# Henry Parkes Way

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Road in New South Wales, Australia

Henry Parkes Way New South Wales West end East end Coordinates 33°05′21″S 147°09′08″E / 33.089113°S 147.152158°E / -33.089113; 147.152158 (West end) 33°14′43″S 148°48′52″E / 33.245292°S 148.814467°E / -33.245292; 148.814467 (East end) General information Type Rural road Length 171 km (106 mi)[1] Gazetted August 1928 (as Main Road 224)[2] April 1938 (as Trunk Road 61)[3] Former route number State Route 90 (1974–2013) Major junctions West end Bathurst Street Condobolin, New South Wales The Bogan Way Newell Highway East end Escort Way Boree, New South Wales Location(s) Major settlements Bogan Gate, Parkes, Manildra

**Henry Parkes Way** is a 171-kilometre (106 mi)[1] country road in [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), Australia, running from [Condobolin](/source/Condobolin%2C_New_South_Wales) via [Parkes](/source/Parkes%2C_New_South_Wales) to [Escort Way](/source/Escort_Way) in Boree. It is named after [Henry Parkes](/source/Henry_Parkes), a long-serving [premier](/source/Premier_of_New_South_Wales) of the [Colony of New South Wales](/source/Colony_of_New_South_Wales), and promoter for the [federation of the six colonies of Australia](/source/Federation_of_Australia).

## Route

Henry Parkes Way commences at the intersection of William and Bathurst Streets at Condobolin and heads in an easterly direction through [Bogan Gate](/source/Bogan_Gate) to Parkes, and from there via [Manildra](/source/Manildra%2C_New_South_Wales), before it ends at an intersection with [Escort Way](/source/Escort_Way) at Boree. It is a single-carriageway, two-lane sealed road for its entire length.

## History

The passing of the *Main Roads Act of 1924*[4] 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](/source/Main_Roads_Board) (later [Transport for NSW](/source/Transport_for_NSW)). Main Road No. 224 was declared along this road on 8 August 1928, from Condobolin via Parkes and Manildra to the intersection with Orange-Eugowra Road (today [Escort Way](/source/Escort_Way)) at Boree.[2] With the passing of the *Main Roads (Amendment) Act of 1929*[5] to provide for additional declarations of State Highways and Trunk Roads, this was amended to Main Road 224 on 8 April 1929.

Trunk Road 61 was re-aligned to run between Orange and Condobolin via Parkes on 6 April 1938 (subsuming Main Road 224); its former alignment between Condobolin via Eugowra and Cudal to Boree was replaced by Main Road 377 (later named part of [Lachlan Valley Way](/source/Lachlan_Valley_Way) and [Escort Way](/source/Escort_Way)).[3]

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, Henry Parkes Way today retains its declaration as part of Main Road 61, from Condobolin to Boree.[7]

Henry Parkes Way was signed State Route 90 in 1974. With the conversion to the newer alphanumeric system in 2013, State Route 90 was removed and not replaced.[8]

## Major intersections

LGA Location km[1] mi Destinations Notes Lachlan Condobolin 0.0 0.0 Bathurst Street – Nyngan, Nymagee Western terminus of Henry Parkes Way, which runs east as Bathurst Street Willian Street – Lake Cargelligo, West Wyalong 6.9 4.3 Fifield Road – Fifield, Tullamore Parkes Bogan Gate 64.6 40.1 The Bogan Way – Tullamore, Nyngan, Narromine Parkes 101.4 63.0 Bogan Street (Newell Highway (A39 north) – Dubbo, Moree Concurrency with route A39 101.8 63.3 Bogan Street (Newell Highway (A39 south) – Forbes, West Wyalong 103.6 64.4 Renshaw McGirr Way – Yeoval, Wellington 107.5 66.8 Muzycuk Drive – Parkes Airport Cabonne Manildra 155.5 96.6 Packham Drive – Molong Boree 170.8 106.1 Escort Way (B81) – Orange, Cudal, Molong Eastern terminus of Henry Parkes Way 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Route transition

## See also

[Australian Roads portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Australian_Roads)

- [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) [***c***](#cite_ref-gmaps_1-2) ["Henry Parkes Way"](https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/-33.0884678,147.1473954/-33.2452937,148.8144742/@-33.1601856,147.7509736,10.15z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0?hl=en) (Map). *[Google Maps](/source/Google_Maps)*. Retrieved 15 March 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. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nswgovgaz38_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nswgovgaz38_3-1) ["Main Roads Act, 1924-1937"](https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225071831). *Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales*. No. 58. National Library of Australia. 14 April 1938. p. 1526. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220829081035/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225071835) from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [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-5)** [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-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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