Road Photos & Information: South Australia: Princes Hwy, Glen Osmond Rd, Main North Rd, Port Wakefield Road & Eyre Highway (National Highway A1 / M1 & A1 / B1)

Statistics:

Length: 1717 km (Poochera to Ceduna (NH-A1): 139 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: Poochera, Curigena, Yantanabie, Wirrulla, Puntabie, Merghiny and Ceduna

Route Numbering:

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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:

Eyre Highway (NH-A1):

Named after Edward John Eyre the Eyre Highway is a highway linking Western Australia and South Australia. It forms part of Highway 1 and the Australian National Highway network linking Perth and Adelaide. It is the only sealed road that crosses the SA/WA border.

Access to the spectacular coastline of Great Australian Bight is just a short detour south of the highway in many places. Towns and localites along this section of Highway 1 include Border Village, Nullarbor, Yalata, Nundroo, Penong, Ceduna and Port Augusta.

History:

Eyre Highway (NH-A1):

1941: Construction of 300 mile road across the Nullarbor, a military road. It cost £250,000 and took six months to complete. Named after early Western Australian pioneer John Forrest, it remained the Forrest Highway until 1945 when it was renamed the Eyre Highway. 1
29 September 1976: The completion of the Eyre Highway was celebrated at Wigunda, 172 km east of Eucla on the Nullabor. Present at the ceremony was South Australian Minister for Transport, Mr Geoff Virgo and Highways Commissioner, Keith Johinke. 1
1999: widening of the Eyre Highway between Ceduna and Lincoln Gap. 2

Click here for the former alignment through Ceduna

Ceduna to Poochera		Poochera to Ceduna
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	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Carawa approaching Miltaburra Road. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Entering Poochera: Entering the town of Poochera, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign near Miltaburra Rd at Carawa. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Approaching East Terrace: Advance directional sign approaching East Terrace in Poochera, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersectional Directional Sign: ID sign at the Miltaburra Rd junction in Carawa. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Distance Sign: RD sign as you leave Poochera. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Services Sign: Services sign near Wirrulla. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Services Sign: Sign indicating the services available at Wirrulla, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Davis Terrace at Wirrulla. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Hay Tce at Wirrulla, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Davis Terrace Junction: Corner of Eyre Hwy and Davis Tce at Wirrulla. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		RD Sign: Reassurance distance sign as you leave the town of Wirrulla, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign as you leave Wirrulla. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Entering Ceduna: Westbound as you enter the last major stop before the Nullarbor Plain, Ceduna. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Cungena: Eyre Highway as it enters the small town of Cungena. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: Westbound approaching Kuhlmann Street, Ceduna, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Services Sign: Services sign as the Eyre Hwy approaches the town of Poochera. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Mackenzie St Intersection: Approaching Eyre Hwy from Mackenzie Street (former NH1 alignment) in Ceduna. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Poochera approaching West Terrace and Streaky Bay Highway. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		AD Sign: Advance directional sign as you approach the intersection with Murat Tce and Goode Rd Ceduna, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Poochera: Eyre Hwy as it enters the town of Poochera. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Approaching Poynton Street: Advance directional sign for the Poynton Street intersection in Ceduna, December 2007. The highway turns right at this junction. Image © Paul Rands
	Poochera: Looking southeast on the Eyre Hwy as it passes through the town of Poochera. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Ceduna Quarantine Inspection Station: Westbound as you pass the quarantine inspection station at Ceduna. December 2007. Eastbound traffic get stopped here only. Westbound gets stopped at the WA border. Image © Paul Rands
	East Terrace Junction: Corner of Eyre Hwy & East Tce at Poochera. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Distance Sign: Westbound RD sign as you leave Ceduna, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	RD Sign: Distance sign as you leave the town of Poochera. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Ceduna: The long open road as you leave Ceduna, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Services Sign: Services sign as the Eyre Hwy approaches the town of Ceduna. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Exhaust Brakes Sign: Exhaust brakes usage sign as you approach Ceduna. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Flashing Warning Sign: Flashing railway crossing warning sign as the Eyre Hwy enters the town of Ceduna. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Level Crossing: Railway level crossing as you approach Ceduna. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Ceduna: The Eyre Hwy as it enters the town of Ceduna. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the junction with Denial Bay Road in Ceduna. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Fruit Fly Inspection Station Sign: Sign indicating the Ceduna Fruit Fly Inspection Station. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching The Fruit Fly Inspection Station: Boom gate warning signs as the Eyre Highway approaches the Fruit Fly Inspection Station at Ceduna. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Fruit Fly Inspection Station: The Fruit Fly Inspection Station at Ceduna. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Quarantine Sign: Quarantine sign next to the Fruit Fly Inspection Station at Ceduna. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Ceduna: Eyre Highway as it enters Ceduna town centre, looking southbound. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign as NH-A1 approaches Poynton St and Kuhlmann St. NH-A1 turns left at Kuhlmann St and bypasses the Ceduna CBD. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Poynton St & Kuhlmann St Intersection: Corner of Poynton St & Kuhlmann St (NH-A1) in Ceduna. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	AD Sign: Diagrammatic advance directional sign approaching the junction with Murat Terrace and Goode Road in Ceduna. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign with Old NH1 Shield: Supplemental AD sign at Ceduna on Kuhlmann Tce (NH-A1), showing a faded old NH1 shield. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Ceduna on Kuhlmann Tce (NH-A1). September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Changeable Checking Station Sign: Changeable sign for the heavy vehicle checking station at Ceduna. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign missing the National Highway shield as you leave Ceduna. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Changeable Checking Station Sign: Changeable sign for the heavy vehicle checking station at Ceduna. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Supplemental AD Sign: Supplemental advance directional sign near Ceduna approaching Flinders Hwy (B100). September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	AD Sign: Advance directional sign near Ceduna approaching Flinders Hwy (B100). September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Flinders Highway Junction: Corner of Eyre Hwy (NH-A1) and Flinders Hwy (B100) at Ceduna. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	RD Sign: Reassurance directional sign after the Flinders Hwy (B100) junction at Ceduna. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
Click here for the continuation of NH-A1 between Ceduna & Yalata Click here for the continuation of NH-A1 between Kimba & Poochera

¹ History Trust of South Australia
² Australian Government's Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

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