Bells Line of Road

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Bells Line of Road is a scenic highway crossing the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia, serving as an alternative route to the Great Western Highway and providing access to several national parks and rural communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highway
road
scenic route
alternativeTo Great Western Highway
connects Lithgow
surface form: Lithgow, New South Wales

Richmond, New South Wales
country Australia
crosses Blue Mountains
surface form: Blue Mountains Range
follows historic Bells Line
hasFeature Mount Tomah Botanic Garden access
lookouts over Grose Valley
hasJunctionWith Castlereagh Road at Richmond
Great Western Highway (nearby access)
surface form: Great Western Highway near Lithgow
hasSpeedLimit varies between rural and mountain sections
historicalUse Aboriginal travel route (Bells Line) adaptation
knownFor access to bushwalking tracks
apple orchards at Bilpin
scenic views
steep grades and winding sections
locatedIn Blue Mountains
Central Tablelands
Greater Sydney region
maintainedBy Transport for NSW
namedAfter Archibald Bell Jr.
openedAsRoad 19th century
partOf New South Wales state highway network
surface form: State road network of New South Wales
passesNear Mount Irvine
Mount Wilson
Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum
surface form: Zig Zag Railway area
passesThrough Bell
Bilpin
Kurrajong Heights
Mount Tomah
providesAccessTo Blue Mountains National Park
Gardens of Stone National Park
Wollemi National Park
regionServed Greater Blue Mountains Area
surface form: Blue Mountains region

Hawkesbury region
Lithgow region
roadType state highway
state New South Wales
subjectTo bushfire risk
snow and ice in winter at higher elevations
usedFor freight transport
local commuting
tourism

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Wollemi National Park accessFrom Bells Line of Road
Lithgow transport Bells Line of Road
Mount Wilson, New South Wales accessRoad Bells Line of Road