Road Photos & Information: Western Australia

Great Northern Highway & Victoria Highway (National Highway 1)

Statistics:

• Length: 1600 km
• Eastern Terminus: Junction of North West Coastal Highway (NR1) and Great Northern Highway (NH95) 32 km southwest of Port Hedland
• Western Terminus: WA / NT Border, 37 km east of Kununurra
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Port Hedland, Derby, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek, Warmun, Wyndham & Kununurra

Route Numbering:

• Current:
• Former:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: H6 (Great Northern Hwy) & H11 (Victoria Hwy) 1

General Information:

National Highway 1 from Port Hedland to the Northern Territory border forms part of the main land transport link between Perth and the Kimberley and the only sealed road connecting Perth with the Northern Territory. 1

It's a rural highway, generally featuring 1 lane in each direction. The route forms part of the Savannah Way which traverses the 3 states - Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland. The Savannah Highway in WA runs from Broome to the NT Border, which is over 1050 km of NH1 in WA.

History:

• February 2005: Opening to traffic of four new bridges and associated roadworks at Elvire River, Palm Creek, Upper Panton River and Roses Yard Creek. This project was part of an ongoing strategy to upgrade Great Northern Highway between Halls Creek and Victoria Highway. The new bridges provide significant safety and access improvements over the old floodway crossings, which were subject to annual closures of up to three weeks. 1
• July 2008: Bridges at Frog Hollow and Mistake Creeks near Warmun strengthened to increase their structural capacity and upgraded guard railing installed. New guard railing also installed at the bridge over Dunham River on Victoria Highway. Other highway upgrades include work to improve pavement strength, road alignment, road safety and overall flood serviceability at Elvire to Sandy Creek (20 km north of Halls Creek), Fletchers Creek Bridge (120km north of Halls Creek), Big Mabel Creek Bridge (20km south of Warmun), Telegraph Creek Bridge (20km north of Warmun) and Bow River (20km north of Warmun). 1
• August 2008: Reconstruction and strengthening of the Mt Wynne Bridge between Broome and Fitzroy Crossing. Also upgrade works to the 13 km Colourstone section of the Great Northern Highway between Broome and Derby. The project involved rehabilitation and widening of the existing pavement. 1

Port Hedland to NT Border (Eastbound)			NT Border to Port Hedland (Westbound)
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	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Great Northern Hwy at Wyndham approaching the NH1 section of Great Northern Hwy and Victoria Hwy. September 2008. Image © Kate Pilling			Distance Sign: Crossing from NT into WA. September 2008. Image © Kate Pilling
	Great Northern Hwy / Victoria Hwy Junction: ID sign showing the NH1 section of Great Northern Hwy near Wyndham. September 2008. Image © Kate Pilling			Entering Kununurra: Sign indicating the town of Kununurra, September 2008. Image © Kate Pilling
	Distance Sign: Large RD on Victoria Hwy as you leave Wyndham after the Great Northern Hwy intersection, September 2008. Image © Kate Pilling			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Victoria Hwy approaching the Great Northern Hwy. NH1 turns left at this intersection to connect to Port Hedland and other towns south of Wyndham, September 2008. Image © Kate Pilling
	Entering Kununurra: Entering the town of Kununurra, September 2008. Image © Kate Pilling			Great Northern Hwy / Victoria Hwy Junction: ID sign showing the NH1 section of Great Northern Hwy near Wyndham. September 2008. Image © Kate Pilling
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Lake Argyle Road (Parker Road) (TD256) near Kununurra. September 2008. Image © Kate Pilling
	Intersection Directional Sign Assembly: ID signs on the intersection with Lake Argyle Road (Parker Road) (TD256) near Kununurra. September 2008. Image © Kate Pilling
	Distance Sign: Large RD as you head southbound at Watson, just after the Antill Street roundabout and before the Stirling Avenue traffic lights, September 2008. Image © Kate Pilling
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