Flinders Highway, South Australia

Flinders Highway

South Australia
Highway sign, Ceduna
Flinders Highway, South Australia is located in South Australia
Northwest end
Northwest end
Southeast end
Southeast end
Coordinates
General information
TypeHighway
Length396 km (246 mi)[1]
Route number(s) B100 (1999–present)
(Ceduna–Hawson)
Former
route number		 Alt National Route 1(1978–1999)
Entire route
Major junctions
Northwest end Eyre Highway
Ceduna, South Australia
 
Southeast end Lincoln Highway
Port Lincoln, South Australia
Location(s)
RegionEyre Western[2]
Major settlementsSmoky Bay, Streaky Bay, Port Kenny, Elliston, Mount Hope, Coffin Bay
Highway system

Flinders Highway connects the South Australian towns of Ceduna and Port Lincoln, a distance of 396 kilometres (246 mi)[1] Flinders Highway – along with Lincoln Highway – presents an alternative but somewhat longer coastal route between Ceduna and Port Augusta, compared to the more direct route along Eyre Highway.[3] It is designated route B100.

Route

Stobie poles beside the Flinders Highway

Flinders Highway runs parallel to the western coast of the Eyre Peninsula through undulating farmland. It is named after the explorer Matthew Flinders who sighted these coasts in early 1802 from HMS Investigator. Only small settlements lie along its track: of these, Coffin Bay is a centre for oyster farming, Elliston is renowned for swimming beaches and fishing and Ceduna is the main town on the far west coast of South Australia supporting government offices and businesses.[3]

History

The South Australian government decreed "the road from Port Lincoln to Streaky Bay will be known as the Flinders Highway", taking effect on 1 July 1938.[4]

Major junctions

LGA[5]Location[1][6]km[1]miDestinationsNotes
CedunaCeduna00.0 Eyre Highway (A1) – Ceduna, Kyancutta6km east of Ceduna, northwestern terminus of highway and route B100
Streaky BayStreaky Bay9660Streaky Bay Road – Poochera8km northeast of Streaky Bay
EllistonElliston231144 Birdseye Highway (B91) – Lock2km southeast of Elliston
Lower Eyre PeninsulaWangary366227Coffin Bay Road – Coffin Bay12km east of Wangary township
Pearlah374232 Tod Highway (B90) – Cummins, Lock
Hawson386240 Western Approach Road (B100) – Port LincolnRoute B100 continues southeast along Western Approach Road
Port Lincoln396246 Lincoln Highway (B100) – Whyalla, Port AugustaSoutheastern terminus of Flinders Highway, route B100 heads northeast along Lincoln Highway
  •       Route transition

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Flinders Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Location SA Map viewer with regional layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b Adelaide to Perth via Eyre, Lincoln, Flinders, Eyre and Great Eastern Hwys (Map). Royal Automobile Association. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  4. ^ "NEW MAIN ROADS SCHEDULE". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 15 June 1938. p. 25. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Location SA Map viewer with LGA layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Location SA Map viewer with suburb layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.

See also

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