NATIONAL HIGHWAY 23
Former Alignment: Collector
The Federal Highway served as the main street of the tiny town of Collector for 58 years before it was bypassed in June 1988. The old route was narrow, winding and flood prone as well as having a horrible quality pavement. The bypass had to be constructed largely as a long bridge across the Collector Creek floodplain. There are no remnants of NH23 signage along the old alignment however there are many black non-reflective painted signs.
Photos of NH23 former alignment at Collector |
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Faded painted black ID sign at the intersection of Old Federal Hwy and the road to Breadalbane. Photo taken July 2004. |
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Same intersection, looking towards the bypass. Photo taken July 2004. |
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Looking south through Collector. Photo taken July 2004. |
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South through Collector. Photo taken July 2004. |
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Across the Collector Creek floodplain, this section is flood prone. Photo taken July 2004. |
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Looking north into Collector from the intersection with the road to Gunning. Photo taken July 2004. |
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Black painted AD sign for the Gunning turnoff. Photo taken July 2004. |
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More black signs at the same intersection. Photo taken July 2004. |
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Same intersection. Photo taken July 2004. |
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RD sign northbound into Collector, installed in 1988 when the bypass opened. Photo taken July 2004. |
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Extremely old and faded RD sign on the road to Gunning. This may even be a relic from the days of pre-metric signs judging by the distance on a coverplate. Photo taken July 2004. |