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Statistics:

• Length: 237 km
• Northern Terminus: Corner of RM Williams Way (B80) and Hawker-Stirling North Road (B83) at Hawker
• Southern Terminus: Corner of RM Williams Way (Clare-Peterborough Road) (B80) and Main North Road (B82) at Stanley Flat, 6 km north of Claire
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Hawker, Cradock, Yanyarrie, Carrieton, Eurelia, Wallaway, Orroroo, Black Rock, Yatina, Mannanarie, Jamestown, Bundaleer North, Washpool, Spalding, Euromina, and Stanley Flat.

Route Numbering:

• Current: B80

• Former:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: 03000 (Orroroo to Hawker), 03163 (Black Rock to Orroroo) & 03329 (Stanley Flat to Black Rock) 1

• Multiplexed with: B56 B64 B79

General Information:

RM Williams Way major road in South Australia's mid north, which runs between Stanley Flat (near Clare) and Hawker, via Jamestown. The route is named in honour of the bush clothing businessman was born in 1908 in the town of Jamestown, which the route passes through. 2

There are 3 multiplexes along the route, they are as follows:

• B56: From Orroroo to Black Rock (13 km)
• B64 (Goyder Hwy): In the Spalding area (4 km)
• B79: From Jamestown to Mannanarie (18 km)

History:

• 1998: National Route 83 replaced with B80 with the introduction of alphanumeric numbering in SA.
• February 2008: RM Williams Way name launched. 3
• 2015: Resealing, as well as shoulder sealing and installation of audio tactile line marking along 6 kilometres of the RM Williams Way between Clare and Spalding. 4
• February 2015: A 150 metre section of RM Williams Way widened to make it easier for vehicles travelling north to pass stationery vehicles preparing to enter the Clare Valley Aerodrome. 5

Hawker to Orroroo	Orroroo to Stanley Flat

Stanley Flat to Hawker			Hawker to Stanley Flat
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	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Stanley Flat, October 2012. Image © Michael Greenslade			Distance Sign: RD sign as you leave the town of Cradock. June 2008. Image © Darrin Smith
	Black Intersection Directional Sign: Black ID sign with remnant NR83 shield at Euromina, at the Andrews Rd intersection, October 2012. Image © Michael Greenslade			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Fourth Street, approaching the intersection with Second Street in Orroroo, June 2008. Click here for a photo of this location by Michael Greenslade from December 2003. Image © Darrin Smith
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Spalding approaching Goyder Hwy (B64), October 2012. The B64 duplex begins at this junction. Image © Michael Greenslade			Black Reassurance Directional Sign: Black distance sign at Black Rock, December 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Spalding as you approach the Goyder Hwy junction (the northern end of the B64 duplex). October 2012. Image © Michael Greenslade			Advance Directional Sign: Southbound through Jamestown as you approach Ayr Street (B78 / B79). June 2008. Image © Darrin Smith
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner of Main St and Government Rd at Spalding, November 2016. Note the old fingerboards. Image © Paul Rands			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Spalding approaching Goyder Hwy (B64), October 2012. The B64 duplex begins at this junction. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Spalding, November 2016. Image © Paul Rands			Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Spalding, October 2012. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Spalding, October 2012. Image © Michael Greenslade			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Spalding approaching Goyder Hwy (B64), October 2012. The B64 duplex ends at this junction. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the junction with Goyder Hwy (B64) at Spalding, November 2016. The B64 duplex ends in this location. Image © Paul Rands			Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Spalding, October 2012. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Black Rock approaching Petersburg Rd (B56), December 2003. The B56 duplex starts at this intersection. Note the missing B56 from the top panel. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Black Reassurance Directional Sign: Black distance sign at Black Rock, December 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Entering Orroroo: RM Williams Way (B80) as it enters the town of Orroroo, December 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Orroroo, December 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade

1 Location SA Map Viewer
2 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
3 SA Government
4 Government of South Australia, Department of Planning, Infrastructure & Transport, News, Mid North and Yorke Peninsula to benefit from major investment in roads, 22 Jun 2015
5 Government of South Australia, Department of Planning, Infrastructure & Transport, News, Safer access to Clare Valley aerodrome, 02 Feb 2015

Last updated: 08-Dec-2020 0:38

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