{{Short description|Highway in New South Wales, Australia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2011}} {{Infobox Australian road | road_name = Riverina Highway | type = highway | state = nsw | image = BerriganRiverinaHighway2.JPG | caption = Riverina Highway through Berrigan (as Chanter Street, where it meets Jerilderie Street) | length = 220 | length_ref = <ref name="gmaps">{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/-36.0928071,147.061986/-35.5231861,144.98165/@-35.8266231,145.7482513,9.88z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d146.9229198!2d-36.0853304!3s0x6b23e1df3c932e97:0x9b81379a72a4dc9a!1m0!3e0 |title=Riverina Highway |access-date=17 August 2022 }}</ref> | gazetted = August 1928 {{small|(as Main Road 212)}}<ref name="nswgovgaz28">{{cite news |title=Main Roads Act, 1924-1927 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/219952359 |work=Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales |issue=110 |via=National Library of Australia |date=17 August 1928 |pages=3814–20 |access-date=1 August 2022 |archive-date=3 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803050207/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/219952359 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />March 1938 {{small|(as State Highway 20)}}<ref name="nswgovgaz38">{{cite news |title=Main Roads Act, 1924-1937 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225071163 |work=Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales |issue=46 |publisher=National Library of Australia |date=25 March 1938 |pages=1223 |access-date=6 September 2022 |archive-date=6 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906065016/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225071163 |url-status=live }}</ref> | route = {{AUshield|NSW|B58}} B58 {{small|(2013–present)<br />(East Albury–Deniliquin)}} | former = {{AUshield|NR|58}} National Route 58 {{small|(1974–2013)<br />Entire route}} | direction_a = East | direction_b = West | end_a = {{AUshield|VIC|C542}} '''Murray River Road'''<br />{{small|[[Hume Weir|Hume Weir, New South Wales]]}} | end_b = {{AUshield|NSW|B75}} '''[[Cobb Highway]]'''<br />{{small|[[Deniliquin, New South Wales]]}} | exits = {{plainlist| *{{AUshield|NSW|M31}} [[Hume Highway]] *{{AUshield|NSW|A39}} [[Newell Highway]] }} | location =Location Riverina Hwy.svg | through = {{NSWcity|Albury|Howlong|Berrigan|Finley}} }}

'''Riverina Highway''' is a {{convert|220|km|adj=on}}-long<ref name="gmaps"/> [[state highway]] located in the [[Riverina]] region of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]].<ref>[http://www.ozroads.com.au/NSW/Highways/Riverina/riverina.htm Riverina Highway], ''Ozroads: the Australian Roads Website''. Retrieved 25 May 2008.{{Self-published source|date=December 2013}}</ref> The road was constructed over several decades with final [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt concrete sealing]] completed during the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/portal/event/reconstruction-riverina-highway-site-tour |title=Reconstruction of the Riverina Highway Site Tour |publisher=[[Engineers Australia]] |date=March 2016 |access-date=11 November 2016 }}</ref>

==Route== The eastern terminus of Riverina Highway is located on the eastern shore of the [[Hume Weir]], which impounds the [[Murray River]], east of [[Albury, New South Wales|Albury]]. The [[Bethanga Bridge]] carries the highway across the weir as the highway generally heads west by northwest, following the [[Course (navigation)|course]] of the Murray River to reach its western terminus at [[Deniliquin, New South Wales|Deniliquin]]. West of Albury, the highway passes through or near the Riverina towns of {{NSWcity|Howlong|Corowa|Berrigan}} and {{NSWcity|Finley}} where it has a short [[concurrency (road)|concurrency]] with [[Newell Highway]]. From this point the highway follows the [[Mulwala Canal]] westward until it reaches Deniliquin, terminating at its junction with [[Cobb Highway]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=173184&cmd=sp |title=Map of the Riverina Highway, NSW |work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia |date=2016 |access-date=11 November 2016 }}</ref>

The highway passes irrigated farms, orchards and vineyards. It links this area to major markets in [[Sydney]] via [[Hume Highway]] in Albury, and in [[Melbourne]] via the C371 in Berrigan or [[Cobb Highway]] in Deniliquin. The highway is also a popular tourist route with scenic countryside, fishing and historic spots along its path.

