km (9 mi) north of the Raymond Terrace bypass. Heading north, it crosses the
Karuah River
about 8.5 km (5.3 mi) south of
Stroud
and then roughly follows the course of the Karuah River upstream in a west-north-westerly direction for approximately 25 km (16 mi), crossing the
Mammy Johnsons River
. It then turns north-north-east and then north for 32 km (20 mi) until it reaches Gloucester, crossing the
Avon River
on the way. The
North Coast Railway line
runs parallel with it from just north-east of
Stroud Road
to Gloucester. At Gloucester, Bucketts Way meets the southern terminus of
Thunderbolts Way
that leads to the
Northern Tablelands
and various other
national parks
and riverside camping reserves along the way. The Bucketts Way continues eastwards to
Krambach
, ending at the intersection with Manning River Drive in
Purfleet
just south of
Taree
, close to its interchange with Pacific Highway.
It provides access to the
Barrington Tops National Park
, and is used by tourists as a very scenic alternative to Pacific Highway. The Bucketts Way travels through two
council areas
:
Port Stephens
and
Mid-Coast Council
.
History
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The passing of the
Main Roads Act of 1924
[5]
through the
Parliament of New South Wales
provided for the declaration of Main Roads, roads partially funded by the State government through the Main Roads Board (later the
Department of Main Roads
, and eventually
Transport for NSW
).
North Coast Highway
was declared (as Main Road No. 10) 8 August 1928 from Twelve Mile Creek to Purfleet (continuing southwards to Hexham, and northwards via Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour, Ballina, Byron Bay and Murwillumbah to Tweed Heads.
[2]
With the passing of the
Main Roads (Amendment) Act of 1929
[6]
to provide for additional declarations of State Highways and Trunk Roads, this was amended to State Highway 10 on 8 April 1929. North Coast Highway was renamed
Pacific Highway
(and extended south to North Sydney) on 26 May 1931.
[7]
A new alignment of Pacific Highway was constructed between Twelve Mile Creek via Karuah, Bulahdelah and Nabiac to Purfleet; as a result, the former alignment via Stroud and Gloucester was re-declared as Trunk Road 90 on 30 July 1952.
[3]
Trunk Road 90 was officially named
The Bucketts Way
on 18 October 1972.
[8]
The passing of the
Roads Act of 1993
[9]
through the
Parliament of New South Wales
updated road classifications and the way they could be declared within New South Wales. Under this act, the northern end of Main Road 90 (formerly Trunk Road 90) was re-aligned from Krambach via Dyers Crossing to end at the intersection with Pacific Highway in Nabiac on 22 November 1996;
[10]
the southern end of Main Road 192 was extended to cover the former alignment between Burrell Creek and Krambach (and continuing north via Wingham to Taree),
[10]
with the road from Burrell Creek via Tinonee and Purfleet currently undeclared. Bucketts Way today, as parts of Main Roads 90 and 192, still retain these declarations.
[11]
Some councillors of the former
Gloucester Shire
had proposed renaming the section of Bucketts Way south of Gloucester to
Thunderbolts Way
in December 2004,
[12]
as is shown on some tourist maps. This would result in one continuously named road stretching from Pacific Highway near Raymond Terrace to
New England Highway
at
Uralla
and beyond. However, there was significant community opposition to a name change.
Major junctions
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See also
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References
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- ^
a
b
c
Google
(7 December 2022).
"The Bucketts Way"
(Map).
Google Maps
. Google
. Retrieved
7 December
2022
.
- ^
a
b
"Main Roads Act, 1924-1927"
.
Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales
. No. 110. National Library of Australia. 17 August 1928. pp. 3814?20
. Retrieved
1 August
2022
.
- ^
a
b
"Main Roads Act, 1924-1951"
.
Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales
. No. 167. National Library of Australia. 22 August 1952. p. 3044.
Archived
from the original on 19 September 2022
. Retrieved
7 December
2022
.
- ^
"Tourist Drive 2 - Bucketts Way"
.
Destination NSW
.
Government of New South Wales
. Retrieved
10 December
2021
.
- ^
State of New South Wales,
An Act to provide for the better construction, maintenance, and financing of main roads; to provide for developmental roads; to constitute a Main Roads Board
Archived
11 August 2022 at the
Wayback Machine
10 November 1924
- ^
State of New South Wales,
An Act to amend the Main Roads Act, 1924-1927; to confer certain further powers upon the Main Roads Board; to amend the Local Government Act, 1919, and certain other Acts; to validate certain payments and other matters; and for purposes connected therewith.
Archived
12 August 2022 at the
Wayback Machine
8 April 1929
- ^
"Main Roads Act, 1924-1929"
.
Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales
. No. 65. National Library of Australia. 29 May 1931. p. 1875.
Archived
from the original on 19 September 2022
. Retrieved
19 September
2022
.
- ^
"Main Roads Act, 1924"
.
Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales
. No. 117. National Library of Australia. 3 November 1972. p. 4340.
Archived
from the original on 19 September 2022
. Retrieved
7 December
2022
.
- ^
State of New South Wales,
An Act to make provision with respect to the roads of New South Wales; to repeal the State Roads Act 1986, the Crown and Other Roads Act 1990 and certain other enactments; and for other purposes.
Archived
11 August 2022 at the
Wayback Machine
10 November 1924
- ^
a
b
"Roads Act"
.
Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales
. No. 134. National Library of Australia. 22 November 1996. pp. 7657?62.
Archived
from the original on 13 October 2022
. Retrieved
13 October
2022
.
- ^
Transport for NSW
(August 2022).
"Schedule of Classified Roads and Unclassified Regional Roads"
(PDF)
. Government of New South Wales. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 25 August 2022
. Retrieved
1 August
2022
.
- ^
"Bucketts Way - Road Re-Naming"
(PDF)
.
Great Lakes Council
. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 24 September 2009
. Retrieved
3 October
2009
.
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