Browns Well Highway

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Browns Well Highway

General information
TypeHighway
Length104 km (65 mi)[1]
Gazetted2008[2]
Route number(s)B57
Major junctions
north endKingston Road, Loxton
 Cameron Highway
south end Mallee Highway Pinnaroo
Location(s)
Major settlementsParuna
Highway system

The Browns Well Highway is the road from Loxton, South Australia through the Murray Mallee to Pinnaroo in South Australia.[3] It was named in 2008 after the Browns Well district for areas traversed by the highway.[2]

Railways were evenly spaced across the Mallee before road transport improved. The Browns Well highway crosses the Loxton railway line on the outskirts of the town, the former Barmera railway line at Paruna about 34 km along the route, and the former Peebinga railway line 64 km along the route. It crosses the Pinnaroo railway line in Pinnaroo near the southern terminus of the highway. These all provided reliable transport to pioneer settlers in the region, including transporting grain and produce through Tailem Bend to markets.

Major intersections

LGALocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
District Council of Loxton WaikerieLoxton00.0 Kingston Road / Bookpurnong Road – Waikerie, Kingston On Murray, Berri
Paruna3421Cameron HighwayAlawoona
Southern Mallee District CouncilPinnaroo10465 Mallee HighwayLameroo, Ouyen; is concurrent with B12 for a few km, then turns south again to Bordertown on the Ngarkat Highway

References

  1. ^ a b Google (7 October 2014). "Driving the Browns Well Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Appendices 1 to 16 AGM 6th June 2008" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Murray Mallee, Riverland" (PDF). Naming of State Rural Roads. Government of South Australia. 6 December 2013. Rack Plan 870. Retrieved 3 October 2014.