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Kosciuszko Road

New South Wales
Kosciuszko Road; New South Wales
	Kosciuszko Road, towards Charlotte Pass
	East end West end
Coordinates	36°14′49″S 149°03′06″E / 36.246988°S 149.051579°E (East end); 36°25′55″S 148°19′43″E / 36.432049°S 148.328495°E (West end);
General information
Type	Rural road
Length	95.4 km (59 mi)
Gazetted	August 1928
Major junctions
East end	Snowy Mountains Highway; Pine Valley, New South Wales
	Barry Way; Alpine Way;
West end	No through road; Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales
Location(s)
Major settlements	Berridale, Jindabyne
Restrictions
General	Within Kosciuszko National Park, it is compulsory for two-wheel drive vehicles to carry snow chains between the June and October long weekends.

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Kosciuszko Road is a road in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia which runs from Pine Valley, to the ski resort of Charlotte Pass in Kosciuszko National Park.

Route

Kosciuszko Road branches from Snowy Mountains Highway in Pine Valley, nearly 7km west of Cooma, and heads roughly westwards, passing through the towns of Berridale and Jindabyne, before crossing Thredbo River and entering Kosciuszko National Park. Within the national park it provides access to Smiggin Holes and Perisher Valley and Charlotte Pass ski resorts, and terminates just past the entry to the latter.

History

The passing of the Main Roads Act of 1924^[4] 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 Transport for NSW). Main Road No. 286 was declared along this road on 8 August 1928, from the intersection with Monaro Highway (today Snowy Mountains Highway) at Pine Valley via Berriedale and Jindabyne to Mount Kosciuszko;^[2] with the passing of the Main Roads (Amendment) Act of 1929^[5] to provide for additional declarations of State Highways and Trunk Roads, this was amended to Main Road 286 on 8 April 1929.

The passing of the Roads Act of 1993^[6] updated road classifications and the way they could be declared within New South Wales. Under this act, Kosciuszko Road today retains its declaration as Main Road 286, from Pine Valley to Charlotte Pass.^[7]

Major intersections

Kosciuszko Road is entirely contained within the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area.

Location	km^[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Pine Valley	0.0	0.0	Snowy Mountains Highway (B72) – Tumut, Cooma	Eastern terminus of road
Berridale	25.8	16.0	Myack Street, to Dalgety Road – Dalgety
Hill Top	41.1	25.5	Eucumbene Road – Eucumbene
Snowy River	51.6	32.1	Jindabyne Dam
Jindabyne	55.6	34.5	Barry Way – Suggan Buggan, Buchan	Roundabout
Jindabyne	57.5	35.7	Alpine Way – Khancoban, Corryong
Thredbo River	63.2	39.3	Bridge (no known official name)
Perisher Valley	86.8	53.9	Perisher Creek Road – Blue Cow
Charlotte Pass	94.3	58.6	Charlotte Way – Charlotte Pass
Charlotte Pass	95.4	59.3	No through road	Western terminus of road To Mount Kosciuszko Summit via walking track
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Route transition

Gallery

Charlotte Pass Ski Resort from Kosciuszko Road in winter.
Perisher, Australia's largest ski resort, can be accessed via Kosciuszko Road.
Statue of Sir Paul Strzelecki in the Snowy Mountains town of Jindabyne.

References

^ ^a ^b "Kosciuszko Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Main Roads Act, 1924-1927". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 110. National Library of Australia. 17 August 1928. pp. 3814–20. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
^ "Driving in the snow". NSW Government - Office of Environment and Heritage. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
^ 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 Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine 10 November 1924
^ State of New South Wales, An Act to amend the Main Roads Act, 1924-1927; to confer certain further powers upon the Main Roads Board; to amend the Local Government Act, 1919, and certain other Acts; to validate certain payments and other matters; and for purposes connected therewith. Archived 12 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine 8 April 1929
^ State of New South Wales, An Act to make provision with respect to the roads of New South Wales; to repeal the State Roads Act 1986, the Crown and Other Roads Act 1990 and certain other enactments; and for other purposes. Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine 10 November 1924
^ Transport for NSW (August 2022). "Schedule of Classified Roads and Unclassified Regional Roads" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

[gmaps-1] "Kosciuszko Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

[nswgovgaz28-2] "Main Roads Act, 1924-1927". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 110. National Library of Australia. 17 August 1928. pp. 3814–20. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

[Snowchains-3] "Driving in the snow". NSW Government - Office of Environment and Heritage. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2013.

