Great North Road
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The Great North Road is a historic 19th-century convict-built route in New South Wales, Australia, that once linked Sydney with the Hunter Valley and now serves as a heritage landmark.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great North Road canonical | 1 |
| Great North Road (historic route) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
convict-built infrastructure
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heritage-listed site ⓘ historic road ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Great North Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Governor Ralph Darling
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Surveyor-General Thomas Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder | convict labour ⓘ |
| condition | substantial original fabric survives in some sections ⓘ |
| connects |
Hunter Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1836 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1826 ⓘ |
| contains |
Circuit Flat Bridge
NERFINISHED
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Clares Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Devines Hill ascent ⓘ Finchs Line (former alignment) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramsays Leap NERFINISHED ⓘ stone culverts at Devines Hill ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| currentFunction |
heritage walking and cycling track (in sections)
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tourist route ⓘ |
| engineeringFeatures |
buttressed embankments
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culverts ⓘ cuttings through rock ⓘ stone bridges ⓘ stone retaining walls ⓘ |
| hasSignage | interpretive heritage signs along key sections ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
Australian National Heritage List
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New South Wales State Heritage Register NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageValue |
evidence of large-scale convict public works
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example of early 19th-century road engineering in Australia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| length | approximately 260 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New South Wales ⓘ |
| management |
New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service (sections)
NERFINISHED
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local councils (various sections) ⓘ |
| originalFunction | main road between Sydney and Hunter Valley settlements ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian Convict Sites serial listing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Bucketty
NERFINISHED
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Wisemans Ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ Wollombi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Hawkesbury region
NERFINISHED
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Hunter Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide a direct overland route to the Hunter Valley ⓘ |
| threats | erosion and vegetation growth on disused sections ⓘ |
| tourismUse | Great North Road Convict Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOListingYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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