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Bucketts Way

New South Wales
Bucketts Way; New South Wales
	The Bucketts Range from Bucketts Way
	North end South end
Coordinates	31°56′21″S 152°28′05″E / 31.939287°S 152.467956°E (North end); 32°39′10″S 151°51′58″E / 32.652664°S 151.866139°E (South end);
General information
Type	Rural road
Length	151 km (94 mi)
Gazetted	August 1928 (as Main Road 10); July 1952 (as Trunk Road 90)
Route number(s)	Tourist Route 2
Major junctions
North end	Manning River Drive; Purfleet, New South Wales
	Thunderbolts Way
South end	Pacific Highway; Twelve Mile Creek, New South Wales
Location(s)
Major settlements	Tinonee, Gloucester, Stroud

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(The) Bucketts Way is a 151-kilometre (94 mi)^[1] rural road that links Gloucester to Taree and Raymond Terrace, in New South Wales, Australia. A former alignment of Pacific Highway, it was later named after the Bucketts Mountains, a prominent mountain range near Gloucester. The entire route is designated as Tourist Route 2.^[4]

Route

In the south, the Bucketts Way branches off to the west of Pacific Highway at Twelve Mile Creek, 14 km (9 mi) north of the Raymond Terrace bypass. Heading north, it crosses the Karuah River about 8.5 km (5.3 mi) south of Stroud and then roughly follows the course of the Karuah River upstream in a west-north-westerly direction for approximately 25 km (16 mi), crossing the Mammy Johnsons River. It then turns north-north-east and then north for 32 km (20 mi) until it reaches Gloucester, crossing the Avon River on the way. The North Coast railway line runs parallel with it from just north-east of Stroud Road to Gloucester. At Gloucester, Bucketts Way meets the southern terminus of Thunderbolts Way that leads to the Northern Tablelands and various other national parks and riverside camping reserves along the way. The Bucketts Way continues eastwards to Krambach, ending at the intersection with Manning River Drive in Purfleet just south of Taree, close to its interchange with Pacific Highway.

It provides access to the Barrington Tops National Park, and is used by tourists as a very scenic alternative to Pacific Highway. The Bucketts Way travels through two council areas: Port Stephens and Mid-Coast Council.

History

The passing of the Main Roads Act of 1924^[5] 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 (MRB). North Coast Highway was declared (as Main Road No. 10) 8 August 1928 from Twelve Mile Creek to Purfleet (continuing southwards to Hexham, and northwards via Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour, Ballina, Byron Bay and Murwillumbah to Tweed Heads.^[2] With the passing of the Main Roads (Amendment) Act of 1929^[6] to provide for additional declarations of State Highways and Trunk Roads, this was amended to State Highway 10 on 8 April 1929. North Coast Highway was renamed Pacific Highway (and extended south to North Sydney) on 26 May 1931.^[7]

A new alignment of Pacific Highway was constructed between Twelve Mile Creek via Karuah, Bulahdelah and Nabiac to Purfleet; as a result, the former alignment via Stroud and Gloucester was re-declared as Trunk Road 90 on 30 July 1952.^[3] Trunk Road 90 was officially named The Bucketts Way on 18 October 1972.^[8]

The passing of the Roads Act of 1993^[9] through the Parliament of New South Wales updated road classifications and the way they could be declared within New South Wales. Under this act, the northern end of Main Road 90 (formerly Trunk Road 90) was re-aligned from Krambach via Dyers Crossing to end at the intersection with Pacific Highway in Nabiac on 22 November 1996;^[10] the southern end of Main Road 192 was extended to cover the former alignment between Burrell Creek and Krambach (and continuing north via Wingham to Taree),^[10] with the road from Burrell Creek via Tinonee and Purfleet currently undeclared. Bucketts Way today, as parts of Main Roads 90 and 192, still retain these declarations.^[11]

Some councillors of the former Gloucester Shire had proposed renaming the section of Bucketts Way south of Gloucester to Thunderbolts Way in December 2004,^[12] as is shown on some tourist maps. This would result in one continuously named road stretching from Pacific Highway near Raymond Terrace to New England Highway at Uralla and beyond. However, there was significant community opposition to a name change.

