Olympic Dam Highway

Olympic Dam Highway

South Australia
Olympic Dam Highway is located in South Australia
South end
South end
North end
North end
Coordinates
General information
TypeHighway
Length92.5 km (57 mi)[1]
Route number(s) B97 (1998–present)
Major junctions
South end Stuart Highway
Pimba, South Australia
 Andamooka Road
North endBorefield Road
Olympic Dam, South Australia
Location(s)
RegionFar North[2]
Major settlementsWoomera, Roxby Downs
Highway system

Olympic Dam Highway is a sealed, 92-kilometre-long (57-mile), outback highway in South Australia that runs from Stuart Highway in Pimba to Olympic Dam via Woomera.[3] The road also provides access to the town of Roxby Downs.[4] It is designated route B97.

Route

Olympic Dam Highway commences at the intersection with Stuart Highway at Pimba and heads north, crossing the Trans-Australia railway line shortly afterwards, passing Woomera not long after, and continues in a northerly direction through arid zones for some distance before the old alignment of the highway, now named Olympic Way, branches northwest to Roxby Downs, meeting with it again some kilometres to the north as it bypasses the town to the east. It continues north until eventually reaching the Olympic Dam Village a short distance later, and eventually ending at the intersection with Borefield Road, just before the security checkpoint at the entrance to the Olympic Dam mine site.

History

Olympic Dam Highway had no previous route marker until South Australia's conversion to their newer alphanumeric system in 1998, when it was allocated route B97.

In January 2022, Olympic Dam Highway was cut due to a section of the road being washed out.[5] The same section of road was also washed out in October 2022.[6]

Major intersections

LGA[7]Location[1][8]km[1]miDestinationsNotes
Pastoral Unincorporated AreaPimba0.00.0 Stuart Highway (A87) – Port Augusta, Coober PedySouthern terminus of highway and route B97
0.90.56Trans-Australian railway line
Woomera6.64.1Banool Avenue – Woomera
8.05.0private road to RAAF Base WoomeraT intersection
RoxbyRoxby Downs79.449.3Olympic Way (south) – Roxby Downs
83.351.8Andamooka Road – Andamooka
88.655.1Olympic Way (north) – Roxby DownsT intersection
Olympic Dam Village92.057.2 Blinman Road – Olympic Dam, Olympic Dam Airport
92.557.5Borefield Road (east) – Stuarts Creek, Marree, William CreekNorthern terminus of highway and route B97
Road continues north as private road into Olympic Dam mine site
  •       Route transition

References

  1. ^ a b c "Olympic Dam Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Location SA Map viewer with regional layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Outback South Australia and Flinders Ranges Map" (PDF). The Flinders Ranges Council. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Outback highway reopens, restoring access to flood-hit SA communities". ABC News. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Mining town marooned after floodwaters cut only road in or out". ABC News. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Outback highway upgrade flagged after second washout this year cuts off towns". ABC News. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Location SA Map viewer with LGA layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Location SA Map viewer with suburb layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.