# Riverina Highway

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Highway in New South Wales, Australia

Riverina Highway New South Wales Riverina Highway through Berrigan (as Chanter Street, where it meets Jerilderie Street) General information Type Highway Length 220 km (137 mi)[1] Gazetted August 1928 (as Main Road 212)[2] March 1938 (as State Highway 20)[3] Route number(s) B58 (2013–present) (East Albury–Deniliquin) Former route number National Route 58 (1974–2013) Entire route Major junctions East end Murray River Road Hume Weir, New South Wales Hume Highway Newell Highway West end Cobb Highway Deniliquin, New South Wales Location(s) Major settlements Albury, Howlong, Berrigan, Finley Highway system Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in New South Wales

**Riverina Highway** is a 220-kilometre (140 mi)-long[1] [state highway](/source/State_highway) located in the [Riverina](/source/Riverina) region of [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), [Australia](/source/Australia).[4] The road was constructed over several decades with final [asphalt concrete sealing](/source/Asphalt_concrete) completed during the 1960s.[5]

## Route

The eastern terminus of Riverina Highway is located on the eastern shore of the [Hume Weir](/source/Hume_Weir), which impounds the [Murray River](/source/Murray_River), east of [Albury](/source/Albury%2C_New_South_Wales). The [Bethanga Bridge](/source/Bethanga_Bridge) carries the highway across the weir as the highway generally heads west by northwest, following the [course](/source/Course_(navigation)) of the Murray River to reach its western terminus at [Deniliquin](/source/Deniliquin%2C_New_South_Wales). West of Albury, the highway passes through or near the Riverina towns of [Howlong](/source/Howlong%2C_New_South_Wales), [Corowa](/source/Corowa%2C_New_South_Wales), [Berrigan](/source/Berrigan%2C_New_South_Wales) and [Finley](/source/Finley%2C_New_South_Wales) where it has a short [concurrency](/source/Concurrency_(road)) with [Newell Highway](/source/Newell_Highway). From this point the highway follows the [Mulwala Canal](/source/Mulwala_Canal) westward until it reaches Deniliquin, terminating at its junction with [Cobb Highway](/source/Cobb_Highway).[6]

The highway passes irrigated farms, orchards and vineyards. It links this area to major markets in [Sydney](/source/Sydney) via [Hume Highway](/source/Hume_Highway) in Albury, and in [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne) via the C371 in Berrigan or [Cobb Highway](/source/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*[7] 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. 131 was declared from Hopefield to Lowesdale (and continuing north via Daysdale to Urana),[2] 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](/source/Cobb_Highway), in [Deniliquin](/source/Deniliquin%2C_New_South_Wales)),[2] on the same day, 8 August 1928.

The [Department of Main Roads](/source/Department_of_Main_Roads_(New_South_Wales)), 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.[8] Main Road No. 355 was declared on 23 September 1936, from Albury to the state border with Victoria at Bethanga.[9]

State Highway 20 was declared on 16 March 1938, from the intersection with State Highway 17 (later known as [Newell Highway](/source/Newell_Highway)) at Tocumwal via Corowa, Howlong and Albury to the state border with Victoria at Bethanga, subsuming Main Roads 212 and 355.[3] 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);[10] 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).[10] State Highway 20 was named **Riverina Highway** on 15 September 1954,[11] 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.[12]

## Major junctions

State LGA Location km[1] mi Destinations Notes Victoria Towong Bellbridge 0 0.0 Murray River Road (C542) – Towong, Tallangatta Eastern terminus of highway; road continues east as Murray River Road State border Victoria – New South Wales state border New South Wales Murray River Bethanga Bridge[13] Albury Lake Hume Village 3 1.9 Trout Farm Road, to Bonegilla Road (C541) – Bonegilla T intersection Albury East Albury 16 9.9 Hume Highway (M31) – Holbrook, Goulburn, Sydney, Melbourne Diamond interchange; eastern terminus of route B58 Albury 16.2 10.1 Young Street (north) – North Albury Guinea Street (west) – Albury Controlled four-way intersection 17 11 Atkins Street – Albury T intersection 19 12 Hume Street (west) – Albury Wodonga Place (south), to Lincoln Causeway (C319) – Wodonga 4-way intersection 19.2 11.9 Wodonga Place (north) – Albury Smollett Street (east) – Albury Roundabout Federation Howlong 48 30 Hawkins Street (west) – Howlong Sturt Street (south), to Chiltern-Howlong Road (C381) – Chiltern 4-way intersection Hopefield 69 43 Honour Avenue – Corowa, Rutherglen T intersection Berrigan Berrigan 141 88 Jerilderie Road – Jerilderie T intersection Finley 163 101 Newell Highway (A39 south) – Tocumwal, Shepparton T intersection, concurrency with Newell Highway 163.5 101.6 Newell Highway (A39 north) – Narrandera, West Wyalong, Dubbo Edward River Deniliquin 220 140 Cobb Highway (B75) – Wilcannia, Hay, Echuca Roundabout, western terminus of highway and route B58 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)
- [New South Wales portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:New_South_Wales)

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

- [Highways in New South Wales](/source/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) ["Riverina Highway"](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) (Map). *[Google Maps](/source/Google_Maps)*. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nswgovgaz28_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nswgovgaz28_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-nswgovgaz28_2-2) ["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/225071163). *Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales*. No. 46. National Library of Australia. 25 March 1938. p. 1223. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220906065016/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225071163) from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Riverina Highway](http://www.ozroads.com.au/NSW/Highways/Riverina/riverina.htm), *Ozroads: the Australian Roads Website*. Retrieved 25 May 2008.[*[self-published source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Reconstruction of the Riverina Highway Site Tour"](https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/portal/event/reconstruction-riverina-highway-site-tour). [Engineers Australia](/source/Engineers_Australia). March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Map of the Riverina Highway, NSW"](http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=173184&cmd=sp). *Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia*. 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [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-nswgovgaz33_8-0)** ["Main Roads Act, 1924-1931"](https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223045527). *Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales*. No. 34. National Library of Australia. 3 March 1933. p. 883. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220906071610/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223045527) from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-nswgovgaz36_9-0)** ["Main Roads Act, 1924-1936"](https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223040531). *Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales*. No. 154. National Library of Australia. 2 October 1936. p. 4147. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220906073022/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223040531) from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nswgovgaz50_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nswgovgaz50_10-1) ["Main Roads Act, 1924-1949"](https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220098000). *Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales*. No. 29. National Library of Australia. 17 February 1950. p. 440. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220906075443/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220098000) from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-nswgovgaz54_11-0)** ["Main Roads Act, 1924-1954"](https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220240007). *Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales*. No. 168. National Library of Australia. 15 October 1954. p. 3137. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220906080639/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220240007) from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["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.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [*Riverina Highway upgrade: Location map*](http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/projects/south-western/riverina-highway/riverina-highway-location-maps.pdf) (PDF) (Map). [Roads & Maritime Services](/source/Roads_%26_Maritime_Services), Government of New South Wales. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

## External links

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