Road Photos & Information: South Australia
  Princes Highway, Port Wakefield Road, Port Wakefield-Port Augusta Road & Eyre Highway (National Highway 1) (Decommissioned)

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Highway 1 runs right around Australia, however with the introduction of alphanumeric routes, highway 1 takes on all different identifications depending on its importance and road design. This page concentrates solely on the former National Highway portions of the route within South Australia.

The National Highway 1 section of Princes Highway links Adelaide and Tailem Bend. Originally the highway was first proclaimed from Sydney to Melbourne in the 1920s, and was later extended through western Victoria and eventually to Adelaide.

Towns along this section of NH1 include Tailem Bend, Murray Bridge, Nairne, Mount Barker and Adelaide. The route varies from 2 lane rural highway standard to full freeway standard. 1

Port Wakefield Road branches off of Main North Road at Gepps Cross in the northern suburbs of Adelaide. The highway is dual-carriageway until Port Wakefield and connects Adelaide to Port Augusta. Towns and cities along the route include Adelaide, Two Wells, Port Wakefield, Snowtown, Crystal Brook, Port Pirie, Port Germein, Stirling North and Port Augusta.

Named after Edward John Eyre the Eyre Highway is a highway linking Western Australia and South Australia. It forms part of Highway 1 and the Australian National Highway network linking Perth and Adelaide. It is the only sealed road that crosses the SA/WA border. 2

Access to the spectacular coastline of Great Australian Bight is just a short detour south of the highway in many places. Towns and localites along this section of Highway 1 include Border Village, Nullarbor, Yalata, Nundroo, Penong, Ceduna and Port Augusta.

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Tailem Bend to Glen Osmond (Princes Highway (Includes South Eastern Freeway)):

Port Wakefield to Port Augusta (Port Wakefield Road & Port Wakefield-Port Augusta Road):

Port August to SA-WA Border (Eyre Highway):

Click here for photos of the former alignment of NH1 that pre-dates the introduction of alphanumeric route numbering.

Post-1998 photos presented below are remnants, missed during alphanumeric conversion.

SA-WA Border to Tailem Bend   Tailem Bend to SA-WA Border
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Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Lincoln Gap, after the junction with Lincoln Hwy (ALT-NR1), December 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

  Black Advance Directional Sign:
Black AD sign on Carey Gulley Rd at Bridgewater approaching South Eastern Fwy (NH1), December 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Port Augusta West, after the Stuart Hwy (NH87) junction, December 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

  Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Port Augusta approaching Flinders Tce, December 2003. Note the NH87 and ALT-NR1 shields, despite this sign being several kilometres from either junction.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Pt Augusta approaching Mackay St, December 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

  Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Port Augusta West approaching Stuart Hwy (NH87), December 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Stirling North, December 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

  Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Port Augusta West approaching Stuart Hwy (NH87), December 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Port Wakefield Rd (NH1) at Dublin approaching Port Parham Rd and Dublin Rd, December 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

     

1 Government of South Australia, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Completed projects, The Adelaide Crafers Highway Project
2 History Trust of South Australia
3 RoadTechnology.com, Adelaide Crafers Highway

Last updated: 23-Sep-2020 12:16

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