[4] 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 Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine 10 November 1924

[5] State of New South Wales, An Act to amend the Main Roads Act, 1924-1927; to confer certain further powers upon the Main Roads Board; to amend the Local Government Act, 1919, and certain other Acts; to validate certain payments and other matters; and for purposes connected therewith. Archived 12 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine 8 April 1929

[6] State of New South Wales, An Act to make provision with respect to the roads of New South Wales; to repeal the State Roads Act 1986, the Crown and Other Roads Act 1990 and certain other enactments; and for other purposes. Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine 10 November 1924

[nswroadsched-7] Transport for NSW (August 2022). "Schedule of Classified Roads and Unclassified Regional Roads" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

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+{{Short description|Road in New South Wales, Australia}}
 {{Use Australian English|date=January 2012}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
+{{Infobox Australian road
+| road_name    = Kosciuszko Road
+| state        = nsw
+| type         = rural road
+| image        = Kosciuszko Road, towards Charlotte Pass.jpg
+| caption      = Kosciuszko Road, towards Charlotte Pass
+| length       = 95.4
+| length_ref   = <ref name="gmaps">{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/-36.2469847,149.0515831/-36.4320889,148.3287115/@-36.3661293,148.5674918,11.37z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0 |title=Kosciuszko Road |accessdate=26 August 2022 }}</ref>
+| gazetted     = August 1928
+| gazetted_ref = <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 |publisher=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>
+| coordinates_a = {{coord|-36.246988|149.051579|type:landmark_region:AU-NSW|display=inline}}
+| coordinates_b = {{coord|-36.432049|148.328495|type:landmark_region:AU-NSW|display=inline}}
+| pushpin_label_position_a = right
+| pushpin_label_position_b = left
+| direction_a  = East
+| direction_b  = West
+| end_a        = {{AUshield|NSW|B72}} '''[[Snowy Mountains Highway]]'''<br />{{small|[[Pine Valley, New South Wales]]}}
+| end_b        = ''No through road''<br />{{small|[[Kosciuszko National Park]], [[New South Wales]]}} <!-- Please do not change, this is the legal end point, Charlotte Pass is not a designated suburb. -->
+| exits        = {{plainlist|
+*[[Barry Way]]
+*[[Alpine Way]]}}
+| through      = {{NSWcity|Berridale|Jindabyne}}
+| restrictions =Within [[Kosciuszko National Park]], it is ''compulsory'' for [[two-wheel drive]] vehicles to carry [[snow chains]] between the June and October long weekends.<ref name="Snowchains">{{cite web | url=http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/safety/alpine-safety/snow-driving | title=Driving in the snow | publisher=[[NSW Government]] - [[Office of Environment and Heritage (New South Wales)|Office of Environment and Heritage]] | date=19 July 2011 | accessdate=27 July 2013}}</ref>
+}}
+'''Kosciuszko Road''' is a road in the [[Snowy Mountains]] of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]] which runs from {{NSWcity|Pine Valley}}, to the ski resort of {{NSWcity|Charlotte Pass}} in [[Kosciuszko National Park]].
-[[File:SnowyMountainsRoad.jpg|thumb|The Kosciuszko Road traverses some of Australia's highest terrain and formerly provided public vehicular access to [[Mount Kosciuszko]], Australia's highest mountain.]]
+==Route==
-The '''Kosciuszko Road''' is a scenic road in the [[Snowy Mountains]] of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]] which ascends from the town of [[Jindabyne]], enters the [[Kosciuszko National Park]] and terminates at the ski resort village of [[Charlotte Pass]]. It traverses snowy wilderness areas and provides access to the [[Perisher]] ski resort.<ref>http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/parkGetThere.aspx?id=N0018</ref> The road formerly provided public vehicular access to the summit of [[Mount Kosciuszko]], Australia's highest mountain, however the final summit road now terminates at Charlotte Pass.<ref>http://www.australianalps.environment.gov.au/experience/kosciuszko.html</ref>
+Kosciuszko Road branches from [[Snowy Mountains Highway]] in Pine Valley, nearly 7km west of [[Cooma, New South Wales|Cooma]], and heads roughly westwards, passing through the towns of {{NSWcity|Berridale}} and {{NSWcity|Jindabyne}}, before crossing [[Thredbo River]] and entering [[Kosciuszko National Park]]. Within the national park it provides access to {{NSWcity|Smiggin Holes}} and {{NSWcity|Perisher Valley}} and {{NSWcity|Charlotte Pass}} ski resorts, and terminates just past the entry to the latter.
+==History==