==History== The passing of the ''Main Roads Act of 1924''<ref>[http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/num_act/mra1924n24133/ 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''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811000905/http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/num_act/mra1924n24133/ |date=11 August 2022 }} 10 November 1924</ref> through the [[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 (New South Wales)|Department of Main Roads]], and eventually [[Transport for NSW]]). Main Road No. 131 was declared from Hopefield to Lowesdale (and continuing north via Daysdale to Urana),<ref name="nswgovgaz28" /> and Main Road No. 212 was declared from the intersection with Hume Highway in Albury, via Howlong to Corowa (and continuing westwards via Tocumwal and Tuppal to the intersection with Moama-Booligal Road, today [[Cobb Highway]], in [[Deniliquin, New South Wales|Deniliquin]]),<ref name="nswgovgaz28" /> on the same day, 8 August 1928.

The [[Department of Main Roads (New South Wales)|Department of Main Roads]], which had succeeded the New South Wales MRB in 1932, later truncated the western end of Main Road 212 to terminate at Tocumwal, and Main Road No. 331 was declared from Deniliquin via Finley to Berrigan on the same day, 21 February 1933.<ref name="nswgovgaz33">{{cite news |title=Main Roads Act, 1924-1931 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223045527 |work=Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales |issue=34 |publisher=National Library of Australia |date=3 March 1933 |pages=883 |access-date=6 September 2022 |archive-date=6 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906071610/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223045527 |url-status=live }}</ref> Main Road No. 355 was declared on 23 September 1936, from Albury to the state border with Victoria at Bethanga.<ref name="nswgovgaz36">{{cite news |title=Main Roads Act, 1924-1936 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223040531 |work=Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales |issue=154 |publisher=National Library of Australia |date=2 October 1936 |pages=4147 |access-date=6 September 2022 |archive-date=6 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906073022/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223040531 |url-status=live }}</ref>

State Highway 20 was declared on 16 March 1938, from the intersection with State Highway 17 (later known as [[Newell Highway]]) at Tocumwal via Corowa, Howlong and Albury to the state border with Victoria at Bethanga, subsuming Main Roads 212 and 355.<ref name="nswgovgaz38" /> Its western end was re-aligned on 1 February 1950, running from Corowa via Hopefield, Lowesdale, Berrigan and Finley to Denilquin (subsuming Main Road 331);<ref name="nswgovgaz50">{{cite news |title=Main Roads Act, 1924-1949 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220098000 |work=Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales |issue=29 |publisher=National Library of Australia |date=17 February 1950 |pages=440 |access-date=6 September 2022 |archive-date=6 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906075443/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220098000 |url-status=live }}</ref> Main Road 131 was truncated to Lowesdale as a result, and the former alignment to Tocumwal was re-declared as Main Road 86 (between the intersection with State Highway 20 just north of Corowa to the state border with Victoria just outside Wahgunyah) and Main Road 550 (between Corowa and Tocumwal).<ref name="nswgovgaz50" /> State Highway 20 was named '''Riverina Highway''' on 15 September 1954,<ref name="nswgovgaz54">{{cite news |title=Main Roads Act, 1924-1954 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220240007 |work=Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales |issue=168 |publisher=National Library of Australia |date=15 October 1954 |pages=3137 |access-date=6 September 2022 |archive-date=6 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906080639/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220240007 |url-status=live }}</ref> after the Riverina region the highway runs through.

