Thiele Highway

Thiele Highway

South Australia
Thiele Highway is located in South Australia
Southwest end
Southwest end
Northeast end
Northeast end
Coordinates
General information
TypeHighway
Length116 km (72 mi)[1]
Route number(s) B81 (1998–present)
Major junctions
Southwest end Main North Road
Gawler Belt, South Australia
 
Northeast end Goyder Highway
Morgan, South Australia
Location(s)
RegionYorke and Mid North[2]
Major settlementsFreeling, Kapunda, Eudunda
Highway system

Thiele Highway is a road in South Australia connecting the outskirts of Adelaide to the north-west bend of the River Murray at Morgan, South Australia. It is named after author Colin Thiele (/ˈtiːli/ TEE-lee),[3] who lived most of his life in towns along the route and set some of his stories in the area.

Thiele Highway branches from Horrocks Highway at Gawler Belt on the outskirts of Gawler, north of Adelaide. It goes north-east through undulating cropping country to skirt the east side of Freeling and continues to cross the Light River and enter the former mining town of Kapunda. It crosses the Light River again mid-way between Kapunda and Eudunda. It continues east-north-east from Eudunda down into the Murray Valley and across the plains past a number of small rural local service centres to Morgan, where it meets the River Murray and Goyder Highway.[4] Most of the route is close to the former Morgan railway line.

Major intersections

LGA[5]Location[1][4]km[1]miDestinationsNotes
LightGawler Belt00.0 Horrocks Highway (B82) – GawlerSouth western terminus of highway and route B81
Freeling148.7Templers Road (west) – Templers
Daveyston Road – Daveyston
Kapunda2717Greenock Road – Greenock
3119Tarlee Road (west) – Tarlee
Marrabel Road (north) – Marrabel
3321Truro Road – Truro
GoyderEudunda5635 Curio Road (B84) – Marrabel, Saddleworth
5735Worlds End Highway – Robertstown, Burra
6037Truro–Eudunda Road – Truro
Mid MurrayMorgan11672 Goyder Highway (B64) – Burra, RenmarkNorth eastern terminus of highway and route B81
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Route transition

References

  1. ^ a b c "Thiele Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Location SA Map viewer with regional layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Thiele, Colin". ABC Pronounce. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 September 2006. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Location SA Map viewer with suburb layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Location SA Map viewer with LGA layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.


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