Olympic Highway is a New South Wales trunk road that links Cowra and Albury at a distance of 318 kilometres. It is designated National Route 41 and was formerly known simply as the Olympic Way. It was named as it was the path that the Olympic Torch took on its journey to Melbourne for the 1956 Summer Olympics.
From Albury to Cootamundra it runs parallel with the Sydney–Melbourne railway line. Olympic Highway offers an alternative route from Albury to Sydney as it links Hume Highway to Mid-Western Highway and Great Western Highway via Bathurst.
Major towns en route include:
- Wagga Wagga
- Junee
- Cootamundra
- Young
- Cowra
Read more about Olympic Highway: Olympic Torch Relay, Major Intersections and Towns
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