Brindabella Road, also known as Tumut Road, links
Canberra
Canberra ( )
is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
and
Tumut, New South Wales via the
Brindabella Ranges. It provides access to the
Brindabella National Park,
Namadgi National Park and
Kosciuszko National Park
The Kosciuszko National Park () is a national park and contains mainland Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko, for which it is named, and Cabramurra, the highest town in Australia. Its borders contain a mix of rugged mountains and wildern ...
as well as the Bondo State Forest.
Beginning at Cotter Road near the base of the
Cotter Dam, the road climbs toward
Uriarra Village, forming the primary access between the village and Canberra. Beyond Uriarra, the road continues south-west towards the ACT/NSW border, passing through the localities of Picadilly Circus, Brindabella and Bondo along the route to Tumut. It crosses the Brindabella Range and Fiery Range, with a highest point of 1,300 metres.
As of 2015, 45 km of the road is unsealed. Within the
Australian Capital Territory, the road is sealed except for the last 8.7 km
beyond Condor Creek to the border. Other sealed sections exist within
New South Wales around the Brindabella locality and Crupper Road to Tumut.
The road is subject to closure due to snow in winter.
The road has been subject to many campaigns to upgrade and seal it for its entire length and convert it to an all seasons road.
Access to
Brindabella Station uses part of this road.
See also
References
Roads in New South Wales
Streets in Canberra
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