Flinders Highway, South Australia

Flinders Highway

South Australia
Flinders Highway; South Australia
General information
Type	Highway
Length	410 km (255 mi)
Route number(s)	B100
Former; route number	Alternate National Route 1
Major junctions
Northwest end	Eyre Highway (National Highway A1), Ceduna
	Birdseye Highway (B91); Tod Highway (B90);
Southeast end	Lincoln Highway (B100), Port Lincoln
Location(s)
Major settlements	Smoky Bay, Streaky Bay, Port Kenny, Elliston
Highway system
	Highways in Australia; National Highway • Freeways in Australia; Highways in South Australia; ; ;

Flinders Highway connects the South Australian towns of Ceduna and Port Lincoln, a distance of 410 kilometres. The highway was formerly designated as National Route Alternate 1 and currently signed as B100. The National Route Alternate 1 presents an alternative but somewhat longer coastal route between Port Augusta and Ceduna, compared to the more direct Eyre Highway.

It runs parallel to the western coast of the Eyre Peninsula. 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 surfing and fishing and Ceduna itself is a base for whale watching.

Localities

Major junctions

LGA^[1]	Location^[2]	km^[3]	mi	Destinations^[1]	Notes
Ceduna	Ceduna	0	0.0	Eyre Highway 6 km east of Ceduna	Northern terminus of Flinders Highway
Streaky Bay	Streaky Bay	96	60	Streaky Bay Road – 8km northeast of Streaky Bay, east to Poochera
Elliston	Elliston	231	144	Birdseye Highway – Lock	2km southeast of township
Lower Eyre Peninsula	Wangary	366	227	Coffin Bay Road – Coffin Bay	12km east of Wangary township
	Pearlah	374	232	Tod Highway
	Hawson	386	240	Western Approach Road	Flinders Highway continues direct to Port Lincoln; B100 routed by Western Approach Road bypass to the south.^[1]
	Port Lincoln	396	246	Lincoln Highway	Southern terminus of Flinders Highway

References

^ ^a ^b ^c A.J. Millazzo, Delegate of the Commissioner of Highways (28 February 2011). "Naming of State Rural Roads - Eyre Peninsula" (PDF). Government of South Australia. Rack Plan 997. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
^ "Property Location Browser". Retrieved 1 October 2014.
^ "Flinders Highway driving directions" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 October 2014.

v t e Road infrastructure in South Australia
Expressways	South Eastern Freeway Port River Expressway Northern Expressway North–South Motorway (incomplete, under construction) Southern Expressway
Interstate highways	Barrier Highway Dukes Highway Eyre Highway Mallee Highway Princes Highway Stuart Highway Sturt Highway
State highways	Augusta Highway Gawler Bypass Horrocks Highway Main South Road Port Wakefield Highway Riddoch Highway Victor Harbor Road
Arterial roads	Adelaide–Mannum Road Alexandrina Road Barossa Valley Way Birdseye Highway Browns Well Highway Cameron Highway Copper Coast Highway Flinders Highway Flinders Ranges Way Glenelg Highway Gorge Road Goyder Highway Horrocks Highway Karoonda Highway Lincoln Highway Ngarkat Highway Olympic Dam Highway Onkaparinga Valley Road Playford Highway RM Williams Way Southern Ports Highway Spencer Highway St Vincent Highway Stott Highway Strathalbyn Road The Outback Highway Thiele Highway Tod Highway Wellington Road Wilkins Highway Wilmington–Ucolta Road Wimmera Highway Yorke Highway
Outback tracks	Anne Beadell Highway Birdsville Track Colson Track Gunbarrel Highway Maralinga to Emu Road Mount Davies Road Oodnadatta Track Strzelecki Track Vokes Hill Corner to Cook Road
Transport in South Australia; List of road routes in South Australia

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Major junctions

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See also