Lincoln Highway, South Australia

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Lincoln Highway

South Australia
Lincoln Highway, South Australia is located in South Australia
NE end
NE end
SW end
SW end
Coordinates
General information
TypeHighway
Length327 km (203 mi)
Route number(s) B100 (1999-present)
Former
route number		 Alternate National Route 1 (1978-1999)
Major junctions
NE end Eyre Highway
Lincoln Gap, South Australia
  Birdseye Highway
SW end Flinders Highway
Port Lincoln, South Australia
Location(s)
Major settlementsWhyalla, Cowell, Arno Bay, Tumby Bay
Highway system

Lincoln Highway (route B100) is a highway in South Australia which links the cities of Port Augusta and Port Lincoln located on the east coast of Eyre Peninsula over a distance of 327 kilometres (203 miles).[1]

Sealed with bitumen, it has many straight stretches with few steep inclines or declines, and for the most part has a 110 km/h speed limit. It has one lane in each direction, with few overtaking lanes.[2]: 8  The highway runs along the eastern coast of the Eyre Peninsula but just so far inland as to allow only glimpses of the Gulf in certain places.

The first Europeans to traverse most of this route, in April 1840, were Governor Gawler and John Hill, who explored on horseback from Port Lincoln to the Middleback Range near the location of the site of Whyalla.

In general, after leaving Port Augusta the highway passes through hot and arid saltbush-covered and scrub terrain.[2]: 15  It soon passes through the largest and most significant town along the route, which is the steel city of Whyalla. Continuing southwest it connects with such coastal towns as Cowell, Port Neill and Arno Bay which have good fishing spots. The terrain here is interspersed with broad-acre grain cropping in suitable localities, and the scenery gets greener the more it heads southwest towards Port Lincoln.

Port Lincoln itself is a prosperous fishing port and an important grain terminal serving the Eyre Peninsula wheatbelt. Japanese demand for freshest tuna made many of the fishermen millionaires.

Localities[]

Major junctions[]

LGA[1]Location[3]km[4]miDestinations[1]Notes
unincorporated areaLincoln Gap00.0 Eyre Highway – Port Augusta, KimbaEastern terminus of route B100
WhyallaWhyalla4729Iron Knob Road – Iron Knob
Middleback Range7245Middleback Road – Iron Baron
Franklin HarbourCowell161100 Birdseye Highway – Cleve
CleveArno Bay198123Arno Bay Road – Cleve
Tumby BayTumby Bay269167Bratten Way – Cummins
Port LincolnPort Lincoln315196 Flinders HighwaySouthern terminus of Lincoln Highway, route B100 heads west
  •       Route transition

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c 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 23 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Eyre Peninsula". RAA Regional Road Assessment. Royal Automobile Association. February 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Property Location Browser". Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  4. ^ Google (23 September 2015). "Lincoln Highway driving directions" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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