Augusta Highway

Augusta Highway
South Australia
South end
North end
Coordinates 34°11′02″S 138°09′11″E / 34.184°S 138.153°E / -34.184; 138.153
General information
Type Highway
Length 211 km (131 mi)[1]
Gazetted 2011[2]
Route number(s) National Highway A1
Major junctions
South end Port Wakefield Road (National Highway A1), Port Wakefield
 
North end
Location(s)
Major settlements Snowtown, Crystal Brook, Port Pirie, Port Germein
Highway system
Highways in Australia
National HighwayFreeways in Australia
Highways in South Australia

The Augusta Highway is the part of Australia's ring route (Highway 1) located in South Australia between Port Wakefield and Port Augusta. It was named Augusta Highway in 2011, and was formerly known simply as Highway One[2] and also as the Princes Highway, despite not being continuous to the Princes Highway in the southeast of the state.

Major intersections

LGA[3]Location[3]km[1]miDestinationsNotes
Wakefield Regional CouncilPort Wakefield00 Port Wakefield RoadAdelaide
00 Port Wakefield–Auburn Road (B84)Auburn
21 Copper Coast Highway (B85)Kadina, South Australiamain route between Adelaide and Yorke Peninsula
Lochiel3119
Snowtown4729Barunga Gap Road – Bute and Kadina
4930Condowie Plain Road – Brinkworth and Blyth
Port Pirie Regional CouncilMerriton9056Clements Road – Port Broughton
Crystal Brook9559Venning Road – Crystal Brook, Gladstonesouthern entrance to Crystal Brook
10263 Goyder Highway (B64)northern entrance to Crystal Brook
Warnertown Wilkins Highway (B79)Laura, Gladstone
Bungama12075Warnertown Road – Port Piriesouthern entrance to Port Pirie
Napperby12477 Spencer Highway (B89)northern entrance to Port Pirie
Mount RemarkablePort Germein14288Port Germein
14389Germein Gorge Road – Murray Town
Port AugustaWinninowie188117 Horrocks Pass Road/Main North Road (B56)
Stirling North202126 Flinders Ranges Way (B83)
Port Augusta211131 Eyre Highway (National Highway A1)Eyre Peninsula and Western Australia
211131 Stuart Highway (National Highway A87) – the Outback and Northern territory
  •       Route transition

References

  1. 1 2 Google (17 September 2014). "Driving the Augusta Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Highway One gets a change of name". Plains Producer. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 A.J.Miazzo (16 December 2013). "Naming of State Rural Roads - Mid North" (PDF). Government of South Australia. Rack Plan 869. Retrieved 17 September 2014.


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