{{short description|Road in New South Wales}} {{Use Australian English|date=December 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox Australian road | type = road | urban = | uc_former = | road_name = Macleay Valley Way | state = nsw | image = | imagesize = | caption = | image_alt = | length = 39 | length_rnd = | length_ref = <ref name="gmap"/> | est = | closed = | gazetted = | gazetted_ref = | maintained = [[Transport for NSW]] | history = | route = | former = {{plainlist| *{{AUshield|NR|1}} National Route 1 {{small|(1955–2013)<br/>Entire route}} *{{AUshield|NSW|A1}} A1 {{small|(2013–2016)<br/>(Frederickton–Eungai)}} }} | tourist = | direction_a = South | end_a = {{AUshield|NSW|A1}} '''[[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]]'''<br />{{small|[[South Kempsey, New South Wales]]}} | coordinates_a = {{coord|31.1275|S|152.8268|E|type:landmark|display=inline}} | exits = {{AUshield|NSW|A1}} [[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]] | direction_b = North | end_b = {{AUshield|NSW|A1}} '''[[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]]'''<br />{{small|[[Eungai, New South Wales|Eungai Rail, New South Wales]]}} | coordinates_b = {{coord|30.8538|S|152.9131|E|type:landmark|display=inline}} | region = [[Mid North Coast]] | lga = [[Kempsey Shire]] | through = {{NSWcity|Kempsey|Frederickton}} | show_links = false }} The '''Macleay Valley Way''' is a road in the [[Mid North Coast]] region of [[New South Wales]] that connects the [[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]] to {{NSWcity|Kempsey}} and {{NSWcity|Frederickton}}. It runs along a former section of the Pacific Highway that was bypassed by a newer alignment between 2013 and 2016.
==Route description== The Macleay Valley Way branches from the Pacific Highway at the Kempsey South Service Centre. It follows the former Pacific Highway alignment. Instead of bypassing population centres, the Macleay Valley Way passes through the towns of [[Kempsey, New South Wales|Kempsey]] and [[Frederickton, New South Wales|Frederickton]].
==History== Macleay Valley Way became the secondary road in two stages, as the new Pacific Highway was opened in two stages. The southern part of the new road is east of the old road which is now Macleay Valley Way through Kempsey.<ref name=Kempsey>{{cite web |url=http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/pacific-highway/completed/kempsey-bypass.html |title=Kempsey Bypass |publisher=[[Roads and Maritime Services]] |accessdate=23 April 2017}}</ref> The northern part is west of the Macleay Valley Way. The new bridge over the [[Macleay River]] and bypass of Kempsey and Frederickton was opened first, on 27 March 2013.<ref name=Kempsey/>
The section north of Frederickton opened on 16 May 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/northern-nsw/frederickton-to-eungai/index.html |title=Frederickton to Eungai - Pacific Highway upgrade |publisher=[[Roads and Maritime Services]] |accessdate=23 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="deadly"/>
This northern section of Macleay Valley Way includes the part of the former Pacific Highway that was the site of the [[Kempsey bus crash]] which occurred in the locality of [[Clybucca, New South Wales|Clybucca]] in 1989 when two loaded tour buses collided head-on.<ref name="deadly">{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-16/deadly-stretch-of-pacific-highway-to-be-bypassed-today/7416854 |title=Deadly stretch of Pacific Highway to be bypassed today, 27 years after bus crash |publisher=ABC Mid North Coast |first=Helen |last=Merkell |date=16 May 2016 |accessdate=23 April 2017}}</ref>
==Major junction list== {{AUSinttop |length_ref=<ref name="gmap">{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/-31.1282082,152.8261768/-30.8534198,152.9136781/@-30.9882756,152.8187126,12z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m10!3m4!1m2!1d152.8474067!2d-31.0633786!3s0x6b9ddf6d1ac2b55f:0x43e07748ea4fc86!3m4!1m2!1d152.9440976!2d-30.9597402!3s0x6b9dd0a2f61b5efd:0xbcea586c8ea2810a!1m0!3e0 |title=Macleay Valley Way |accessdate=23 April 2017}}</ref> |dest_ref=}} {{NSWint |LGA-S=Kempsey |LGAspan=10 |location=South Kempsey |lspan=3 |type= |km=0 |road={{AUshield|NSW|A1}} [[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]] |notes=Slim Dusty Interchange<ref name=Kempsey/> }} {{NSWint |type= |km=3.6 |bridge=[[North Coast railway line, New South Wales|North Coast railway line]] |notes= }} {{NSWint |LGA= |LGAspan= |location= |lspan= |type= |km=3.8 |road={{AUshield|T|12}} Angus McNeil Crescent – [[Crescent Head, New South Wales|Crescent Head]] |notes= }} {{NSWint |location_special={{NSWcity|East Kempsey|Kempsey}} |lspan= |type= |km=6.1 |bridge=[[Macleay River]] |notes= }} {{NSWint |location_special=[[Frederickton, New South Wales|Frederickton]], [[Bellimbopinni, New South Wales|Bellimbopinni]] |lspan= |type= |km=14.5 |road={{AUshield|NSW|A1}} [[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]] |notes=Dunghutti Interchange<ref name=Kempsey/> }} {{NSWint |LGA= |LGAspan= |location=Seven Oaks |lspan= |type= |km=20 |road=Smithtown Road – {{NSWcity|Gladstone|Smithtown|South West Rocks}} |notes= }} {{NSWint |LGA= |LGAspan= |location=Clybucca |lspan=2 |type= |km=25.7 |road={{AUshield|T|12}} Plummers Lane – {{NSWcity|South West Rocks}} |notes= }} {{NSWint |type= |km=27.3<!--90km to Coffs Harbour by roadsign--> |bridge=[[Clybucca Creek]] |notes= }} {{NSWint |location=Barraganyatti |lspan=1 |type= |km=36.6 |bridge=[[Barraganyatti Creek]] |notes= }} {{NSWint |location_special={{NSWcity|Barraganyatti|Yarrengai}} |lspan= |type= |km=39.0 |road={{AUshield|NSW|A1}} [[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]] (A1 north){{NSWcity|p=on|Macksville|Coffs Harbour}}<br />{{AUshield|NSW|A1}} [[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]] (A1 south){{NSWcity|p=on|Port Macquarie|Taree}} <br />{{AUshield|T|14}} Stuarts Point Road (east){{NSWcity|p=on|Grassy Head|Yarrahapinni|Stuarts Point}}<br />Blackbutt Shute Road (west) |notes= }} {{Jctbtm |keys=}}
==See also== *[[Big River Way]] – bypassed section of Pacific Highway and the site of the [[Grafton bus crash]] *[[Giinagay Way]] – bypassed section of Pacific Highway at [[Nambucca Heads, New South Wales|Nambucca Heads]] and [[Urunga, New South Wales|Urunga]]
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Road infrastructure in regional New South Wales}}
[[Category:Roads in New South Wales]]