Major junctions

LGA	Location	km^[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Mid-Coast	Purfleet	0.0	0.0	Manning River Drive – Taree, Wingham to Pacific Highway (A1) – Port Macquarie, Raymond Terrace, Newcastle, Sydney	Northern terminus of Bucketts Way and Tourist Route 2 at roundabout
	Burrell Creek	17.9	11.1	Gloucester Road – Wingham, Taree
	Krambach	34.0	21.1	Mill Street, to Avalon Road – Nabiac
	Gangat	56.8	35.3	Wallanbah Road – Wallanbah, Bucca Wauka
Avon River		69.0	42.9	Bridge over the river (Bridge name unknown)
Gloucester	Gloucester	69.8	43.4	North Coast railway line
		70.6	43.9	Thunderbolts Way – Walcha, Uralla, Inverell	Roundabout
		74.0	46.0	Jacks Road, to Waukivory Road – Upper Mayall, Bulahdelah
		80.1	49.8	Gloucester Tops Road – Barrington Tops National Park
Avon River		83.6	51.9	Bridge over the river (Bridge name unknown)
Mid-Coast	Stroud Road	111.8	69.5	North Coast railway line
Mammy Johnsons River		112.5	69.9	Bridge over the river (Bridge name unknown)
Mid-Coast	Stroud	116.2	72.2	Stroud Hill Road – Dungog
Mid-Coast	Booral	127.1	79.0	Booral Road – Bulahdelah
Karuah River		128.3	79.7	Bridge over the river (Bridge name unknown)
Mid-Coast	Limeburners Creek	135.3	84.1	Limeburners Creek Road – Clarence Town
Port Stephens	Twelve Mile Creek	150.6	93.6	Pacific Highway (A1) – Port Macquarie, Raymond Terrace, Newcastle, Sydney	Southern terminus of Bucketts Way and Tourist Route 2
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Route transition

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "The Bucketts Way" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 7 December 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. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Main Roads Act, 1924-1951". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 167. National Library of Australia. 22 August 1952. p. 3044. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
^ "Tourist Drive 2 - Bucketts Way". Destination NSW. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
^ 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 MRB; 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
^ "Main Roads Act, 1924-1929". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 65. National Library of Australia. 29 May 1931. p. 1875. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
^ "Main Roads Act, 1924". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 117. National Library of Australia. 3 November 1972. p. 4340. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
^ 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
^ ^a ^b "Roads Act". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 134. National Library of Australia. 22 November 1996. pp. 7657–62. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
^ 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.
^ "Bucketts Way - Road Re-Naming" (PDF). Great Lakes Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2009.

[gmaps-1] "The Bucketts Way" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 7 December 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. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

[nswgovgaz52-3] "Main Roads Act, 1924-1951". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 167. National Library of Australia. 22 August 1952. p. 3044. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.

[4] "Tourist Drive 2 - Bucketts Way". Destination NSW. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

[5] 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

[6] State of New South Wales, An Act to amend the Main Roads Act, 1924-1927; to confer certain further powers upon the MRB; 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

[nswgovgaz31-7] "Main Roads Act, 1924-1929". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 65. National Library of Australia. 29 May 1931. p. 1875. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.

[nswgovgaz72-8] "Main Roads Act, 1924". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 117. National Library of Australia. 3 November 1972. p. 4340. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.

[9] 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

[nswgovgaz96-10] "Roads Act". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 134. National Library of Australia. 22 November 1996. pp. 7657–62. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.

[nswroadsched-11] 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.

[12] "Bucketts Way - Road Re-Naming" (PDF). Great Lakes Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2009.

