• The Newell Highway (State Highway 17) is the longest highway in New South Wales, stretching over 1,060 kilometres from the Victorian border at Tocumwal to the Queensland border at Goondiwindi. It is a major freight route from Melbourne to Brisbane for heavy vehicles.

It is also a route for interstate travellers and tourists between Melbourne or Adelaide in the south to Brisbane in the north, as it is the most direct route.

• The Great Western Highway (State Highway 5) is the main road link between Sydney and Lithgow and beyond to the central west of New South Wales. The highway serves as a key freight route between Sydney and the central west of NSW, including the timber industry in the Oberon area.

Heavy vehicles make up about 15 per cent of the traffic. It is also a tourist route with destinations including the Blue Mountains, historic Hartley, Jenolan Caves, Mudgee and Bathurst.

• The Castlereagh.
• The Carnarvon.
• The Oxley.
• The Kamilaroi.
• The Mid-Western.
• The Mitchell.
• The Silver City.
• The Barrier Highway.
• The Cobb

Key document links

• Roads and Maritime Services (formerly Roads and Traffic Authority) strategy for major heavy vehicle rest areas on key rural freight routes in NSW.