Type Highway Length 67 km | Major settlements Moss Vale, Robertson | |
Formerroute number National Route 48(Prior to 2013) East end Princes Highway (National Route 1)Albion Park Rail, New South Wales | ||
6380 illawarra highway moss vale 2577 nsw
The Illawarra Highway is a state highway in New South Wales, Australia. It connects Wollongong to the Southern Highlands and links the Princes Highway and Hume Highway.
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- 6380 illawarra highway moss vale 2577 nsw
- Map of Illawarra Hwy New South Wales Australia
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Map of Illawarra Hwy, New South Wales, Australia
Route
It is named after the geographical area it crosses, the Illawarra region. Typical scenery is beautiful as it crosses the Macquarie Valley (Shellharbour) and the spectacular Macquarie Pass, with many hairpin bends and steep gradients, unsuitable for large and articulated vehicles. Trucks are instead advised to use the Mount Ousley Road (Route B88), also known as Picton Road. The pass has one of the southernmost stands of Australia's sub tropical rainforest.
The main towns en route are Albion Park in the Shellharbour area and Robertson and Moss Vale on the Southern Highlands. Spectacular National Parks surrounds them. Both Robertson and Moss Vale are quaint country towns with 19th-century buildings still intact, While Albion Park is an inland town of Shellharbour