Birdseye Highway

Birdseye Highway

South Australia
Birdseye Highway; South Australia
Coordinates	33°41′S 136°52′E / 33.68°S 136.86°E (east end); 33°39′S 134°54′E / 33.65°S 134.9°E (west end);
General information
Type	Highway
Length	207 km (129 mi)
Route number(s)	B91 (1998-present)
Major junctions
east end	Lincoln Highway; Cowell, South Australia
	Tod Highway
west end	Flinders Highway; Elliston, South Australia
Location(s)
LGA(s)	Franklin Harbour; Cleve; Elliston;
Major settlements	Cleve, Lock
Highway system
	Highways in Australia; National Highway • Freeways in Australia; Highways in South Australia; ; ;

The Birdseye Highway is an east–west road across Eyre Peninsula in South Australia.

Geography[]

The Birdseye Highway connects Cowell on the Lincoln Highway near the Spencer Gulf coast through Cleve and Lock to Elliston on the Flinders Highway on the west coast.

Name[]

The Birdseye Highway is named for Sylvia Birdseye who drove the first bus service to the area from Adelaide for 43 years, starting in 1928.^[2] It was the first highway in South Australia to be named for a woman.^[3]

Major junctions[]

LGA^[4]	Location^[5]	km^[1]	mi	Destinations^[4]	Notes
Franklin Harbour	Cowell	0	0.0	Lincoln Highway – Cowell, Whyalla, Port Augusta	6 km west of Cowell, eastern terminus of route B91
Cleve	Cleve	35	22	Cleve Road - Kimba / Arno Bay Road - Arno Bay
Elliston	Lock	109	68	Tod Highway – Kyancutta, Cummins
Elliston	Elliston	200	120	Flinders Highway – Streaky Bay, Ceduna	Western terminus of route B91
Route transition

References[]

^ ^a ^b Google (1 October 2014). "Birdseye Highway driving directions" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
^ "Birdseye Highway & Memorial". Retrieved 19 May 2019.
^ "BIRDSEYE, Sylvia Jessie Catherine". HerStory Archive. National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b A.J. Millazzo, Delegate of the Commissioner of Highways (28 February 2011). "Naming of State Rural Roads - Eyre Peninsula" (PDF). Government of South Australia. Rack Plan 997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
^ "Property Location Browser". Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2014.

[Google_Maps-1] Google (1 October 2014). "Birdseye Highway driving directions" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 October 2014.

[2] "Birdseye Highway & Memorial". Retrieved 19 May 2019.

[3] "BIRDSEYE, Sylvia Jessie Catherine". HerStory Archive. National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 May 2019.

[Eyre_road_names-4] A.J. Millazzo, Delegate of the Commissioner of Highways (28 February 2011). "Naming of State Rural Roads - Eyre Peninsula" (PDF). Government of South Australia. Rack Plan 997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.

[PLB-5] "Property Location Browser". Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2014.

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Birdseye Highway South Australia

Coordinates	33°41′S 136°52′E / 33.68°S 136.86°E / -33.68; 136.86 (east end) 33°39′S 134°54′E / 33.65°S 134.9°E / -33.65; 134.9 (west end)
General information
Type	Highway
Length	207 km (129 mi)^[1]
Route number(s)	B91 (1998-present)
Major junctions
east end	Lincoln Highway Cowell, South Australia
	Tod Highway
west end	Flinders Highway Elliston, South Australia
Location(s)
LGA(s)	Franklin Harbour Cleve Elliston
Major settlements	Cleve, Lock
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in South Australia