Road Name: | Kosciuszko Road |
State: | nsw |
Type: | rural road |
Length: | 95.4 |
Gazetted: | August 1928 |
Gazetted Ref: | [1] |
Coordinates A: | -36.247°N 149.0516°W |
Coordinates B: | -36.432°N 148.3285°W |
Pushpin Label Position A: | right |
Pushpin Label Position B: | left |
Direction A: | East |
Direction B: | West |
End A: | Snowy Mountains Highway |
End B: | No through road |
Exits: | |
Restrictions: | Within Kosciuszko National Park, it is compulsory for two-wheel drive vehicles to carry snow chains between the June and October long weekends.[2] |
Kosciuszko Road is a road in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia which runs from, to the ski resort of in Kosciuszko National Park.
Kosciuszko Road branches from Snowy Mountains Highway in Pine Valley, nearly 7km west of Cooma, and heads roughly westwards, passing through the towns of and, before crossing Thredbo River and entering Kosciuszko National Park. Within the national park it provides access to and and ski resorts, and terminates just past the entry to the latter.
The passing of the Main Roads Act of 1924[3] 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; with the passing of the Main Roads (Amendment) Act of 1929[4] 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[5] 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.[6]
Kosciuszko Road is entirely contained within the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area.