Newell Highway

Newell Highway

New South Wales
Newell Highway; New South Wales
General information
Type	Highway
Length	1,058 km (657 mi)
Gazetted	August 1928 (as Main Roads 56 and 229); March 1938 (as State Highway 17)
Route number(s)	National Highway A39 (2005–present); (Goondiwindi–NSW/QLD border); A39 (2013–present); (NSW/QLD border–NSW/VIC border); Concurrencies:; B64 (2013–present); (Marsden–West Wyalong); B94 (2013–present); (Mirrool–Ardlethan);
Former; route number	National Highway 39; (1992–2005/2013); National Route 39 (1962–1992);
Major junctions
North end	Cunningham Highway; Goondiwindi, Queensland
	Barwon Highway; Gwydir Highway; Kamilaroi Highway; Oxley Highway; Castlereagh Highway; Oxley Highway; Golden Highway; Mitchell Highway; Mid-Western Highway; Goldfields Way; Burley Griffin Way; Sturt Highway; Kidman Way; Riverina Highway;
South end	Goulburn Valley Highway; NSW/VIC border
Location(s)
Major settlements	Moree, Narrabri, Coonabarabran, Gilgandra, Dubbo, Parkes, Forbes, West Wyalong, Tocumwal
Highway system
	Highways in Australia; National Highway • Freeways in Australia; Highways in New South Wales;

Newell Highway is a national highway in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. It provides the major road link between southeastern Queensland and Victoria via central NSW and as such carries large amounts of freight. At 1,058 kilometres (657 mi) in length, the Newell is the longest highway in NSW, and passes through fifteen local government areas.

The highway is named in honour of H. H. Newell, the first Commissioner for Main Roads in New South Wales (1932–1941). It is designated route A39 for its entire length.