Highway 1 (New South Wales)

Highway 1 New South Wales
Map of New South Wales with Highway 1 highlighted in red
General information
Type	Highway
Length	2,964 km (1,842 mi)
Opened	1955
Route number(s)	M1 (Tweed Heads–West Ballina) A1 (West Ballina–Newcastle) M1 (Newcastle–Wahroonga) A1 (Wahroonga–Artarmon) M1 (Artarmon–Mascot) A1 (Mascot–Waterfall) M1 (Waterfall–Kiama) A1 (Kiama–Timbillica)
Major junctions
North end	NSW/QLD/ border near Tweed Heads, New South Wales
	Bruxner Highway Gwydir Highway Oxley Highway New England Highway Hunter Expressway Newcastle Link Road Central Coast Highway Mona Vale Road/Ryde Road (A3) Military Road (A8) Bradfield Highway (A4) M5 East Freeway (M5) King Georges Road (A3) Heathcote Road (A6) Illawarra Highway (A48) Kings Highway Snowy Mountains Highway
South end	NSW/VIC border near Timbillica, New South Wales
Location(s)
Major settlements	Ballina, Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, Taree, Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong, Batemans Bay, Bega
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in New South Wales
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In New South Wales, Highway 1 is a 1,351-kilometre (839 mi) long^[1] route that crosses the state, from the Queensland/New South Wales border near Tweed Heads to the Victorian border near Timbillica. It provides the main coastal route between Brisbane and Melbourne via Sydney. Highway 1 continues around the rest of Australia, joining all mainland state capitals, and connecting major centres in Tasmania.

Highway 1 is often associated with summer road excursions for people of New South Wales since the whole route passes very near to the ocean. Parts of the route are also busy intercity or commuter routes.

While the route is defined by its designation of "1", with today's alphanumeric route numbering system the route consists of eight sections, alternating between the M1 designation (for motorway grade sections) and the A1 designation (for other sections).