Kosciuszko Road

Kosciuszko Road New South Wales
Kosciuszko Road, towards Charlotte Pass
East end West end
Coordinates	36.246988°S 149.051579°E / -36.246988; 149.051579 (East end) 36.432049°S 148.328495°E / -36.432049; 148.328495 (West end)
General information
Type	Rural road
Length	95.4 km (59 mi)[1]
Gazetted	August 1928[2]
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.[3]

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
	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
	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.

See also

Australian Roads portal

• Highways in Australia
• Highways in New South Wales

References

1. "Kosciuszko Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
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.
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
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.