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+{{Use Australian English|date=March 2015}}
+{{Infobox Australian road
+| type         = rural road
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+| state        = nsw
+| image        = Gloucester 3.JPG
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+| caption      = The Bucketts Range from Bucketts Way
-| route_image3 =
-| photo        =
+| length       = 151
+| length_ref   = <ref name="gmaps">{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/-32.6525855,151.8661506/-31.9391505,152.4679281/@-32.2998807,151.9568443,10.52z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m10!3m4!1m2!1d151.9586308!2d-32.0061618!3s0x6b74fbf531b44d1d:0xfd3ae6e94cb9d5c2!3m4!1m2!1d152.3510063!2d-31.9496737!3s0x6b75b3f33b0062f7:0x13c55748220ac3ca!1m0!3e0?hl=en |title=The Bucketts Way |access-date=7 December 2022 }}</ref>
-| caption      = Former '''[[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]]''' route
+| gazetted     = August 1928 {{small|(as Main Road 10)}}<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 }}</ref><br />July 1952 {{small|(as Trunk Road 90)}}<ref name="nswgovgaz52">{{cite news |title=Main Roads Act, 1924-1951 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220073187 |work=Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales |issue=167 |publisher=National Library of Australia |date=22 August 1952 |pages=3044 |access-date=7 December 2022 |archive-date=19 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919080819/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/219917633 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-| length       = 149
-| direction    = North-South
+| direction_a  = North
+| direction_b  = South
-| start        = '''[[Image:Australian Route 1.svg|25px]] [[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]]''',<br>[[Taree, New South Wales]]
+| coordinates_a = {{coord|-31.939287|152.467956|type:landmark_region:AU-NSW|display=inline}}
-| finish       = [[Image:Australian Route 1.svg|25px]]  '''[[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]]''', 17km north of [[Raymond Terrace, New South Wales]]
+| coordinates_b = {{coord|-32.652664|151.866139|type:landmark_region:AU-NSW|display=inline}}
+| pushpin_label_position_a = top
+| pushpin_label_position_b = bottom
+| end_a        = '''Manning River Drive'''<br />{{small|[[Purfleet, New South Wales]]}}
+| end_b        = {{AUshield|NSW|A1}} '''[[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]]'''<br />{{small|Twelve Mile Creek, New South Wales}}
 | est          =
-| through      = [[Tinonee, New South Wales|Tinonee]], [[Gloucester, New South Wales|Gloucester]], [[Stroud, New South Wales|Stroud]]
+| through      = {{NSWcity|Tinonee|Gloucester|Stroud}}
-| route        = [http://www.ozroads.com.au/NSW/Highways/Pacific/bucketts.htm Bucketts Way]
+| route        = {{AUshield|T|2|100px}} Tourist Route 2
-| exits        = '''[[Thunderbolts Way]]'''
+| exits        = [[Thunderbolts Way]]
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-'''Bucketts Way''' is a country road linking [[Gloucester, New South Wales|Gloucester]] to [[Taree, New South Wales|Taree]] and [[Raymond Terrace, New South Wales|Raymond Terrace]], in [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]].<ref>[http://www.ozroads.com.au/NSW/Highways/Pacific/bucketts.htm Bucketts Way - Formerly part of the Pacific Highway from 1928 until 1952], ''Ozroads: the Australian Roads Website''. Retrieved on 15 May 2008.</ref> It was named after the Bucketts, a prominent range near Gloucester. At the length of about {{Convert|149|km|mi|0}}, it was the former alignment of the [[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]] between Raymond Terrace and [[Taree, New South Wales|Taree]] from 1928 until 1952.
+'''(The) Bucketts Way''' is a {{convert|151|km|adj=on}}<ref name="gmaps" /> rural road that links [[Gloucester, New South Wales|Gloucester]] to [[Taree]] and [[Raymond Terrace]], in [[New South Wales]], Australia. A former alignment of [[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]], it was later named after the Bucketts Mountains, a prominent [[mountain range]] near Gloucester. The entire route is designated as Tourist Route 2.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/hunter/barrington-tops/gloucester/journey/tourist-drive-2-the-bucketts-way |title=Tourist Drive 2 - Bucketts Way |work=[[Destination NSW]] |publisher=[[Government of New South Wales]] |access-date=10 December 2021 }}</ref>
-[[Image:Gloucester 3.JPG|thumb|left|The Bucketts range, Gloucester, NSW]]
