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 (Ceduna to Yalata (NH-A1): 201 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: Ceduna, Penong, Bookabie, Coorabie, Nundroo and Yalata

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:

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

Map

Yalata to Ceduna		Ceduna to Yalata
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	Help Phone 10km: Sign indicating distance to emergency phone in the Yalata area. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Services Sign: Westbound as you approach the town of Penong, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Help Phone 5km: Sign indicating distance to emergency phone in the Yalata area. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Entering Penong: Westbound as you enter Penong, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Emergency Phone: Due the isolated nature of the area, there's a small number of emergency phones west of Ceduna along the Eyre Hwy, this one is at Yalata. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Penong Town Centre: Westbound through the town of Penong, which is more less a service stop, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering The Yalata Area: Looking southeast as the Eyre Hwy passes through the Yalata area. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Distance Sign: Westbound as you leave Penong, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Yalata Area: Eyre Hwy (NH-A1) near the former Yalata roadhouse. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Kangaroo and Wombat Warning Sign: Westbound warning sign near Penong. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Kangaroo and Wombat Warning Sign: Warning sign assembly in the Yalata area. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Tourist Attraction Sign: Sign indicating the tourist attractions of Flinders Bay. Westbound at Bookabie, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign in the Yalata area. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: Westbound at Bookabie approaching Fowlers Bay Road. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching Cattle Grid: Approaching the cattle grid near Yalata. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Services Sign: Westbound approaching Nundroo Roadhouse, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Cattle Grid: The cattle grid near Yalata. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: Westbound approaching Coorabie Road at Nundroo. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Services Sign: Services sign approaching the town of Nundroo. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Nundroo Roadhouse: Westbound as you pass the Nundroo Roadhouse, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Nundroo: The Eyre Hwy as it enters Nundroo. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Distance Sign: Westbound RD sign after the Nundroo Roadhouse, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Kangaroo and Wombat Warning Sign: Warning sign assembly in the Nundroo area. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		No Fuel Sign: Westbound after the Nundroo Roadhouse is this sign indicating that there is no fuel available for the next 144 kilometres. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign as the Eyre Hwy leaves Nundroo. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Yalata: Westbound near the Yalata Aboriginal Mission, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign near Nundroo approaching Fowlers Bay Road. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Warning Sign: Warning sign assembly at Yalata warning of camels, kangaroos and wombats, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Fowlers Bay Road Intersection: Corner of Eyre Hwy and Fowlers Bay Rd at Nundroo. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Distance Sign: Westbound RD sign after the Yalata area, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Eyre Highway at Coorabie: Long straight on the Eyre Hwy in the Coorabie area, looking east. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Tourist Attraction Sign: Tourist attraction sign approaching the junction with Fowlers Bay Road at Bookabie. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Fowlers Bay Road Junction: Corner of Eyre Hwy and Fowlers Bay Rd in Bookabie. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Services Sign: Services sign near Penong. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Exhaust Brake Sign: Sign showing restrictions on the use of exhaust brakes as the Eyre Hwy approaches Penong. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Penong: Eyre Highway as it enters the town of Penong. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Penong: Council erected welcome sign on the Eyre Highway as it enters the town of Penong. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Penong Town Centre: Eyre Hwy (Main St) in the Penong Town Centre. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign as the Eyre Highway leaves Penong. September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
Click here for the continuation of NH-A1 between Yalata and the Western Australia border Click here for the continuation of NH-A1 betrween Poochera and Ceduna

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