# Goldfields Way

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Goldfields Way New South Wales Heading south along Goldfields Way, just south of the intersection with Newell Highway North end South end Coordinates 33°55′35″S 147°15′05″E / 33.926464°S 147.251318°E / -33.926464; 147.251318 (North end) 34°51′53″S 147°30′02″E / 34.864689°S 147.500679°E / -34.864689; 147.500679 (South end) General information Type Rural road Length 116 km (72 mi)[1] Gazetted August 1928[2] Route number(s) B85 (2013–present) Former route number State Route 85 (1974–2013) Major junctions North end Newell Highway Wyalong, New South Wales Burley Griffin Way South end Olympic Highway Old Junee, New South Wales Location(s) Major settlements Barmedman, Gidginbung, Temora, Sebastopol

**Goldfields Way** is a 116-kilometre (72 mi)[1] country road in the northern part of the [Riverina](/source/Riverina) region of [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), connecting [Wyalong](/source/Wyalong) via [Temora](/source/Temora%2C_New_South_Wales) to [Old Junee](/source/Old_Junee).

## Route

Goldfields Way commences at the intersection with [Newell Highway](/source/Newell_Highway) at [Wyalong](/source/Wyalong) in the north and heads in a south-easterly direction before it intersects with [Burley Griffin Way](/source/Burley_Griffin_Way) as it passes through the town of [Temora](/source/Temora%2C_New_South_Wales). It continues in a southerly direction before it ends at an intersection with [Olympic Highway](/source/Olympic_Highway) at [Old Junee](/source/Old_Junee).

## History

The passing of the *Main Roads Act of 1924*[3] through the [Parliament of New South Wales](/source/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](/source/Department_of_Main_Roads_(New_South_Wales)), and eventually [Transport for NSW](/source/Transport_for_NSW)). Main Road No. 57 was declared along this road on 8 August 1928, from the intersection with Monaro Highway (today [Sturt Highway](/source/Sturt_Highway)) at Wagga Wagga, via Old Junee and Temora to Wyalong (and continuing northwards via Condobolin and Tullamore to the intersection with North-Western Highway, today [Mitchell Highway](/source/Mitchell_Highway), at [Trangie](/source/Trangie)).[2] With the passing of the *Main Roads (Amendment) Act of 1929*[4] to provide for additional declarations of State Highways and Trunk Roads, this was amended to Trunk Road 57 on 8 April 1929.

The southern end of Trunk Road 57 was truncated just south of Old Junee when the declaration of Olympic Way (later named [Olympic Highway](/source/Olympic_Highway)) subsumed the former alignment on 19 June 1963.[5]

The passing of the *Roads Act of 1993*[6] updated road classifications and the way they could be declared within New South Wales. Under this act, Goldfields Way today retains its declaration as part of Main Road 57, from Wyalong to Old Junee.[7]

Goldfields Way was signed State Route 85 across its entire length in 1974. With the conversion to the newer alphanumeric system in 2013, this was replaced with route B85.[8]

## Major intersections

LGA Location km[1] mi Destinations Notes Bland Wyalong 0.0 0.0 Newell Highway (A39/B64) – Hay, Cowra, Parkes Northern terminus of Goldfields Way and route B85 Barmedman 28.1 17.5 Mary Gilmore Way – Grenfell Temora Temora 63.9 39.7 Milvale Road – Milvale, Young Roundabout 64.2 39.9 Burley Griffin Way (B94) – Griffith, Wallendbeen, Bowning Roundabout 64.7 40.2 Old Cootamundra Road – Cootamundra Junee Old Junee 112 70 Canola Way – Coolamon, Grong Grong 116 72 Olympic Highway (A41) – Junee, Wagga Wagga, Albury Southern terminus of Goldfields Way and route B85 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Route transition

## See also

- [Highways in Australia](/source/Highways_in_Australia)

- [Highways in New South Wales](/source/Highways_in_New_South_Wales)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gmaps_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gmaps_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-gmaps_1-2) ["Goldfields Way"](https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/-34.8646944,147.5006353/-33.9264594,147.2513237/@-34.396839,147.1945691,10.12z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0?hl=en) (Map). *[Google Maps](/source/Google_Maps)*. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nswgovgaz28_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nswgovgaz28_2-1) ["Main Roads Act, 1924-1927"](https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/219952359). *Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales*. No. 110. 17 August 1928. pp. 3814–20. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220803050207/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/219952359) from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [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*](http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/num_act/mra1924n24133/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220811000905/http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/num_act/mra1924n24133/) 11 August 2022 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 10 November 1924

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [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.*](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/act-1929-15) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220812065622/https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/act-1929-15) 12 August 2022 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 8 April 1929

1. **[^](#cite_ref-nswgovgaz63_5-0)** ["Main Roads Act, 1924-1960"](https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220334048). *Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales*. No. 60. 5 July 1963. p. 1910. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221125062834/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/224743392) from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [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.*](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-033) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220811000905/http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/num_act/mra1924n24133/) 11 August 2022 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 10 November 1924

1. **[^](#cite_ref-nswroadsched_7-0)** [Transport for NSW](/source/Transport_for_NSW) (August 2022). ["Schedule of Classified Roads and Unclassified Regional Roads"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220825104657/https://roads-waterways.transport.nsw.gov.au/business-industry/partners-suppliers/lgr/documents/classified-roads-schedule.pdf) (PDF). Government of New South Wales. Archived from [the original](https://roads-waterways.transport.nsw.gov.au/business-industry/partners-suppliers/lgr/documents/classified-roads-schedule.pdf) (PDF) on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Road number and name changes in NSW"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160325194425/http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/projects/key-build-programs/alpha-numeric/nsw-factsheet.pdf#) (PDF). *[Roads & Maritime Services](/source/Roads_%26_Maritime_Services)*. Government of New South Wales. 2012. Archived from [the original](http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/projects/key-build-programs/alpha-numeric/nsw-factsheet.pdf) (PDF) on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

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