-On the south, the Bucketts Way branches off to the west of the Pacific Highway {{Convert|14|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of the Raymond Terrace bypass. Heading north, it crosses the [[Karuah River]] about {{Convert|8.5|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} south of [[Stroud, New South Wales|Stroud]] and then roughly follows the course of the Karuah River upstream in a west-north-westerly direction for approximately {{Convert|25|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}. It then turns north-north-east and then north for {{Convert|32|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} until it reaches Gloucester, crossing the [[Wards River|Wards]] and [[Avon River (Gloucester)|Avon]] rivers on the way. The [[North Coast railway line, New South Wales|North Coast Railway line]] runs parallel with it from just north-east of [[Stroud Road, New South Wales|Stroud Road]] to Gloucester. At Gloucester, taking [[Thunderbolts Way]] leads to the [[Northern Tablelands, New South Wales|Northern Tablelands]] and various other [[national park]]s and riverside camping reserves along the way. The Bucketts Way continues to eastwards to [[Krambach, New South Wales|Krambach]] and then to Taree where it rejoins the Pacific Highway.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://imagery.maps.nsw.gov.au|title=NSW Imagery|work=Department of Lands - Spatial Information eXchange|publisher=[[New South Wales Department of Lands]]|accessdate=2009-05-23}};<br/>Maps 9232 Newcastle, 9233 Dungog, 9234 Upper Manning, 9334 Wingham</ref>
+==Route==
-It provides access to the [[Barrington Tops National Park]], and is used by tourists as a very scenic alternative to the Pacific Highway. The Bucketts Way travels through four [[Local Government Areas of Australia|council areas]]: [[Port Stephens Council|Port Stephens]], [[Great Lakes Council|Great Lakes]], [[Gloucester Shire|Gloucester]] and [[City of Greater Taree|Greater Taree]]. Some Gloucester Shire councillors have proposed renaming the section of Bucketts Way south of Gloucester to Thunderbolts Way<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatlakes.nsw.gov.au/documents04/buspapers/2005/Ord/28Jun05/des/D2.pdf|title=Bucketts Way - Road Re-Naming|publisher=[[Great Lakes Council]]|accessdate=2009-10-03}}</ref>, as is shown on some tourist maps. This would result in one continuously named road stretching from the Pacific Highway near Raymond Terrace to the [[New England Highway]] at [[Uralla]] and beyond. However, there is significant community opposition to a name change.
+In the south, the Bucketts Way branches off to the west of Pacific Highway at Twelve Mile Creek, {{convert|14|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of the Raymond Terrace bypass. Heading north, it crosses the [[Karuah River]] about {{Convert|8.5|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} south of [[Stroud, New South Wales|Stroud]] and then roughly follows the course of the Karuah River upstream in a west-north-westerly direction for approximately {{Convert|25|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}, crossing the [[Mammy Johnsons River]]. It then turns north-north-east and then north for {{Convert|32|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} until it reaches Gloucester, crossing the [[Avon River (Mid-Coast Council)|Avon River]] on the way. The [[North Coast railway line, New South Wales|North Coast railway line]] runs parallel with it from just north-east of [[Stroud Road, New South Wales|Stroud Road]] to Gloucester. At Gloucester, Bucketts Way meets the southern terminus of [[Thunderbolts Way]] that leads to the [[Northern Tablelands, New South Wales|Northern Tablelands]] and various other [[national park]]s and riverside camping reserves along the way. The Bucketts Way continues eastwards to [[Krambach, New South Wales|Krambach]], ending at the intersection with Manning River Drive in [[Purfleet, New South Wales|Purfleet]] just south of [[Taree]], close to its interchange with Pacific Highway.
+It provides access to the [[Barrington Tops National Park]], and is used by tourists as a very scenic alternative to Pacific Highway. The Bucketts Way travels through two [[Local government in Australia|council areas]]: [[Port Stephens Council|Port Stephens]] and [[Mid-Coast Council]].
+==History==
+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]] (MRB). '''North Coast Highway''' was declared (as Main Road No. 10) 8 August 1928 from Twelve Mile Creek to Purfleet (continuing southwards to Hexham, and northwards via Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour, Ballina, Byron Bay and Murwillumbah to Tweed Heads.<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 MRB; 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 State Highway 10 on 8 April 1929. North Coast Highway was renamed '''Pacific Highway''' (and extended south to North Sydney) on 26 May 1931.<ref name="nswgovgaz31">{{cite news |title=Main Roads Act, 1924-1929 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/219917633 |work=Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales |issue=65 |publisher=National Library of Australia |date=29 May 1931 |pages=1875 |access-date=19 September 2022 |archive-date=19 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919080819/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/219917633 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+A new alignment of Pacific Highway was constructed between Twelve Mile Creek via Karuah, Bulahdelah and Nabiac to Purfleet; as a result, the former alignment via Stroud and Gloucester was re-declared as Trunk Road 90 on 30 July 1952.<ref name="nswgovgaz52" /> Trunk Road 90 was officially named '''The Bucketts Way''' on 18 October 1972.