Riverina Highway was signed National Route 58 across its entire length in 1974. With the conversion to the newer alphanumeric system in 2013, this was replaced with route B58 between East Albury and Deniliquin; from East Albury eastwards to the Victorian border has been left unallocated.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/projects/key-build-programs/alpha-numeric/nsw-factsheet.pdf |title=Road number and name changes in NSW |work=[[Roads & Maritime Services]] |publisher=Government of New South Wales |date=2012 |access-date=7 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325194425/http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/projects/key-build-programs/alpha-numeric/nsw-factsheet.pdf# |archive-date=25 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Major junctions== {{AUSinttop|state_col=State|length_ref=<ref name="gmaps"/> }} {{VICint |sspan=1 |LGA-S=Towong |location=Bellbridge |km=0 |uspan=3 |type=trans |road={{AUshield|VIC|C542}} Murray River Road (C542){{VICcity|p=on|Towong|Tallangatta}} |notes=Eastern terminus of highway; road continues east as Murray River Road }} {{NSWint |location_special=State border |lcspan=3 |lcalign=center |km=none |place=Victoria – New South Wales state border }} {{NSWint |sspan=13 |location_special=[[Murray River]] |lcspan=2 |lcalign=center |type= |km=none |bridge=[[Bethanga Bridge]]<ref>{{cite map |url=http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/projects/south-western/riverina-highway/riverina-highway-location-maps.pdf |title=Riverina Highway upgrade: Location map |publisher=[[Roads & Maritime Services]], Government of New South Wales |date=18 May 2016 |access-date=11 November 2016 }}</ref> }} {{NSWint |LGA-S=Albury |location_special=[[Lake Hume|Lake Hume Village]] |km=3 |road=Trout Farm Road, to {{AUshield|VIC|C541}} Bonegilla Road (C541){{VICcity|p=on|Bonegilla}} |notes=[[Three-way junction|T intersection]] }} {{NSWint |LGAC=Albury |LGAspan=5 |location=East Albury |km=16 |type=trans |road={{AUshield|NSW|M31}} [[Hume Highway]] (M31){{NSWcity|p=on|Holbrook|Goulburn|Sydney}}, [[Melbourne]] |notes=[[Diamond interchange]]; eastern terminus of route B58 }} {{NSWint |location=Albury |lspan=4 |km=16.2 |road=Young Street (north){{NSWcity|p=on|North Albury}}<br />Guinea Street (west){{NSWcity|p=on|Albury}} |notes=[[Intersection (road)|Controlled four-way intersection]] }} {{NSWint |km=17 |road=Atkins Street{{NSWcity|p=on|Albury}} |notes=T intersection }} {{NSWint |km=19 |road=Hume Street (west){{NSWcity|p=on|Albury}}<br />Wodonga Place (south), to {{AUshield|VIC|C319}} Lincoln Causeway (C319){{VICcity|p=on|Wodonga}} |notes=4-way intersection }} {{NSWint |km=19.2 |road=Wodonga Place (north){{NSWcity|p=on|Albury}}<br />Smollett Street (east){{NSWcity|p=on|Albury}} |notes=[[Roundabout]] }} {{NSWint |LGA=[[Federation Council, New South Wales|Federation]] |LGAspan=2 |location=Howlong |km=48 |road=Hawkins Street (west){{NSWcity|p=on|Howlong}}<br />Sturt Street (south), to {{AUshield|VIC|C381}} Chiltern-Howlong Road (C381){{VICcity|p=on|Chiltern}} |notes=4-way intersection }} {{NSWint |location=Hopefield |km=69 |road=Honour Avenue{{NSWcity|p=on|Corowa}}, {{VICcity|Rutherglen}} |notes=T intersection }} {{NSWint |LGA-S=Berrigan |LGAspan=3 |location=Berrigan |km=141 |road=Jerilderie Road{{NSWcity|p=on|Jerilderie}} |notes=T intersection }} {{NSWint |location=Finley |lspan=2 |km=163 |type=concur |road={{AUshield|NSW|A39}} [[Newell Highway]] (A39 south){{NSWcity|p=on|Tocumwal}}, {{VICcity|Shepparton}} |notes=T intersection, concurrency with Newell Highway |nspan=2 }} {{NSWint |km=163.5 |type=concur |road={{AUshield|NSW|A39}} Newell Highway (A39 north){{NSWcity|p=on|Narrandera|West Wyalong|Dubbo}} |notes=none }} {{NSWint |LGA-Co=Edward River |location=Deniliquin |km=220 |type=trans |road={{AUshield|NSW|B75}} [[Cobb Highway]] (B75){{NSWcity|p=on|Wilcannia|Hay}}, {{VICcity|Echuca}} |notes=Roundabout, western terminus of highway and route B58 }} {{jctbtm|col=7|keys=concur,trans}}

==See also== {{stack|{{portal|Australian Roads|New South Wales}}}} * [[Highways in Australia]] * [[Highways in New South Wales]]

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