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.

Wilkins Highway

Wilkins Highway is located in South Australia
West end
West end
East end
East end
Coordinates
General information
TypeHighway
Length85.3 km (53 mi)[1]
Route number(s)
  • (1998–present)
    (Warnertown–Jamestown)
  • (1998–present)
    (Jamestown–Hallett)
Major junctions
West end Augusta Highway
Warnertown, South Australia
 
East end Barrier Highway
(Hallett, South Australia
Location(s)
RegionYorke and Mid North[2]
Major settlementsGladstone, Caltowie, Jamestown
Highway system

Major intersections

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LGA[4]Location[1][3]km[1]miDestinationsNotes
Port PirieWarnertown00.0  Augusta Highway – WarnertownWestern terminus of highway and route B79
6.84.2Hughes Gap Road – Crystal Brook
8.65.3Beetaloo Valley Road – Beetaloo Valley
Northern Areas CouncilHuddleston11.67.2Possum Park Road – Laura
Gladstone19.211.9  Horrocks Highway (B82) – Wilmington, Clare
Caltowie35.422.0Laura–Caltowie Road – Lauraeastbound traffic turns right; westbound traffic turns left
Jamestown47.629.6   RM Williams Way (B80 north, south/B79 north) – Spalding, Orroroo, PeterboroughRoute B79 continues west along Wilkins Highway, north along RM Williams Way
Western terminus of route B78
Regional Council of GoyderHallett85.353.0  Barrier Highway – Burra, Broken HillEastern terminus of highway and route B78
  •       Route transition

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Wilkins Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Location SA Map viewer with regional layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Location SA Map viewer with suburb layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Location SA Map viewer with LGA layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.