Central Coast Highway

Infobox Australian Road
road_name = Central Coast Highway
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direction = North-South
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est = 2006
through = Budgewoi, Noraville, Magenta, The Entrance, Long Jetty, Bateau Bay, Forresters Beach, Wamberal, Erina Heights, Erina, East Gosford, Gosford, West Gosford
route = "Gosford - Kariong:"
exits = Main Road
Wyong Road
Eastern Road
Tumbi Road
Ocean View Drive
Terrigal Drive
Karalta Road
Henry Parry Drive
Dane Drive
Racecourse Road
Manns Road
Woy Woy RoadThe Central Coast Highway is a major road corridor through the Central Coast region of New South Wales. The route was officially named by the New South Wales state government on 9 August 2006 and aims to provide an easily identifiable route through the Coast for visitors to the region.cite web|url=http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/constructionmaintenance/majorconstructionprojectsregional/centralcoast/kariong-doyalson.html|title=Central Coast Highway - Kariong to Doyalson|publisher=NSW Roads and Traffic Authority|date=2008-01-23|accessdate=2008-05-10] The highway carries the State Route 83 designation previously held by the Pacific Highway from Kariong to Gosford, where the Pacific Highway recommences.

Route

Starting at the Kariong Interchange of the F3 Freeway, the highway takes the former Pacific Highway route through Kariong to West Gosford, then follows the Brian McGowan Bridge to Dane Drive, Gosford. From here it goes along Masons Parade, York Street and George Street into East Gosford, then follows The Entrance Road through Erina, Wamberal, Forresters Beach, Bateau Bay and Long Jetty toward The Entrance.

The highway bypasses The Entrance town centre by following Oakland Avenue and Coral Street to Wilfred Barrett Drive, which it follows to Noraville. It then continues along Budgewoi Road toward Budgewoi and Scenic Road through Buff Point and San Remo to its northern terminus at the junction with the Pacific Highway and Wyee Road at Doyalson.

Postal address designation

Upon the re-naming of the road, only the State Route 83 section of the road (formerly Pacific Highway), will be renamed in both route and postal address. Any residents or businesses on this stretch of the route have formal address changes. From the Brian McGowan Bridge and through the remaining roads that make up the route, Central Coast Highway adorns route signs only. Residents on the route encompassed by the following roads maintain their previous address but can use (Central Coast Highway) as shown in brackets after their address if they so wish:

* Dane Drive, Gosford
* Masons Parade, Gosford
* York Street, East Gosford
* Victoria Street, East Gosford
* George Street, East Gosford
* The Entrance Road at Erina, Erina Heights, Wamberal, Forresters Beach, Bateau Bay, Long Jetty and The Entrance
* Oakland Avenue, The Entrance
* Coral Street, The Entrance
* Wilfred Barrett Drive at The Entrance North, Magenta and Noraville
* Budgewoi Road at Noraville and Budgewoi
* Scenic Road at Budgewoi, Buff Point, San Remo and Doyalson

ignage

Different indicators along different parts of the marked route would indicate that when New South Wales implements an alphanumeric route numbering system that this particular route will be ready for roll-out immediately.Fact|date=May 2008 The indication from the RTA is that until appropriate funding is available alphanumeric route numbering is only provisional and will not yet be active.Fact|date=May 2008

ee also

* Highways in Australia
* List of highways in New South Wales

References