Thunderbolts Way
Thunderbolts Way Bundarra Road | |
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| Warning sign on Thunderbolts Way | |
| Coordinates | |
| General information | |
| Type | Rural road |
| Length | 304.7 km (189 mi) |
| Gazetted | August 1928 (as Main Roads 115 and 122) December 1934 (as Trunk Road 73) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Gwydir Highway Inverell, New South Wales |
| South end | Bucketts Way Gloucester, New South Wales |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Bundarra, Uralla, Walcha, Barrington |
Thunderbolts Way (and at its northern end as Bundarra Road) is a 305-kilometre (190 mi) country road located in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia, linking Inverell via Bundarra, Uralla and Walcha to Gloucester The road is sealed and passes through thickly forested mountain areas with many nearby national parks and nature reserves.
It is named after a local bushranger, Frederick Ward, alias Captain Thunderbolt, who roamed these parts in the 19th century.