Mitchell Highway

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Mitchell Highway
Augathella-Barringun
Barringun-Nyngan
Nyngan-Bathurst
Length	959 kilometres
General direction:	Northwest-Southeast
From:	Augathella, Queensland
To:	Bathurst, New South Wales
Towns along highway:	Charleville, Bourke, Nyngan, Dubbo, Orange

The Mitchell Highway is a major rural highway in central and northern New South Wales, Australia and South Central Queensland. The highway starts at Bathurst and links Orange, Molong, Wellington, Dubbo, Narromine, Nevertire, Nyngan, Bourke, Cunnamulla, Charleville, and Augathella.

The Mitchell Highway is named after Major Thomas Mitchell, who was Surveyor-General of New South Wales in the 1820s and explored much of inland New South Wales and Victoria.

[edit] See also

• Highways in Australia
• List of highways in New South Wales
• List of highways in Queensland