state level by the substantial interest in identifying and promoting Cox's Road for cultural tourism and education, and celebrating the bicentenary of the road by the general public, state and local government bodies and a range of community organisations. The road is of particular importance to Cox descendants. The William Cox Fellowship first nominated sections of Cox's Road for heritage listing in the 1980s. The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales. Precincts of Cox's Road have research significance at a state level for their ability to demonstrate early nineteenth century road, culvert and bridge building techniques using basic skills and technologies. The remains of the 1814-15 road illustrate the conditions of the period and contribute to an understanding of the process of exploration and development, and of early colonial road building and road use. The remains represent a major physical, technological and engineering achievement and exhibit fine details of workmanship. Several precincts of the 1814-15 road have specific archaeological potential. The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales. Surviving precincts of the 1814-1815 Cox's Road from Penrith to Bathurst are rare examples of early Colonial road building in NSW. The surviving remnants of Cox's Road have state significance as a rare example of pre 1820 road building based on the use of manual and primitive tools, and predating the more sophisticated road survey and construction techniques employed on the later "Great Roads" of the 1820s and 1830s. See also Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Hartley, Clarence Hilly Range and Mount Blaxland Precinct Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Linden, Linden Precinct Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Mount York, Cox's Pass Precinct Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Sodwalls, Fish River Descent Precinct Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Woodford, Old Bathurst Road Precinct Convicts in Australia References Bibliography Attribution New South Wales State Heritage Register Woodford, New South Wales Historical roads of New South Wales Articles incorporating text from the New South Wales State Heritage Register Transport in the Blue Mountains (New South Wales) Convictism in New South Wales 1814 establishments in Australia