# Henry Lawson Way

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Road in New South Wales, Australia

Not to be confused with [Henry Lawson Drive](/source/Henry_Lawson_Drive).

Henry Lawson Way New South Wales North end South end Coordinates 33°25′10″S 148°01′53″E / 33.419537°S 148.031485°E / -33.419537; 148.031485 (North end) 34°17′45″S 148°17′53″E / 34.295819°S 148.298117°E / -34.295819; 148.298117 (South end) General information Type Rural road Length 109 km (68 mi)[1] Gazetted August 1928[2] Major junctions North end Lachlan Valley Way Forbes, New South Wales Mid-Western Highway South end Olympic Highway Young, New South Wales Location(s) Major settlements Grenfell

**Henry Lawson Way** is a 109-kilometre (68 mi) sealed rural road that links [Forbes](/source/Forbes%2C_New_South_Wales) and [Young](/source/Young%2C_New_South_Wales) in the [central western](/source/Central_West_(New_South_Wales)) region of [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), Australia. The road is named in honour of [Henry Lawson](/source/Henry_Lawson) (1867–1922), an Australian writer and poet, who was born in a town on the [Grenfell goldfields](/source/Grenfell%2C_New_South_Wales), located adjacent to the modern-day rural road.

## Route

Henry Lawson Way commences at the intersection with Gooloogong-Forbes Road ([Lachlan Valley Way](/source/Lachlan_Valley_Way)) in [Forbes](/source/Forbes%2C_New_South_Wales) and heads in a southerly direction over relatively flat countryside, crossing the Bundaburrah Creek and Ooma Creek, before it meets [Mid-Western Highway](/source/Mid-Western_Highway) just west of [Grenfell](/source/Grenfell%2C_New_South_Wales). Henry Lawson Way recommences at Grenfell and heads south (along Weddin Street) towards Young through highly undulating countryside, to eventually terminate (as Iandra Street) at the intersection with [Olympic Highway](/source/Olympic_Highway) in [Young](/source/Young%2C_New_South_Wales).

## 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. 236 was declared from [Forbes](/source/Forbes%2C_New_South_Wales) to Bogo Bogalong, just west of [Grenfell](/source/Grenfell%2C_New_South_Wales), and Main Road No. 239 was declared from Grenfell to [Young](/source/Young%2C_New_South_Wales) (and continuing southwards via [Wombat](/source/Wombat%2C_New_South_Wales) to [Murrumburrah](/source/Murrumburrah)) on the same day, 8 August 1928;[2] with the passing of the *Main Roads (Amendment) Act of 1929*[4] to provide for additional declarations of State Highways and Trunk Roads, these were amended to Main Roads 236 and 239 on 8 April 1929.

The [Department of Main Roads](/source/Department_of_Main_Roads_(New_South_Wales)), which had succeeded the MRB in 1932, truncated the southern end of Main Road 239 to Young (when Trunk Road 78 was declared from Cowra to Junee, subsuming Main Road 239 from Young to Wombat) on 29 June 1938.[5]

The full route between Forbes and Bogo Bogalong (Main Road 236), and between Grenfell and Young (Main Road 239), was officially named **Henry Lawson Way** on 20 March 1963.[6]

The passing of the *Roads Act of 1993*[7] updated road classifications and the way they could be declared within New South Wales. Under this act, Henry Lawson Way today retains its declarations as Main Roads 236 and 239.[8]

## Major intersections

LGA Location km[1] mi Destinations Notes Forbes Forbes 0.0 0.0 Lachlan Valley Way – Gooloogong, Cowra Northern terminus of northern section of road Bundaburrah Creek 4.9 3.0 Bridge over creek (name not known) Bundaburrah Creek overflow 5.3 3.3 Bridge over creek (name not known) Ooma Creek 16.5 10.3 Bridge over creek (name not known) Weddin Bogo Bogalong 50.2 31.2 Mid-Western Highway (B64 west) – Caragabal, Hay Southern terminus of northern section of road Gap in route Weddin Grenfell 59.3 36.8 Mid-Western Highway (B64 east) – Cowra, Bathurst Northern terminus of southern section of road Weddin Street (north) – Grenfell Hilltops Young 109 68 Olympic Highway – Bathurst, Cowra, Cootamundra, Wagga Wagga Southern terminus of southern section of road 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Route transition

## See also

- [Australian Roads portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Australian_Roads)
- [New South Wales portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:New_South_Wales)

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

- [List of highways in New South Wales](/source/List_of_highways_in_New_South_Wales)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gmaps_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gmaps_1-1) ["Henry Lawson Way"](https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/-33.4195854,148.0314864/-34.2985727,148.3052302/@-33.8578849,147.9510112,10.18z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0) (Map). *[Google Maps](/source/Google_Maps)*. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

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-nswgovgaz38_5-0)** ["Main Roads Act, 1924-1937"](https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225066454). *Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales*. No. 102. 8 July 1938. p. 2594. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221129023828/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225066454) from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-nswgovgaz63_6-0)** ["Main Roads Act, 1924-1960"](https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220325529). *Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales*. No. 31. 5 April 1963. p. 893. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230616015741/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220325529) from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [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_8-0)** [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.

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