Road Photos & Information: South Australia
B82   Horrocks Highway (B82) - Giles Corner to Rochester

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Formerly signposted as Main North Road and Quorn-Wilmington Road, B82 is entirely rural highway standard and passes through a number of small farming towns between Gawler into South Australia's Flinders Ranges.

Multiplexes along the route include:

History:

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Distance Sign:
Northbound RD sign at Giles Corner, near the intersection with the Barrier Hwy (A32). December 2007.

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Giles Corner:
Sign indicating the locality of Giles Corner, northbound. December 2007

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Entering Rhynie:
Heading north into the town of Rhynie. December 2007.

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Rhynie Town Centre:
Northbound near Washington Road, December 2007.

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Black ID Signs:
Westbound black intersection directional signs facing Washington traffic as it meets Horrocks Hwy at Rhynie, June 2007.

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Tourism Sign:
Northbound photographic tourism sign for the Clare Valley, at Woolshed Flat, December 2007.

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Tourism Sign:
Brown tourism sign indicating you are now in the Clare Valley, Undalya. December 2007.

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Advance Directional Sign:
Northbound AD sign as you approach Ford Street (B84) at Auburn, October 2012. Click here for a photo of this location by Darrin Smith from June 2007.

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Auburn Town Centre:
Northbound at the Ford Street intersection (B84), December 2007.

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Intersection Directional Sign:
Corner of Horrocks Highway (B82) and Port Road (B84) at Auburn, June 2007.

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Advance Directional Sign:
Eastbound, approaching the junction of Horrocks Highway (B82) and Port Road (B84) at Auburn, June 2007.

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Fingerboard Assembly:
Blade signs on the corner of Horrocks Highway and King Steet, Auburn, December 2007.

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Distance Sign:
Northbound RD sign as you leave Auburn, December 2007.

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Entering Leasingham:
Northbound near South Terrace, December 2007.

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Advance Directional Sign:
Northbound at Leasingham approaching Wakefield Road and Leasingham Road, December 2007.

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Leasingham / Wakefield Road Intersection:
Northbound in the town of Leasingham, December 2007.

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Entering Watervale:
Northbound as you enter the town of Watervale. December 2007.

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Watervale Town Centre:
Northbound near St Vincent Rd, December 2007.

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Corner of Bryksys Road and North Terrace:
Northbound near the school crossing, as you leave the town of Watervale, December 2007.

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Entering Penwortham:
Northbound entering the town Penwortham, December 2007.

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Entering Sevenhill:
Northbound in the town of Sevenhill, December 2007.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Bayes and College Roads in Sevenhill, December 2007.

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Sevenhill Town Centre:
Northbound in the town of Sevenhill, December 2007.

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Entering The Town of Clare:
Northbound as you drive into the town of Clare, December 2007. The town was established in 1842 by Edward Burton Gleeson, and named after his ancestral home of County Clare in Ireland.

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Hutt River:
Crossing the Hutt River as you enter the town of Clare, December 2007.

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Advance Directional Sign:
Northbound AD approaching Blythe Road, Clare, December 2007. Click here for a photo by Darrin Smith from June 2007 of the old black sign this sign replaced.

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Distance Sign:
Northbound RD sign as you leave Clare, October 2012.

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Supplemental AD Sign:
Directional sign for the Flinders Ranges at Stanley Flat as you approach RM Williams Hwy (Spalding Road) (B80), December 2007.

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Advance Directional Sign:
Northbound AD sign approaching RM Williams Hwy (Spalding Road) (B80) in Stanley Flat, October 2012. Click here for a photo of this location by Darrin Smith from June 2007.

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Spalding Rd Intersection:
Stanley Flat, corner of Horrocks Highway and Spalding Road, June 2007.

Image © Darrin Smith

Distance Sign:
Northbound RD sign located after the Spalding Road junction at Stanley Flat, June 2007.

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Advance Directional Sign:
Diagrammatic AD sign approaching Clare Road in Rochester, December 2007.

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Clare Road Intersection:
Northbound in Rochester, December 2007.

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Left Lane Narrows:
Sign indicating the left lane of the road narrows, Rochester, December 2007.

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Click here for the continuation of B82 between Rochester and Gladstone
Click here for the continuation of B82 between Gawler and Giles Corner

1 Location SA Map Viewer
2 Government of South Australia, Department of Infrastructure, Planning & Transport, News, Road upgrade begin near Clare, 29 Feb 2012
3 Government of South Australia, Department of Infrastructure, Planning & Transport, News, Anama Lane opened, 06 Sep 2013

Last updated: 06 Oct 2019 10:32

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