Road Photos & Information: Western Australia: Coolgardie-Esperance Highway, Roe Highway, Great Eastern Highway Bypass & Great Eastern Highway (National Highway 94)

Road Photos & Information: Western Australia

Coolgardie-Esperance Highway, Roe Highway, Great Eastern Highway Bypass & Great Eastern Highway (National Highway 94) - Sawyers Valley to Northam

Statistics:

Length: 726 km (Sawyers Valley to Northam: 66 km) 1
Eastern Terminus: Corner of the Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy (NR1) and Eyre Hwy (NH1) at Norseman
Western Terminus: Corner of the Canning Hwy (NR1 / SR6), Causeway (SR5) and Shepparton Road (SR30) at Burswood
Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Northam, Clackline, Bakers Hill, Wundowie and Sawyers Valley

Route Numbering:

Current:
Former:
Road Authority Internal Classification: H5

General Information:

National Highway 94 is a major route in WA, directly linking the capital city of Perth with the mining and goldfield regions in the eastern part of the state, such as Kalgoorlie and Norseman, it also connects to National Highway 1, the Eyre Highway, which is the major link, via the Nullarbor Plain between the east and west coasts of Australia.

Outside of Perth, the route is bitumen paved single carriageway roadway. Some overtaking lanes exist along the route between Coolgardie and Perth's outer suburbs. Inside the metropolitan area, the route varies from mutli-lane arterial road to expressway standard.

The National Route 1 multiplex starts at Causeway at Burswood and ends at the intersection of Great Eastern Highway in Guildford. The State Route 3 multiplex starts at Great Eastern Highway, travels along Roe Highway before the multiplex ends at the traffic signals on the corner of Roe Highway and Great Eastern Highway Bypass at Hazelmere.

The highway generally runs parallel with the Mundaring to Kalgoorlie water pipeline, which pipes drinking water drawn from Mundaring Weir near Perth to Kalgoorlie.

History:

The highway was completely sealed by 1954.
Sir Ross Hutchinson (1914-1999), the then Minister for Works unviels NR94 as the first numbered route in Western Australia. 2
January 2001: Works commence on the Northam Bypass. 3
May 2002: Northam Bypass completed. 3

Click here for photos of the former alignment through Northam

Northam to Sawyers Valley		Sawyers Valley to Northam
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	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Burlong approaching Mitchell Av, April 2018. Image © Paul Rands		Sawyers Valley Area: Great Eastern Hwy in the Sawyers Valley Area, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Services Sign: Services signage as you approach the town of Clackline. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Entering Sawyers Valley: Great Eastern Hwy as it enters the town of Sawyers Valley, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Clackline: Entering the small service town of Clackline, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Sawyers Valley Town Centre: Corner of Great Eastern Hwy and Sawyers Rd at Sawyers Valley, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Services Sign: Signage for Bakers Hill. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Start 110 Zone: Great Eastern Hwy as it reverts back to dual carriageway and the beginning of the 110 km/h zone at Sawyers Valley, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Bakers Hill: Looking west at Bakers Hill near the service station, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Approaching Chidlow Road: Great Eastern Hwy approaching Chidlow Rd at Sawyers Valley, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: Advance directional sign for Hamke Avenue Wundowie, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Sawyers Valley approaching Old Northam Rd, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Hamke Av: Looking towards Perth at Wundowie. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Old Northam Road Intersection: Corner of Great Eastern Hwy & Old Northam Rd at Sawyers Valley, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Gt Eastern Hwy (NH94) at The Lakes, approaching Gt Southern Hwy and The Lakes Roadhouse, April 2018. Image © Paul Rands		Distance Sign: RD sign at Sawyers Valley after the Old Northam Road junction, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Great Southern Highway: Corner of Gt Eastern Hwy (NH94) and Gt Southern Hwy at The Lakes, April 2018. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Beechina approaching The Lakes Roadhouse & Great Southern Hwy, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Gt Southern Hwy at The Lakes, approaching Gt Eastern Hwy (NH94) and The Lakes Roadhouse, April 2018. Image © Paul Rands		Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Beechina approaching The Lakes Roadhouse & Great Southern Hwy, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Great Southern Hwy at The Lakes, April 2018. Image © Paul Rands		Great Southern Highway Intersection: Corner of Great Eastern Hwy at the junction with Great Southern Hwy at Beechina, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Old Northam Road Approach: AD sign at Sawyers Valley, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Great Southern Highway Intersection: Corner of Great Eastern Hwy at the junction with Great Southern Hwy at Beechina, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	ID Sign: Intersection directional sign at Old Northam Road, Sawyers Valley, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Approaching Old Northam Road: Great Eastern Hwy approaching Old Northam Rd at Beechina, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign located immediately after the Old Northam Road junction in Sawyers Valley, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Old Northam Road Intersection: Corner of Great Eastern Hwy (NH94) and Old Northam Rd at Beechina, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Sawyers Valley: Westbound at Sawyers Valley, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Services Sign: Services sign at Woorooloo for the El Caballo Lifestyle Village, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Sawyers Valley: Looking west through the outer eastern Perth suburb of Sawyers Valley, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Linley Valley Road Intersection: Corner of Great Eastern Hwy and Linley Valley Rd at Woorooloo, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Hawke Av at Wundowie, April 2018. Click here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
			Hawke Avenue: Corner of Great Eastern Hwy and Hawke Av at Wundowie, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
			Services Sign: Services sign at Bakers Hill, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
			Bakers Hill Town Centre: Great Eastern Hwy as it passes through Bakers Hill, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
			Trailblazer: NH94 trailblazer at Bakers Hill, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
			Services Sign: Services sign at Clackline, April 2018. Click here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
			Entering Clackline: Great Eastern Hwy as it enters Clackline, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
			Kimberley Road Intersection: Corner of Great Eastern Hwy and Kimberley Rd in Clackline, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Clackline approaching Spencers Brook Rd, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
			Spencers Brook Road Intersection: Corner of Great Eastern Hwy and Spencers Brook Rd at Clackline, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
			Reassurance Directional Sign: RD sign at Clackline, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
			Old Kilometre Plate: Older black kilometre plate at Clackline. The 'N' is for Northam, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
			Services Sign: Combined services sign and bypassed town sign at Burlong for Northam, April 2018. Click here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Burlong approaching Mitchell Av, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
			Entering Northam: Great Eastern Highway as it enters the town of Northam, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
			Mitchell Avenue Intersection: Corner of Great Eastern Hwy and Mitchell Av, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
			Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Burlong, April 2018. Image © Paul Rands
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Burlong approaching Mitchell Av, April 2018. The SR50 shield is in error. Image © Paul Rands
			Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Burlong approaching Mitchell Av, April 2018. Image © Paul Rands
			Mitchell Avenue: Corner of Great Eastern Hwy (NH94) and Mitchell Av, Burlong, April 2018. Image © Paul Rands
			Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Burlong, April 2018. Image © Paul Rands
			Northam (Ngargin) Bridge: Northan (Ngargin) Bridge at Northam, April 2018. Image © Paul Rands
Click here for the continuation of NH94 between Northam and Merredin Click here for the continuation of NH94 between Perth and Sawyers Valley

1 UBD Concise Motoring Atlas of Australia, 3rd Edition, published by Universal Publishers Pty Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7319-2081-5
2 State Library of WA
3 Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics, Ex-post economic evaluation of National Highway projects, Case study 2: Northam Bypass Working paper 70.2

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