Road Photos & Information: Western Australia
Roe Highway & Great Northern Highway (National Highway 95)

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The Roe Highway section of NH95, is also signposted as state route 3, forming part of a ring road around the western and northern suburbs of Perth. It runs from from the junction with the Great Eastern Hwy (NH94 / SR51) at Midvale to the junction with Great Northern Hwy (NH95 / NR1) and Middle Swan Road (SR3) at Middle Swan. The route is arterial road standard, in some parts resembling a freeway.

The Great Northern Highway links the north of WA with Perth and the port of Fremantle and is the main communication route between Perth and Darwin. It also forms part of the infrastructure that links the Murchison, Pilbara and Kimberley Regions to Perth. 1

The Great Northern Highway services the State's agricultural, pastoral, mining and tourism industries, and is the main route for the flow of goods and services to and from the State's north. In addition to it being a dedicated National Highway, it also serves as the classified Heavy Haulage and Wide/High Load Route to the north of the State, on which approximately 30% of the traffic is heavy vehicles, often carrying over-width loads such as mining machinery. 1

Its total length within Wheatbelt North Region is 277km and it passes through the Shires of Chittering, Victoria Plains, Moora and Dalwallinu. 1

The NH95 section is all rural highway standard and is among the remotest sealed roads in the world.

Multiplexes along the route include:

History:

To view photos of the route. Click inside the green boxes in the maps below.

Perth to Meekatharra Meekatharra To Port Hedland

1 Main Roads WA
2 State Library of Western Australia, Great Northern Highway Meekatharra to Newman, 12 December 1978
3 Government of Western Australia, Media Statements, Great Northern Highway contract awarded, 12 September 1995
4 Government of Western Australia, Media Statements, Main Roads contract awarded to Brierty Contractors to widen Great Northern Highway, 17 February 1998
5 Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
6 Government of Western Australia, Media Statements, Bridge strengthening works for Great Northern Highway, 29 June 2005
7 Government of Western Australia, Media Statements, Construction set to commence on Great Northern Highway, 18 February 2009
8 Main Roads Western Australia, Projects, Great Northern Highway - Batty Bog Road to Walebing Upgrade
9 Main Roads Western Australia, Projects, Miling Straight
10 Main Roads Western Australia, Projects, New Norcia Bypass - Complete
11 Main Roads Western Australia, Projects, Miling Bypass
12 Government of Western Australia, Media Statements, Work underway on two key Great Northern Highway upgrades, 24 April 2018

Last updated: 05-Jan-2019 22:20

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