Kidman Way

Kidman Way is a state rural road in the western Riverina and western region of New South Wales, Australia. The 643-kilometre (400 mi) highway services the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and outback communities and links the Newell Highway with the Sturt, Mid-Western, Barrier, Mitchell and Kamilaroi highways. The road is designated route B87 for its entire length, with its northern terminus at Bourke and its southern terminus just north of Jerilderie. Kidman Way is fully sealed and is accessible by two or four-wheel drive.

Kidman Way draws its history from the stock routes that linked cattle stations in the region, many of which were owned by Sir Sidney Kidman, an Australian pastoralist and philanthropist.

Route

Kidman Way runs generally north–south, roughly aligned to the state border between New South Wales and South Australia, approximately 140 kilometres (87 mi) west of the geographic centre of New South Wales.

The southern junction of Kidman Way is located at a road junction with Newell Highway, located 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Jerilderie. From this point Kidman Way heads north, its only major intersection being with Sturt Highway at Waddi, as it moves north through the lush Riverina area towards the city of Griffith, passing through the small towns of Coleambally and Darlington Point. Here Kidman Way crosses the Murrumbidgee River. Griffith is a large regional centre, in the heart of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, surrounded by vineyards, orchards and ricefields.