Goyder Highway
Goyder Highway | |
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Goyder Highway northwest of Morgan | |
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Coordinates |
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General information | |
Type | Highway |
Length | 266 km (165 mi)[1] |
Route number(s) | ![]() |
Former route number | ![]() |
Major junctions | |
West end | ![]() Crystal Brook, South Australia |
East end | ![]() Monash, South Australia |
Location(s) | |
Region | Mid North |
Major settlements | Crystal Brook, Gulnare, Spalding, Burra, Morgan |
Highway system | |
The Goyder Highway (B64) is a west–east link through the Mid North region of South Australia connecting Spencer Gulf to the Riverland. It is part of the most direct road route from Port Augusta (and areas beyond including Eyre Peninsula, Western Australia and the Northern Territory) to much of Victoria and southern New South Wales.
History[]
The Goyder Highway is named after George Goyder, a government surveyor who first identified and mapped Goyder's Line which indicates the northern limit of climatic suitability for intensive agriculture in South Australia. Goyder's Line is near the highway from Crystal Brook to past Burra.
Route[]
The Goyder Highway starts from the Augusta Highway at Crystal Brook running east then southeast. It is briefly coincident with the Horrocks Highway near Gulnare, RM Williams Way near Spalding and the Barrier Highway near Burra.[2] The highway descends from the Mount Lofty Ranges onto the plains of the Murray–Darling basin. It passes the end of the Thiele Highway at Morgan and continues upstream on the north side of the Murray River to meet the Sturt Highway between Barmera and Monash.[3]
Major intersections[]
LGA | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Port Pirie Regional Council | Crystal Brook | 0 | 0.0 | ![]() | Western terminus of highway and route B64 |
4 | 2.5 | Cunningham Street (northeast) – Crystal Brook Eyre Road (southeast), to Huddleston Road – Gladstone | Cross road | ||
4.5 | 2.8 | Gadd Avenue (Venning Road) (southwest) – Merriton Darbon Terrance (Frith Road) (northwest) – Crystal Brook | Cross road | ||
Northern Areas Council | Gulnare | 29 | 18 | ![]() | Concurrency with route B82 |
31 | 19 | ![]() | |||
Spalding | 47 | 29 | ![]() | Concurrency with route B80 | |
52 | 32 | ![]() | |||
Regional Council of Goyder | Burra | 86 | 53 | ![]() | Concurrency with route A32 |
93 | 58 | ![]() | |||
Worlds End | 111 | 69 | Worlds End Highway – Robertstown, Eudunda | ||
Mid Murray Council | Morgan | 177 | 110 | ![]() | Tee junction |
Stuart | 187 | 116 | Cadell Valley Road – Cadell | ||
District Council of Loxton Waikerie | Taylorville | 210 | 130 | Taylorville Road – Waikerie | |
Berri Barmera Council | Barmera | 253 | 157 | Morgan Road – Barmera | |
Monash | 266 | 165 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of highway and route B64 | |
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References[]
- ^ a b Google (5 September 2014). "Goyder Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ "Mid North" (PDF) (Map). Rural road maps. Naming of State Rural Roads. Government of South Australia. 16 December 2013. Rack Plan 869. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Murray Mallee, Riverland" (PDF) (Map). Rural road maps. Naming of State Rural Roads. Government of South Australia. 16 December 2013. Rack Plan 870. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- Highways in South Australia
- Mid North (South Australia)
- Australia road stubs