Wilkins Highway | |
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  West end East end | |
| Coordinates | |
| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 85.3 km (53 mi)[1] |
| Route number(s) |
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| Major junctions | |
| West end |  Augusta HighwayWarnertown, South Australia |
| East end |  Barrier Highway(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.
Major intersections
| LGA[4] | Location[1][3] | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Pirie | Warnertown | 0 | 0.0 | Augusta Highway – Warnertown | 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 |  Horrocks Highway (B82) – Wilmington, Clare | ||
| Caltowie | 35.4 | 22.0 | Laura–Caltowie Road – Laura | eastbound traffic turns right; westbound traffic turns left | |
| Jamestown | 47.6 | 29.6 |   RM Williams Way (B80 north, south/B79 north) – Spalding, Orroroo, Peterborough | 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 | Barrier Highway – Burra, Broken Hill | Eastern terminus of highway and route B78 |
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References
- ^ a b c Google (2 June 2022). "Wilkins Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Location SA Map viewer with regional layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Location SA Map viewer with suburb layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Location SA Map viewer with LGA layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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