Port Wakefield Road
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| Port Wakefield Road | |
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| Length | 92 kilometres |
| General direction: | North-South |
| From: | Port Wakefield, SA |
| To: | Gepps Cross, Adelaide |
| Towns along highway: | Two Wells, Virginia |
Port Wakefield Road is an important highway connecting the South Australian capital, Adelaide to Yorke Peninsula, Port Augusta, northern and western South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It is designated National Highway A1 and a part of the National Highway. It is named after Port Wakefield, the first government town north of Adelaide.
Port Wakefield Road branches off of Main North Road at Gepps Cross in the northern suburbs of Adelaide. The highway is dual-carriageway until Port Wakefield and bypasses all of the small towns along its former route. The original bypass of Port Wakefield is now built up with roadhouses and other businesses, leading to calls to build a new bypass further east.[1]
Nine kilometres of Port Wakefield Road between Salisbury Highway and Waterloo Corner Road is proposed to be upgraded to freeway standard by 2011 as part of development of an extension of the Sturt Highway.[2]
[edit] Towns
Port Wakefield Road passes through the northern Adelaide Plains. To the west of the road is the coastal fringe of upper Gulf Saint Vincent, including a number of fishing and holiday villages. To the east is rich cropping and farming land.
The list of towns on or near the road include:
- Virginia
- Two Wells
- Lower Light
- Dublin
- Port Wakefield
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Mid North and Yorke Peninsula (PDF). Strategic Infrastructure Plan. Government of South Australia (April 2005). Retrieved on 2006-08-03.
- ^ AusLink Projects: Northern Expressway. AusLink. Government of Australia (2006-07-14). Retrieved on 2006-08-03.
