Wilkins Highway | |
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Coordinates | |
General information | |
Type | Highway |
Length | 85.3 km (53 mi) [1] |
Route number(s) |
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Major junctions | |
West end | ![]() Warnertown, South Australia |
East end | ![]() ( Hallett, South Australia |
Location(s) | |
Region | Yorke and Mid North [2] |
Major settlements | Gladstone, Caltowie, Jamestown |
Highway system | |
Wilkins Highway is an east–west route across the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia. It runs from Augusta Highway south of Port Pirie east to Barrier Highway at the town of Hallett, [3] near where Sir Hubert Wilkins was born.
LGA [4] | Location [1] [3] | km [1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Port Pirie | Warnertown | 0 | 0.0 | ![]() | Western terminus of highway and route B79 |
6.8 | 4.2 | Hughes Gap Road – Crystal Brook | |||
8.6 | 5.3 | Beetaloo Valley Road – Beetaloo Valley | |||
Northern Areas Council | Huddleston | 11.6 | 7.2 | Possum Park Road – Laura | |
Gladstone | 19.2 | 11.9 | ![]() | ||
Caltowie | 35.4 | 22.0 | Laura–Caltowie Road – Laura | eastbound traffic turns right; westbound traffic turns left | |
Jamestown | 47.6 | 29.6 | ![]() ![]() | Route B79 continues west along Wilkins Highway, north along RM Williams Way Western terminus of route B78 | |
Regional Council of Goyder | Hallett | 85.3 | 53.0 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of highway and route B78 |
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Wilkins Highway | |
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Coordinates | |
General information | |
Type | Highway |
Length | 85.3 km (53 mi) [1] |
Route number(s) |
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Major junctions | |
West end | ![]() Warnertown, South Australia |
East end | ![]() ( Hallett, South Australia |
Location(s) | |
Region | Yorke and Mid North [2] |
Major settlements | Gladstone, Caltowie, Jamestown |
Highway system | |
Wilkins Highway is an east–west route across the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia. It runs from Augusta Highway south of Port Pirie east to Barrier Highway at the town of Hallett, [3] near where Sir Hubert Wilkins was born.
LGA [4] | Location [1] [3] | km [1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Port Pirie | Warnertown | 0 | 0.0 | ![]() | Western terminus of highway and route B79 |
6.8 | 4.2 | Hughes Gap Road – Crystal Brook | |||
8.6 | 5.3 | Beetaloo Valley Road – Beetaloo Valley | |||
Northern Areas Council | Huddleston | 11.6 | 7.2 | Possum Park Road – Laura | |
Gladstone | 19.2 | 11.9 | ![]() | ||
Caltowie | 35.4 | 22.0 | Laura–Caltowie Road – Laura | eastbound traffic turns right; westbound traffic turns left | |
Jamestown | 47.6 | 29.6 | ![]() ![]() | Route B79 continues west along Wilkins Highway, north along RM Williams Way Western terminus of route B78 | |
Regional Council of Goyder | Hallett | 85.3 | 53.0 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of highway and route B78 |
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