Road Photos & Information: Western Australia: Coolgardie-Esperance Highway, South Coast Highway, Chester Pass Road, South Western Highway, Robertson Drive, Forrest Highway, Old Coast Road, Mandurah Road, Ennis Avenue, Patterson Road, Rockingham Road, Stock Road, Leach Highway, Kwinana Freeway, Canning Highway, Great Eastern Highway, Great Eastern Highway Bypass, Roe Highway, Great Northern Highway, Brand Highway & North West Coastal Highway (National Route 1)

Road Photos & Information: Western Australia

Coolgardie-Esperance Highway, South Coast Highway, Chester Pass Road, South Western Highway, Robertson Drive, Forrest Highway, Old Coast Road, Mandurah Road, Ennis Avenue, Patterson Road, Rockingham Road, Stock Road, Leach Highway, Kwinana Freeway, Canning Highway, Great Eastern Highway, Great Eastern Highway Bypass, Roe Highway, Great Northern Highway, Brand Highway & North West Coastal Highway (National Route 1) - Gingin to Eneabba

Statistics:

Length: 2904 km (Gingin to Eneabba: 192 km)
Northern Terminus: Corner of North Western Coastal Hwy (NH1) and Great Northern Hwy (NH95), 30 km southwest of Port Hedland
Southern Terminus: Corner of Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy (NH94) and Eyre Hwy (NH1) at Norseman
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Regans Ford, Cataby, Badgingarra and Eneabba

Route Numbering:

Current:
Road Authority Internal Classification: H4 (Brand Hwy) 1

General Information:

National Route 1 is a major route in WA.

The route varies in form from multi-laned arterial road, suburban road, to single carriageway rural highway. It passes through commercial, industrial, residential and agricultural land, and also through state forest and conservation areas. The route forms the main road between Geraldton and Perth and has a vast mix of traffic including road trains.

Brand Highway:

The Brand Highway replaced the old alignment from Dongara to Perth (The Midlands Road) and was named in honour of former premier Sir David Brand. It runs from Muchea to the North Western Highway interchange in Geraldton.

History:

Brand Highway:

1975: The Brand Highway was completed. 2
1976: Brand Highway opened by Premier Charles Court. 2
2007: Passing lanes constructed 12 km south of Cataby, 40 km north of Gingin and 30km south of Dongara, near the junction of Indian Ocean Drive. 3
June 2007: Two more passing lanes completed on Brand Highway south of Cataby. 4