-The road traverses some of Australia's highest terrain and In winter, the road is subject to heavy snowfalls and is generally closed beyond [[Perisher Valley]] in winter, during which time access to Charlotte Pass is by over-snow transport. In warmer months, the road provides access to walking routes to Mount Kosciuszko and the Main Range.
+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 [[Transport for NSW]]). Main Road No. 286 was declared along this road on 8 August 1928, from the intersection with Monaro Highway (today [[Snowy Mountains Highway]]) at Pine Valley via Berriedale and Jindabyne to Mount Kosciuszko;<ref name="nswgovgaz28" /> with the passing of the ''Main Roads (Amendment) Act of 1929''<ref>[https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/act-1929-15 State of New South Wales, ''An Act to amend the Main Roads Act, 1924-1927; to confer certain further powers upon the Main Roads Board; to amend the Local Government Act, 1919, and certain other Acts; to validate certain payments and other matters; and for purposes connected therewith.''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812065622/https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/act-1929-15 |date=12 August 2022 }} 8 April 1929</ref> to provide for additional declarations of State Highways and Trunk Roads, this was amended to Main Road 286 on 8 April 1929.
+The passing of the ''Roads Act of 1993''<ref>[https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-033 State of New South Wales, ''An Act to make provision with respect to the roads of New South Wales; to repeal the State Roads Act 1986, the Crown and Other Roads Act 1990 and certain other enactments; and for other purposes.''] {{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> updated road classifications and the way they could be declared within New South Wales. Under this act, Kosciuszko Road today retains its declaration as Main Road 286, from Pine Valley to Charlotte Pass.<ref name="nswroadsched">{{cite web |url=https://roads-waterways.transport.nsw.gov.au/business-industry/partners-suppliers/lgr/documents/classified-roads-schedule.pdf |title=Schedule of Classified Roads and Unclassified Regional Roads |author=[[Transport for NSW]] |date=August 2022 |publisher=Government of New South Wales |access-date=1 August 2022 |archive-date=25 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825104657/https://roads-waterways.transport.nsw.gov.au/business-industry/partners-suppliers/lgr/documents/classified-roads-schedule.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-==Gallery==
+==Major intersections==
+Kosciuszko Road is entirely contained within the [[Snowy Monaro Regional Council]] [[local government area]].
+{{AUSinttop|noLGA=yes|length_ref=<ref name="gmaps" />}}
+{{NSWint
+|location=Pine Valley
+|type=trans
+|km=0.0
+|road={{AUshield|NSW|B72}} [[Snowy Mountains Highway]] (B72){{NSWcity|p=on|Tumut|Cooma}}
+|notes=Eastern terminus of road
+}}
+{{NSWint
+|location=Berridale
+|km=25.8
+|road=Myack Street, to Dalgety Road{{NSWcity|p=on|Dalgety}}
+|notes=
+}}
+{{NSWint
+|location=Hill Top
+|km=41.1
+|road=Eucumbene Road{{NSWcity|p=on|Eucumbene}}
+|notes=
+}}
+{{jctbridge
+|location_special=[[Snowy River]]
+|km=51.6
+|bridge=[[Jindabyne Dam]]}}
+{{NSWint
+|location=Jindabyne
+|lspan=2
+|km=55.6
+|road=[[Barry Way]]{{VICcity|p=on|Suggan Buggan|Buchan}}
+|notes=Roundabout
+}}
+{{NSWint
+|km=57.5
+|road=[[Alpine Way]]{{NSWcity|p=on|Khancoban}}, {{VICcity|Corryong}}
+|notes=
+}}
+{{jctbridge
+|location_special=[[Thredbo River]]
+|km=63.2
+|bridge=Bridge (no known official name)}}
+{{NSWint
+|location=Perisher Valley
+|km=86.8
+|road=Perisher Creek Road{{NSWcity|p=on|Blue Cow}}
+|notes=
+}}
+{{NSWint
+|location=Charlotte Pass
+|lspan=2
+|km=94.3
+|road=Charlotte Way{{NSWcity|p=on|Charlotte Pass}}
+|notes=
+}}
+{{NSWint
+|km=95.4
+|road=''No through road''
+|notes=Western terminus of road<br />To Mount Kosciuszko Summit via walking track
+}}
+{{Jctbtm|keys=trans}}
+==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-File:Charlotte Pass through the trees 2005.JPG|[[Charlotte Pass]] Ski Resort from the Kosciuszko Road in winter.
+File:Charlotte Pass through the trees 2005.JPG|[[Charlotte Pass]] Ski Resort from Kosciuszko Road in winter.
+Image:perisher_valley_snow_fields.jpg |[[Perisher Ski Resort|Perisher]], Australia's largest ski resort, can be accessed via Kosciuszko Road.
+File:Statue of Sir Paul Strzelecki, Jindabyne, NSW.jpg|Statue of Sir [[Paul Strzelecki]] in the Snowy Mountains town of Jindabyne.
 </gallery>
 ==See also==
+{{portal-inline|Australian Roads}}
-*[[Highways in Australia]]
+* [[Highways in Australia]]
-*[[Highways in New South Wales]]
+* [[Highways in New South Wales]]
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 {{Road infrastructure in New South Wales}}
-{{Australia-road-stub}}
 [[Category:Skiing in Australia]]
 [[Category:Snowy Mountains]]
+[[Category:Roads in New South Wales]]

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