Cobb Highway
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Cobb Highway New South Wales–Victoria |
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| The Cobb Highway just outside Hay towards Ivanhoe | |
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| Type | Highway |
| Length | 571 km (355 mi) |
| Route number(s) |
 B75Entire route |
| Former route number |
 National Route 75 (?? - 2013) |
| North end |
 Barrier Highway (A32), Wilcannia, New South Wales
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| South end |
 Northern Highway (B75), Moama, NSW / Echuca, Victoria (NSW/Vic Border)
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| Major settlements | Ivanhoe, Booligal, Hay, Deniliquin |
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Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in New South Wales Highways in Victoria |
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Mid-Western Highway (B64)
Sturt Highway (A20)
Riverina Highway (B58)
The Cobb Highway is a state highway in the western Riverina and the far western regions of New South Wales, with a short section in Victoria, Australia.
Initially an amalgam of , the 571-kilometre (355 mi) Cobb Highway was proclaimed during the late 1930s, initially extending from the New South Wales and Victorian border north to Wilcannia, White Cliffs and Tibooburra to Warri Gate at the New South Wales and Queensland border. It 1945, the highway was truncated to its current length and named in 1947 in honour of Cobb and Co, a company which ran a network of stagecoaches in inland Australia in the latter half of the 19th century and early in the 20th century. The highway follows an old coach route through the Riverina, connecting the Murray, Murrumbidgee and Lachlan rivers, and across the intervening plains to the Darling River at Wilcannia. The Cobb also connects the Barrier, Mid-Western, Sturt, and Riverina highways.
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