Yorkey Crossing

Yorkey Crossing South Australia
Yorkey Crossing
Coordinates	32°24′11″S 137°45′10″E / 32.40306°S 137.75278°ECoordinates: 32°24′11″S 137°45′10″E / 32.40306°S 137.75278°E
Location	7.4 km (5 mi) north of Port Augusta[1]
LGA(s)	‘Out of Councils’[2]
State electorate(s)	Stuart[3]
Federal Division(s)	Grey[4]
Localities around Yorkey Crossing: Far north Far north Far north Eyre Peninsula Yorkey Crossing Far north Eyre Peninsula Spencer Gulf Far north

Yorkey Crossing is a ford located at the head of Spencer Gulf in South Australia about 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north of Port Augusta. As of 2014, it is the site of an unsealed road that serves as a by-pass route around the head of the gulf for 'over dimensional vehicles' (i.e. greater than 4 metres (13 ft) wide and 5.8 metres (19 ft) high), which are not permitted to cross the gulf using the Port Augusta Bridge. It is also near the location of the crossing (also known as Yorkey Crossing) for the Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta Railway (now called the Trans-Australian Railway) built after 1911. It is considered to be the most north easterly part of Eyre Peninsula.^{[1][2][5][6][7][8]}

References

1. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (2010). Pub175, Sailing directions (enroute) north, west, and south coast of Australia (PDF) (10th ed.). National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). p. 192. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
2. Port Augusta Road Management Plan (Draft); Port Augusta – Port Wakefield Road, Stuart Highway, Eyre Highway, Yorkey Crossing Road (PDF). Department for Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. March 2012. pp. 3 & 5. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
3. "District of Stuart Background Profile". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
4. "Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
5. "Yorkey Crossing". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
6. Say, Steph (May 7, 2014). "Yorkeys Crossing issue continues". The Transcontinental, Port Augusta. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
7. "Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta Railway Act 1911". Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
8. "Property Location Browser Report for Placename Details: Eyre Peninsula, PEN". The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 2 November 2014.