Jenolan Caves Road
Jenolan Caves Road is a rural road in New South Wales, Australia, linking Great Western Highway at Hartley, [New South Wales|Hartley] to Edith Road at Jenolan.
The road is a part of Tourist Drive 1 linking the Blue Mountains to Bathurst via Oberon and Hampton.
Route
The road starts at the intersection of the Great Western Highway and Blackmans Creek Road, then travels south and crosses the Coxs River. From there it travels southwest and ascends Mount Blaxland, then continues to Hampton and to the Duckmaloi Road intersection. Next it winds south to the 5-Mile section which descends to the Grand Arch. It then goes through Jenolan Caves and leads to a parking lot at Jenolan Caves House. From there it continues northwest on the 2-Mile section before turning into Edith Road at the Kanangra Walls Road intersection.The road is fully sealed across its entire length. The road is as narrow as one lane on the 5-Mile, Grand Arch, and 2-Mile sections, but the majority of the road is two lanes wide.
History
The passing of the Main Roads Act of 1924 through the Parliament of New South Wales provided for the declaration of Main Roads, roads partially funded by the State government through the Main Roads Board via Hampton to Jenolan Caves ; with the passing of the Main Roads Act of 1929 to provide for additional declarations of State Highways and Trunk Roads, this was amended to Main Road 253 on 8 April 1929.The passing of the Roads Act of 1993 updated road classifications and the way they could be declared within New South Wales. Under this act, Jenolan Caves Road today retains its declaration as part of Main Road 253, from Hartley to Jenolan Caves.