<ref name="nswgovgaz72">{{cite news |title=Main Roads Act, 1924 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220148141 |work=Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales |issue=117 |publisher=National Library of Australia |date=3 November 1972 |pages=4340 |access-date=7 December 2022 |archive-date=19 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919080819/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/219917633 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+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> through the [[Parliament of New South Wales]] updated road classifications and the way they could be declared within New South Wales. Under this act, the northern end of Main Road 90 (formerly Trunk Road 90) was re-aligned from Krambach via Dyers Crossing to end at the intersection with Pacific Highway in Nabiac on 22 November 1996;<ref name="nswgovgaz96">{{cite news |title=Roads Act |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/231976235 |work=Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales |issue=134 |publisher=National Library of Australia |date=22 November 1996 |pages=7657-62 |access-date=13 October 2022 |archive-date=13 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013033611/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/231976235 |url-status=live }}</ref> the southern end of Main Road 192 was extended to cover the former alignment between Burrell Creek and Krambach (and continuing north via Wingham to Taree),<ref name="nswgovgaz96" /> with the road from Burrell Creek via Tinonee and Purfleet currently undeclared. Bucketts Way today, as parts of Main Roads 90 and 192, still retain these declarations.<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>
+Some councillors of the former [[Gloucester Shire]] had proposed renaming the section of Bucketts Way south of Gloucester to [[Thunderbolts Way]] in December 2004,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatlakes.nsw.gov.au/documents04/buspapers/2005/Ord/28Jun05/des/D2.pdf|title=Bucketts Way - Road Re-Naming|publisher=[[Great Lakes Council]]|access-date=3 October 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924162821/http://greatlakes.nsw.gov.au/documents04/buspapers/2005/Ord/28Jun05/des/D2.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> as is shown on some tourist maps. This would result in one continuously named road stretching from Pacific Highway near Raymond Terrace to [[New England Highway]] at [[Uralla]] and beyond. However, there was significant community opposition to a name change.
+==Major junctions==
+{{AUSinttop|length_ref=<ref name="gmaps"/>}}
+{{NSWint
+|LGA-Co=Mid-Coast
+|LGAspan=4
+|location=Purfleet
+|km=0.0
+|type=trans
+|road=Manning River Drive{{NSWcity|p=on|Taree|Wingham}}<br>to {{AUshield|NSW|A1}} [[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]] (A1){{NSWcity|p=on|Port Macquarie|Raymond Terrace|Newcastle}}, [[Sydney]]
+|notes=Northern terminus of Bucketts Way and Tourist Route 2 at [[roundabout]]
+}}
+{{NSWint
+|location_special=Burrell Creek
+|km=17.9
+|road=Gloucester Road{{NSWcity|p=on|Wingham|Taree}}
+|notes=
+}}
+{{NSWint
+|location=Krambach
+|km=34.0
+|road=Mill Street, to Avalon Road{{NSWcity|p=on|Nabiac}}
+|notes=
+}}
+{{NSWint
+|location_special=Gangat
+|km=56.8
+|road=Wallanbah Road – Wallanbah, Bucca Wauka
+|notes=
+}}
+{{jctbridge
+|river=[[Avon River (Mid-Coast Council)|Avon River]]
+|km=69.0
+|bridge=Bridge over the river (Bridge name unknown)
+}}
+{{NSWint
+|LGA-S=Gloucester
+|LGAspan=4
+|location=Gloucester
+|lspan=4
+|km=69.8
+|bridge=''[[North Coast railway line, New South Wales|North Coast railway line]]''
+}}
+{{NSWint
+|km=70.6
+|road=[[Thunderbolts Way]]{{NSWcity|p=on|Walcha|Uralla|Inverell}}
+|notes=Roundabout
+}}
+{{NSWint
+|km=74.0
+|road=Jacks Road, to Waukivory Road – Upper Mayall, {{NSWcity|Bulahdelah}}
+|notes=
+}}
+{{NSWint
+|km=80.1
+|road=Gloucester Tops Road – [[Barrington Tops National Park]]
+|notes=
+}}
+{{jctbridge
+|river=Avon River
+|km=83.6
+|bridge=Bridge over the river (Bridge name unknown)
+}}
+{{NSWint
+|LGA-Co=Mid-Coast
+|location_special=Stroud Road
+|km=111.8
+|bridge=''[[North Coast railway line, New South Wales|North Coast railway line]]''
+}}
+{{jctbridge
+|river=[[Mammy Johnsons River]]
+|km=112.5
+|bridge=Bridge over the river (Bridge name unknown)
+}}
+{{NSWint
+|LGA-Co=Mid-Coast
+|LGAspan=2
+|location=Stroud
+|km=116.2
+|road=Stroud Hill Road{{NSWcity|p=on|Dungog}}
+|notes=
+}}
+{{NSWint
+|location=Booral
+|km=127.1
+|road=Booral Road{{NSWcity|p=on|Bulahdelah}}
+|notes=
+}}
+{{jctbridge
+|river=[[Karuah River]]
+|km=128.3
+|bridge=Bridge over the river (Bridge name unknown)
+}}
+{{NSWint
+|LGA-Co=Mid-Coast
+|location=Limeburners Creek
+|km=135.3
+|road=Limeburners Creek Road{{NSWcity|p=on|Clarence Town}}
+|notes=
+}}
+{{NSWint
+|LGA-Co=Port Stephens
+|location_special=Twelve Mile Creek
+|km=150.6
+|type=trans
+|road={{AUshield|NSW|A1}} [[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]] (A1){{NSWcity|p=on|Port Macquarie|Raymond Terrace|Newcastle}}, [[Sydney]]
+|notes=Southern terminus of Bucketts Way and Tourist Route 2
+}}
+{{jctbtm|keys=trans}}
 ==See also==
+{{stack|{{portal|Australian Roads|New South Wales}}}}
 * [[Highways in Australia]]
 * [[List of highways in New South Wales]]
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+{{Hunter Region places and items of interest}}
-[[Category:Australian highways]]
+[[Category:Roads in the Hunter Region]]
-[[Category:Transport in Hunter Region, New South Wales]]
 [[Category:Port Stephens Council]]

