Road Photos & Information: Western Australia

Roe Highway & Great Northern Highway (National Highway 95) - Bindoon to Dalwallinu

Statistics:

• Length: 1575 km (Bindoon to Dalwallinu: 158 km)
• Northern Terminus: Corner of the North West Coastal Highway (NR1) and Great Northern Highway (NH1) southwest of Port Hedland.
• Southern Terminus: Corner of Roe Highway (NH95 / SR3) and Great Eastern Highay (NH94) at Midvale, in Perth's eastern suburbs.
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Bindoon, New Norcia, Glentromie, Waddington, Walebing, Bindi Bindi, Miling, Pithara, and Dalwallinu.

Route Numbering:

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General Information:

• Roe Highway:

The Roe Highway section of NH95, is also signposted as state route 3, forming part of a ring road around the western and northern suburbs of Perth. It runs from from the junction with the Great Eastern Hwy (NH94 / SR51) at Midvale to the junction with Great Northern Hwy (NH95 / NR1) and Middle Swan Road (SR3) at Middle Swan. The route is arterial road standard, in some parts resembling a freeway.

• Great Northern Highway:

The Great Northern Highway links the north of WA with Perth and the port of Fremantle and is the main communication route between Perth and Darwin. It also forms part of the infrastructure that links the Murchison, Pilbara and Kimberley Regions to Perth. 1

The Great Northern Highway services the State's agricultural, pastoral, mining and tourism industries, and is the main route for the flow of goods and services to and from the State's north. In addition to it being a dedicated National Highway, it also serves as the classified Heavy Haulage and Wide/High Load Route to the north of the State, on which approximately 30% of the traffic is heavy vehicles, often carrying over-width loads such as mining machinery. 1

Its total length within Wheatbelt North Region is 277km and it passes through the Shires of Chittering, Victoria Plains, Moora and Dalwallinu. 1

The NH95 section is all rural highway standard and is among the remotest sealed roads in the world.

History:

• 1988: The third stage of the Roe Highway, linking Great Eastern Highway and Great Northern Highway opened. 1
• 1980s: Between Newman and Port Hedland the Great Northern Highway was changed in the to a new route running to the west of the original. It had previously passed through Nullagine and Marble Bar.
• 1989: The new Newman-Port Hedland link was finished. This marked the completion of sealing the Great Northern Highway (Perth to Port Hedland).
• 2002: Completion of a bypass of Dalwallinu 2
• January 2007: Completion of major improvements to the intersections of Tea Tree Road and Spice Road, south of Bindoon 2
• November 2007: Upgrade works begin on 83km of Great Northern Highway between Muchea and Bindi Bindi. Works include reconstruction, widening, new passing lanes, intersection upgrades and roadside amenity improvements such as parking bays and rest areas. 1

Bindoon to Dalwalliinu (Northbound)			Dalwallinu to Bindoon (Southbound)
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	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign in Pithara at the junction with Northam-Pithara Road (SR115). April 2009. Image © Paul Rands			ID Sign: Intersection directional sign facing Clinch Road in Dalwallinu. April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign, northbound after the Northam-Pithara Road intersection at Pithara. April 2009. Image © Paul Rands			ID Sign: Intersection directional sign at Johnston St in Dalwallinu, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Pithara: Entering the town of Pithara. April 2009. Image © Paul Rands			AD Sign: Advance directional sign approaching Dalwallinu Rd in Dalwallinu. April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Pithara town Centre: Looking northeast through the town of Pithara along Great Northern Hwy (Leahy St). April 2009. Image © Paul Rands			Distance Sign: RD sign as you leave Dalwallinu, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Pithara East Road Intersection: Corner of Leahy St (Gt Nthn Hwy) and Pithara East Rd in Pithara. April 2009. Image © Paul Rands			Pithara East Rd Junction: Southbound through the Pithara East Road intersection in Pithara, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Services Sign: Services sign as you approach the town of Dalwallinu. April 2009. Image © Paul Rands			Pithara town Centre: Looking southwest through the town of Pithara along Great Northern Hwy (Leahy St). April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Dalwallinu Road in Dalwallinu, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands			Advance Directional Sign: Southbound approaching Northam-Pithara Road (SR115) at Pithara, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Black Town Name Sign: Older black coloured town name sign as you enter Dalwallinu, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign in Pithara at the junction with Northam-Pithara Road (SR115). April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: Southbound approaching Johnston Street - the main street of Dalwallinu, which was bypassed in 2002, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands			RD Sign: Southbound distance sign after the Northam-Pithara Road (SR115) junction at Pithara, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Johnston Street Intersection: Corner of Great Northern Hwy (Dalwallinu Bypass) and Johnston St in Dalwallinu, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands			Services Sign: Services sign as you approach the town of Miling, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands
				Entering Miling: Entering the small town of Miling, April 2009.. Image © Paul Rands
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1 Main Roads WA
2 Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

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