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Flinders Highway, South Australia

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Flinders Highway

General information
TypeHighway
Length410 km (255 mi)
Route number(s) B100
Former
route number
Alternate National Route 1
Major junctions
Northwest end Eyre Highway (National Highway A1), Ceduna
 
Southeast end Lincoln Highway (B100), Port Lincoln
Location(s)
Major settlementsSmoky Bay, Streaky Bay, Port Kenny, Elliston
Highway system

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

Stobie poles beside the Flinders Highway

Major junctions

LGA[1]Location[2]km[3]miDestinations[1]Notes
CedunaCeduna00.0Eyre Highway 6 km east of CedunaNorthern terminus of Flinders Highway
Streaky BayStreaky Bay9660Streaky Bay Road – 8km northeast of Streaky Bay, east to Poochera
EllistonElliston231144 Birdseye HighwayLock2km southeast of township
Lower Eyre PeninsulaWangary366227Coffin Bay Road – Coffin Bay12km east of Wangary township
Pearlah374232 Tod Highway
Hawson386240Western Approach RoadFlinders Highway continues direct to Port Lincoln; B100 routed by Western Approach Road bypass to the south.[1]
Port Lincoln396246 Lincoln HighwaySouthern terminus of Flinders Highway

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Property Location Browser". Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Flinders Highway driving directions" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 October 2014.

See also

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