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Revision as of 23:14, 1 August 2019
Goyder Highway | |
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Goyder Highway northwest of Morgan | |
Coordinates |
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General information | |
Type | Highway |
Length | 266 km (165 mi) |
Route number(s) | B64 |
Former route number | National Route 64 |
Major junctions | |
Northwest end | Augusta Highway (National Highway A1) |
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Southeast end | Sturt Highway (National Highway A20), Monash |
Location(s) | |
Region | Mid North |
Major settlements | Crystal Brook, Gulnare, Spalding, Burra, Morgan |
Highway system | |
The Goyder Highway (State route B64) is a west-east link through the Mid North region of South Australia connecting Spencer Gulf to the Riverland. It is part of the most direct road route from Port Augusta (and areas beyond including Eyre Peninsula, Western Australia and the Northern Territory) to much of Victoria and southern New South Wales.
History
The Goyder Highway is named after George Goyder, a government surveyor who first identified and mapped Goyder's Line which indicates the northern limit of climatic suitability for intensive agriculture in South Australia. Goyder's Line is near the highway from Crystal Brook to past Burra.
Route
The Goyder Highway starts from the Augusta Highway at Crystal Brook running east then southeast. It is briefly coincident with the Horrocks Highway near Gulnare, RM Williams Way near Spalding and the Barrier Highway near Burra.[1] The highway descends from the Mount Lofty Ranges onto the plains of the Murray–Darling basin. It passes the end of the Thiele Highway at Morgan and continues upstream on the north side of the Murray River to meet the Sturt Highway between Barmera and Monash.[2]
Major intersections
LGA | Location | km[3] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Port Pirie Regional Council | Crystal Brook | 0 | 0.0 | Augusta Highway (National Highway A1) – Port Augusta, Port Wakefield | North-western highway terminus |
4 | 2.5 | – | Cross road: eastbound traffic turns right to Cunningham Street, westbound traffic turns left to Eyre Road | ||
4.5 | 2.8 | Venning Road – Snowtown, Port Wakefield | Cross road: eastbound traffic turns left to Darbon Terrace, westbound traffic turns right to Cunningham Street | ||
Northern Areas Council | Gulnare | 29 | 18 | Horrocks Highway (B82) – Gladstone, Quorn | Tee junction: eastbound traffic turn right onto Horrocks highway/Main North Road |
31 | 19 | Horrocks Highway (B82) – Clare | Cross road: eastbound traffic turn left; westbound traffic turn right onto Horrocks Highway/Main North Road | ||
Spalding | 47 | 29 | RM Williams Way (B80) – Jamestown, Hawker | Crossroad: eastbound traffic turn right onto RM Williams Way; westbound traffic turn left | |
51 | 32 | RM Williams Way (B80) | eastbound turn right onto Main Street to stay on route; westbound turn left | ||
52 | 32 | RM Williams Way (B80) | cross road: eastbound turn left onto Davies terrace/Goyder Highway; westbound turn right onto Main Street/RM Williams Way | ||
Regional Council of Goyder | Burra | 86 | 53 | Barrier Highway (A32) – Hallett, Broken Hill | Tee junction: East bound turn right onto Barrier Highway; westbound turn left |
93 | 58 | Barrier Highway (A32) – Adelaide | Tee junction: Goyder Highways continues straight | ||
Worlds End | 111 | 69 | Worlds End Highway – Robertstown, Eudunda | ||
Mid Murray Council | Morgan | 177 | 110 | Thiele Highway (B81) – Morgan, Eudunda | Tee junction: eastbound turn left from terminating road; westbound turn right |
Stuart | 187 | 116 | Cadell Valley Road – Cadell | ||
District Council of Loxton Waikerie | Taylorville | 210 | 130 | Taylorville Road – Waikerie | |
Berri Barmera Council | Barmera | 253 | 157 | Morgan Road – Barmera | |
Monash | 266 | 165 | Sturt Highway (National Highway A20) – Barmera, Adelaide, Monash, Renmark | South-eastern highway terminus | |
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References
- ^ "Mid North" (PDF) (Map). Rural road maps. Naming of State Rural Roads. Government of South Australia. 16 December 2013. Rack Plan 869. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Driving Directions on Goyder highway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 September 2014.