New England Highway

New England Highway

New South Wales
General information
TypeHighway
Length880 km (547 mi)
GazettedAugust 1928 (NSW, as Main Road 9)
Route number(s)
  • A3 (2005–present)
    (Yarraman–Warwick)
  • A15 (2005/2013–present)
    (Warwick–Branxton)
  • A43 (2014–present)
    (Branxton–Beresfield)
  • Concurrencies:
  • State Route 85 (1980s–present)
    (Hampton–Toowoomba)
  • A1 (2013–present)
    (Beresfield–Hexham)
Former
route number
  • State Route 61 (1990s–2005)
    (Yarraman–Hampton)
  • National Route 42 (1974–2005)
    (Toowoomba–Warwick)
  • National Highway 15 (1974–2005/2013)
    (Warwick–Beresfield)
  • National Route 15 (1955–1974)
    (Warwick–Hexham)
  • A15 (2013–2014)
    (Branxton–Beresfield)
Major junctions
North end D'Aguilar Highway
Yarraman, Queensland
 
South end Pacific Highway
Hexham, New South Wales
Location(s)
Major settlementsCrows Nest, Toowoomba, Warwick, Tenterfield, Glen Innes, Armidale, Tamworth, Muswellbrook, Maitland
Highway system

New England Highway is an 883-kilometre (549 mi) long highway in Australia running from Yarraman, north of Toowoomba, Queensland, at its northern end to Hexham at Newcastle, New South Wales, at its southern end. It is part of Australia's National Highway system, and forms part of the inland route between Brisbane and Sydney.