# Macleay Valley Way

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Road in New South Wales

Macleay Valley Way New South Wales South end North end Coordinates 31°07′39″S 152°49′36″E / 31.1275°S 152.8268°E / -31.1275; 152.8268 (South end) 30°51′14″S 152°54′47″E / 30.8538°S 152.9131°E / -30.8538; 152.9131 (North end) General information Type Road Length 39 km (24 mi)[1] Maintained by Transport for NSW Former route number National Route 1 (1955–2013) Entire route A1 (2013–2016) (Frederickton–Eungai) Major junctions South end Pacific Highway South Kempsey, New South Wales Pacific Highway North end Pacific Highway Eungai Rail, New South Wales Location(s) Region Mid North Coast LGA(s) Kempsey Shire Major suburbs Kempsey, Frederickton Highway system Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in New South Wales

The **Macleay Valley Way** is a road in the [Mid North Coast](/source/Mid_North_Coast) region of [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales) that connects the [Pacific Highway](/source/Pacific_Highway_(Australia)) to [Kempsey](/source/Kempsey%2C_New_South_Wales) and [Frederickton](/source/Frederickton%2C_New_South_Wales). 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](/source/Kempsey%2C_New_South_Wales) and [Frederickton](/source/Frederickton%2C_New_South_Wales).

## 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.[2] The northern part is west of the Macleay Valley Way. The new bridge over the [Macleay River](/source/Macleay_River) and bypass of Kempsey and Frederickton was opened first, on 27 March 2013.[2]

The section north of Frederickton opened on 16 May 2016.[3][4]

This northern section of Macleay Valley Way includes the part of the former Pacific Highway that was the site of the [Kempsey bus crash](/source/Kempsey_bus_crash) which occurred in the locality of [Clybucca](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clybucca,_New_South_Wales&action=edit&redlink=1) in 1989 when two loaded tour buses collided head-on.[4]

## Major junction list

LGA Location km[1] mi Destinations Notes Kempsey South Kempsey 0 0.0 Pacific Highway Slim Dusty Interchange[2] 3.6 2.2 North Coast railway line 3.8 2.4 Angus McNeil Crescent – Crescent Head East Kempsey, Kempsey 6.1 3.8 Macleay River Frederickton, Bellimbopinni 14.5 9.0 Pacific Highway Dunghutti Interchange[2] Seven Oaks 20 12 Smithtown Road – Gladstone, Smithtown, South West Rocks Clybucca 25.7 16.0 Plummers Lane – South West Rocks 27.3 17.0 Clybucca Creek Barraganyatti 36.6 22.7 Barraganyatti Creek Barraganyatti, Yarrengai 39.0 24.2 Pacific Highway (A1 north) – Macksville, Coffs Harbour Pacific Highway (A1 south) – Port Macquarie, Taree Stuarts Point Road (east) – Grassy Head, Yarrahapinni, Stuarts Point Blackbutt Shute Road (west) 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

## See also

- [Big River Way](/source/Big_River_Way) – bypassed section of Pacific Highway and the site of the [Grafton bus crash](/source/Grafton_bus_crash)

- [Giinagay Way](/source/Giinagay_Way) – bypassed section of Pacific Highway at [Nambucca Heads](/source/Nambucca_Heads%2C_New_South_Wales) and [Urunga](/source/Urunga%2C_New_South_Wales)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gmap_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gmap_1-1) ["Macleay Valley Way"](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) (Map). *[Google Maps](/source/Google_Maps)*. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Kempsey_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Kempsey_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Kempsey_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Kempsey_2-3) ["Kempsey Bypass"](http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/pacific-highway/completed/kempsey-bypass.html). [Roads and Maritime Services](/source/Roads_and_Maritime_Services). Retrieved 23 April 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Frederickton to Eungai - Pacific Highway upgrade"](http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/northern-nsw/frederickton-to-eungai/index.html). [Roads and Maritime Services](/source/Roads_and_Maritime_Services). Retrieved 23 April 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-deadly_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-deadly_4-1) Merkell, Helen (16 May 2016). ["Deadly stretch of Pacific Highway to be bypassed today, 27 years after bus crash"](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-16/deadly-stretch-of-pacific-highway-to-be-bypassed-today/7416854). ABC Mid North Coast. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

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