v t e Road infrastructure in regional New South Wales
Motorways	Federal Highway Hume Highway Hunter Expressway Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads) Pacific Motorway (Sydney–Newcastle) Princes Motorway
Major highways	Barrier Highway Barton Highway Central Coast Highway Great Western Highway Illawarra Highway Mid-Western Highway Mitchell Highway New England Highway Newcastle Inner City Bypass Newcastle Link Road Newell Highway Olympic Highway Pacific Highway Princes Highway Sturt Highway
Minor highways	Appin Road Bells Line of Road Big River Way Bruxner Highway Burley Griffin Way Castlereagh Highway Cobb Highway Fossickers Way Golden Highway Goldfields Way Gwydir Highway Kamilaroi Highway Kidman Way Kings Highway Lachlan Valley Way Memorial Drive Monaro Highway Oxley Highway Picton Road Riverina Highway Silver City Highway Snowy Mountains Highway Summerland Way Waterfall Way
Other roads	Alpine Way Barry Way Bathurst-Ilford Road Bucketts Way Bylong Valley Way Camden Valley Way Carnarvon Highway Escort Way Giinagay Way Goulburn-Oberon Road Henry Lawson Way Henry Parkes Way Irrigation Way Jenolan Caves Road Kosciuszko Road Macleay Valley Way Murray Valley Highway O'Connell Road Old Hume Highway Putty Road Remembrance Drive Solitary Islands Way Thunderbolts Way Wombeyan Caves Road Yass Valley Way
Road bridges (disused/former)	Abbotsford Balun Bindarray Beckers Bethanga Bland Creek Colemans Coonamit Cooreei Crankies Plain Dennis Dunmore The Entrance Fitzgearld (Aberdeen) Fitzgerald (Raymond Terrace) Gee Gee George Chaffey Glennies Goodradigbee Grafton Harwood Hampden (Kangaroo Valley) Hay Hexham Hinton Holt-Bragg Junction Karuah (Monkerai) Lennox (Glenbrook) MacDonald (St Albans) McFarlane McKanes Falls Macleay Valley Martin Mooney Mooney Morpeth Mulwala Mungindi Murray Barham Swan Hill Tocumwal Tooleybuc Nowra Rip Rossi Sea Cliff Sheahan Stockton Taemas Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest Tourle Street Towamba Vacy Victoria (Picton) Williams (Clarence Town) Wallaby Rocks Wollombi (Bulga) Yowaka (Greigs Flat) Denison Hampden (Wagga Wagga) Murrumbidgee (Carrathool) Old Cobram-Barooga Old Mildura Thornes
Vehicular ferries	Berowra Waters Lawrence Lower Portland Sackville Speewa Ulmarra Webbs Creek Wisemans Wymah
Tunnels	Cudgen St Helena Tugun Bypass