Eneabba to Gingin		Gingin to Eneabba
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	Warradarge: Brand Hwy (NR1) as it enters the town of Warradarge, December 2012. Image © Paul Rands		Trailblazer: Incorrect NH1 trailblazer at Boonarring, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Services Sign: Services sign in Warradarge, December 2012. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Mogumber Rd West at Orange Springs, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Coorow-Greenhead Rd in Warradarge, December 2012. Image © Paul Rands		Orange Springs Road: Corner of Brand Hwy (NR1) and Orange Springs Rd at Orange Springs, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Coorow-Greenhead Road: Corner of Brand Hwy (NR1) and Coorow-Greenhead Rd in Warradarge, December 2012. Image © Paul Rands		Road Ends Sign: Unusual road ends sign on Orange Springs Rd at Orange Spring, approaching Brand Hwy (NR1), April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Coorow-Greenhead Road: Corner of Brand Hwy (NR1) and Coorow-Greenhead Rd in Warradarge, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Orange Springs Rd at Orange Springs, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Coorow-Greenhead Road: Corner of Brand Hwy (NR1) and Coorow-Greenhead Rd in Warradarge, December 2012. Image © Paul Rands		Services Sign: Services sign at Orange Springs for Regans Ford, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Warradarge, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands		Regans Ford: Brand Hwy (NR1) entering the town of Regans Ford, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Boothendarra: Brand Hwy (NR1) as it passes through the Boothendarra area, December 2012. Image © Paul Rands		Moore River: Brand Hwy (NR1) at Regans Ford crossing the Moore River via Regans Ford, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Jurien East Road: Corner of Brand Hwy (NR1) and Jurien East Rd at Boothendarra, December 2012. Image © Paul Rands		Harris Street: Corner of Brand Hwy (NR1) and Harris St at Regans Ford, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign at Boothendarra, December 2012. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Regans Ford approaching Dandaragan Rd, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Watheroo Road : Brand Hwy (NR1) at Hill River at the junction with Watheroo Rd, April 2016. Click here for a photo of this location with old black fingerboard by Paul Rands from December 2012. Image © Paul Rands		Dandaragan Road: Corner of Brand Hwy (NR1) and Dandaragan Rd at Regans Ford, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Hill River: Brand Hwy (NR1) as it crosses Hill River at Hill River, December 2012. Image © Paul Rands		Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Regans Ford, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Services Sign: Services sign at Badgingarra, December 2012. Image © Paul Rands		Services Sign: Services sign at Yatheroo for Cataby, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Northwest Rd at Badgingarra, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands		Birds Warning Sign : Unusual birds warning sign at Yatheroo, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Northwest Road: Corner of Brand Hwy (NR1) and Northwest Rd at Badginagarra, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands		Entering Cataby: Brand Hwy (NR1) as it enters to the town of Cataby, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Northwest Road: Corner of Brand Hwy (NR1) and Northwest Rd at Badginagarra, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Cataby, approaching Cataby Rd, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign at Badgingarra, December 2012. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the Cataby Rd intersection at Cataby, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Bibby Rd in Badgingarra, December 2012. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the Caro Rd intersection at Cataby, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign at Badgingarra, December 2012. Image © Paul Rands		Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Cataby, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Cataby approaching Cataby Rd, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands		Trailblazer: NR1 trailblazer at Cooljarloo, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Services Sign: Services sign at Cataby, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Bibby Rd at Badgingarra, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Cataby, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Bibby Rd at Badgingarra, December 2012. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Regans Ford, approaching Dandaragan Way, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands		Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Badgingarra near Bibby Rd, December 2012. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Dandaragan Way at Regans Ford, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands		Services Sign: Services sign at Badgingarra, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Orange Springs approaching Orange Springs Rd, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Meagher Dr at Badgingarra, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Orange Springs Road traffic at Regans Ford. November 2008. Image © Paul Rands		Meagher Drive: Corner of Brand Hwy (NR1) and Meagher Dr at Badgingarra, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Orange Springs, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands		Northwest Road: Corner of Brand Hwy (NR1) and Northwest Rd at Badgingarra, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
			Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign at Badgingarra, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
			Hill River: Brand Hwy (NR1) crossing Hill River at the town of Hill River, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
			Watheroo Road: Corner of Brand Hwy (NR1) and Watheroo Rd at Hill River, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Boothendarra approaching Jurien East Rd, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
			Jurien East Road: Corner of Brand Hwy (NR1) and Jurien East Rd at Boothendarra, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Jurien East Rd at Boothendarra, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
			Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Boothendarra, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
			Entering Warradarge: Brand Hwy (NR1) as it enters the town of Warradarge, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Coorow-Green Head Rd at Warradarge, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Coorow-Green Head Rd at Warradarge, December 2012. Image © Paul Rands
			Cooroow-Green Head Road: Corner of Brand Hwy (NR1) and Coorow-Green Head Rd at Warradarge, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
			Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Warradarge, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
			Services Sign: Services sign at Warradarge for Eneabba, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
Click here for the continuation of NR1 between Eneabba and Dongara Click here for the continuation of NR1 between Bullsbrook and Gingin

1 Main Roads Western Australia
2 State Records Office of Western Australia
3 Government of Western Australia, Ministerial Media Statements, Works progressing on upgrading South Western Highway, 23 November 2005
4 Government of Western Australia, Media Statements, Passing lanes to improve safety on Brand Highway, 19 June 2007

Last updated: 12-Jan-2019 11:52

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