Road Photos & Information: South Australia

Princes Hwy, Glen Osmond Rd, Main North Rd, Port Wakefield Road & Eyre Highway (National Highway A1 / M1 & A1 / B1) - Port Wakefield to Crystal Brook

Statistics:

• Length: 1717 km (Port Wakefield to Crystal Brook (NH-A1): 96 km)
• Eastern Terminus: SA-Vic border at Glenburnie
• Western Terminus: SA-WA border at Border Village
• Miscellaneous: Continues as Princes Hwy (A1) into Victoria and continues as Eyre Hwy (NH1) into Western Australia
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Port Wakefield, Beaufort, Nantawarra, Lochiel, Gleeson Hill, Snowtown, Burnsfield, Hope Gap, Collinsfield, Redhill, Merriton and Crystal Brook

Route Numbering:

• Current:
• Former:

General Information:

Highway 1 runs right around Australia, however with the introduction of alphanumeric routes, highway 1 takes on all different identifications depending on its importance and road design.

In South Australia, it's numbered with several designations:

• Port Wakefield Road (NH-A1):

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 connects Adelaide to Port Augusta. Towns and cities along the route include Adelaide, Two Wells, Port Wakefield, Snowtown, Crystal Brook, Port Pirie, Port Germein, Stirling North and Port Augusta.

History:

Port Wakefield Road (NH-A1):

• 1990s: Crystal Brook bypassed

Crystal Brook to Port Wakefield			Port Wakefield to Crystal Brook
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	Services Sign: Services sign as you enter the Crystal Brook area. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching the intersection with Shadwells Road and Shadwell Gap Road at Snowtown, August 2008. Image © Kate Pilling
	Advance directional Sign: AD sign at Crystal Brook, approaching Goyder Hwy (B64) (formerly Old Princes & Clare Highways). September 2009. Image © Paul Rands			Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign as you leave Collinsfield, August 2008. Image © Kate Pilling
	Goyder Hwy Junction: Corner of Port Wakefield Road (NH-A1) and Goyder Highway (B64) at Crystal Brook. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands			Distance Sign: RD sign as you leave the town of Crystal Brook, June 2007. Image © Darrin Smith
	Distance Sign: RD sign as you look southeast along Port Wakefield Rd. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Mundoora Rd at Merriton. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Mundoora Road Junction: Corner of Port Wakefield Road (NH-A1) and Mundoora Road at Merriton. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	RD Sign: Reassurance directional sign after the Mundoora Rd intersection at Merriton. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Services Sign: Sign listing the available services at Redhill. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	AD Sign: Advance directional sign at Redhill approaching Ellis Street. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Ellis Street Intersection: Corner of Port Wakefield Rd and Ellis St in Redhill. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	RD Sign: Distance sign as you leave Redhill. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Lakeview: Port Wakefield Road as it enters Lakeview. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Services Sign: Services sign approaching Snowtown. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Snowtown approaching North Terrace. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	North Terrace Junction: Corner of Port Wakefield Road and North Terrace in Snowtown. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Black Advance directional Sign Assembly: Old black AD sign assembly, updated with alphanumeric route shields, looking northwest on North Tce in Snowtown. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Signs: ID signs facing North Tce in Snowtown. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	AD Sign: Advance directional sign on Port Wakefield Road, approaching Shadwells Gap Road in Snowtown. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	AD Sign: Advance directional sign on Port Wakefield Road, approaching Lochiel-Snowtown Road in Snowtown. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Lochiel-Snowtown Road: Corner of Lochiel-Snowtown Road & Port Wakefield Road in Snowtown. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign as you leave Snowtown on Port Wakefeld Road. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Road Train Assembly Area Sign: Sign at Lochiel indicating the distance to the road train assembly area. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Highway Hazard: Truck hauling a pre-fabricated building along Port Wakefield Road in Lochiel. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Lochiel: Port Wakefield Rd as it enters the town of Lochiel. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Road Train Assembly Area Entrance: Corner of Port Wakefield Rd at the junction with the road train assembly area in Lochiel. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Lochiel Town Centre: Port Wakefield Road in the town centre of Lochiel. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	AD Sign: Advance directional sign at Lochiel approaching Leslie McIntyre Road. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Lesley McIntyre Road Junction: Corner of Pt Wakefield Rd & Lesley McIntyre Rd in Lochiel. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign as you leave Lochiel. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Nantawarra approaching Dixon Road and Catford Road. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Catford Road & Dixon Road Intersection: Corner of Catford Road and Dixon Road at Nantawarra. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
Click here for the continuation of NH-A1 between Crystal Brook & Port Augusta Click here for the continuation of NH-A1 between Two Wells & Port Wakefield

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