RM Williams Way

RM Williams Way

South Australia
RM Williams Way; South Australia
	RM Williams Way road sign at Orroroo
	South end North end
Coordinates	33°43′S 138°35′E / 33.72°S 138.58°E (South end); 31°58′S 138°23′E / 31.96°S 138.38°E (North end);
General information
Type	Rural road
Length	214 km (133 mi)
Route number(s)	B80
Former; route number	National Route 83
Major junctions
South end	Horrocks Highway (B82)
	Goyder Highway (B64); Wilmington–Ucolta Road (B56);
North end	Flinders Ranges Way (B83)
Location(s)
Region	Mid North
Major settlements	Spalding, Jamestown, Orroroo, Carrieton

RM Williams Way (State route B80) is a road through the Mid North region of South Australia connecting Clare in the south through Spalding, Jamestown and Orroroo to Hawker in the Flinders Ranges.

History

The road was named after R. M. Williams who had a strong association with the countryside through which it runs.

Route

RM Williams Way branches from the Horrocks Highway (Main North Road) about 13 km north of Clare. It runs roughly north to Spalding where it is coincident with the (east-west) Goyder Highway (B64) for about 4 km as it continues north to Jamestown then Orroroo. It ends at the junction with the Flinders Ranges Way about 10 km out of Hawker.

The route runs in the same direction as the northern Mount Lofty Ranges and southern Flinders Ranges, but the climate changes over its length, becoming drier in the north, so the dominant agriculture and vegetation changes from more intensive farming, vineyards and grain crops in the south to pastoral grazing in the north.

Major junctions

LGA^[2]	Location^[2]	km^[1]	mi	Destinations^[1]^[2]	Notes
Clare and Gilbert Valleys	13km north of Clare	0	0.0	Horrocks Highway (B82) – Clare
Northern Areas	Spalding			Goyder Highway (B64) – Burra	concurrent with Goyder highway for 5km
	Spalding	26	16	Goyder Highway (B64) – Gulnare, Crystal Brook	concurrent with Goyder highway for 5km
	Jamestown	60	37	Wilkins Highway – west to Gladstone and Crystal Brook; southeast to Hallett
	Mannanarie	78	48	Beniah Road – Yongala, Peterborough
Orroroo Carrieton	Black Rock	105	65	Wilmington–Ucolta Road (B56) – Peterborough, Broken Hill	Concurrent with Wilmington-Ucolta Road for 12km
	Orroroo	117	73	Wilmington–Ucolta Road (B56) – Wilmington, Port Augusta	Concurrent with Wilmington-Ucolta Road for 12km
	Carrieton	154	96
Flinders Ranges	10km south of Hawker	214	133	Flinders Ranges Way (B83) – Hawker,
Concurrency terminus

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "RM Williams Way" (Map). Google Maps.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mid North (PDF) (Map). Naming of State Rural Roads. Government of South Australia. 16 December 2013. Rack Plan 869. Retrieved 4 September 2014.

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[GoogleMaps-1] "RM Williams Way" (Map). Google Maps.

[MidNorth-2] Mid North (PDF) (Map). Naming of State Rural Roads. Government of South Australia. 16 December 2013. Rack Plan 869. Retrieved 4 September 2014.

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