Road Photos & Information: South Australia
Barossa Valley Way and Main North Road (B19)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 40 km
- Termini:
- Northern: Sturt Hwy (A20), Nuriootpa
- Southern: Gawler Bypass (A20) and Main North Rd (A20), Evanston South
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Nuriootpa, Tanunda, Rowland Flat, Lyndoch, Sandy Creek, Gawler, Evanston and Evanston South
Route Numbering:
- Current: B19
- Former: 20
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- 04384 (Nuriootpa to Gawler)
- 04399 (Gawler to Gawler South)
- 04405 (Gawler South to Evanston)
- 04418 (Evanston to Evanston South)
General Information:
B19 is a route linking the satellite city of Gawler with the Barossa Valley. Through Gawler the route utilises one of the oldest roads leading in and out of Adelaide, Main North Road.
Outside of Gawler, B19 uses Barossa Valley Way which was originally part of the Sturt Highway, and connects most of the regional population centres within the district and carries more than 4000 vehicles per day. 2
History:
- Late 1960s: Sturt Highway moved from Barossa Valley Way alignment to the Gawler Bypass.
- 1998: Implementation of B19 route number.
- 27 January 2004: Implementation of overtaking lanes between Rowland Flat and Tanunda. Also between Gawler and Sandy Creek. 2
Gawler (Evanston South) to Nuriootpa
Advance Directional Sign:
Northbound near 12th St in Gawler, December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Gawler Town Centre:
Northbound in Gawler, December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Murray St (unnumbered section) in Gawler approaching Barossa Valley Way (B19) and Main North Rd (Murray St) (B19), December 2003.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Entering Lyndoch:
Barossa Valley Way (B19) as it enters the town of Lyndoch, December 2003.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Lyndoch approaching Lyndoch Valley Rd (B31) and Gilbert St, December 2003.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Barossa Valley Way (B19) approaching Williamstown Rd at Sandy Creek, December 2010.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Black Directional Signs:
Black AD sign assembly approaching Railway Terrace in Nuriootpa. December 2007. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Darrin Smith from October 2004.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Gawler Street in Nuriootpa's CBD. October 2004.
Image © Darrin Smith
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching the Sturt Hwy on the northern side of Nuriootpa. December 2007. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Darrin Smith from October 2004.
Image © Paul Rands
Intersection Directional Sign:
Sturt Hwy (A20), the northern terminus of B19 at Nuriootpa. December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Nuriootpa to Gawler (Evanston South)
Entering Nuriootpa:
Heading southbound into Nuriootpa from the Sturt Hwy (A20). December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Distance Sign:
Southbound RD sign at Nuriootpa. December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Nuriootpa:
Southbound through Nuriootpa on Murray Street near First Street. December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Advance Directional Sign:
Old black directional sign approaching Gawler Street in Nuriootpa, December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
Southbound advance directional sign approaching Railway Tce and Old Mill Rd in Nuriootpa, December 2010. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from December 2007. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Michael Greenslade from December 2003.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Black ID Sign:
Southbound at the Railway Tce intersection, Nuriootpa. December 2007. This junction has since been upgraded and now controlled by a roundabout.
Image © Paul Rands
Ducks Crossing Warning Sign:
One of many designs for ducks crossing the road. Nuriootpa, December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Black ID Sign:
Old intersection directional sign on the corner of Vinevale Road, Tanunda, December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Entering Tanunda:
Southbound entering the town of Tanunda, December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Tanunda Town Centre:
Southbound through Tanunda on Murray Street, December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Tanunda Town Centre:
Southbound through Tanunda on Murray Street, December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Leaving Tanunda:
Southbound as you leave the town of Tanunda, December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Archway:
The arch at the southern end of Tanunda. December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Gomersal Road and Bethany Road in Tanunda, December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Directional Signs:
Black ID signs on the corner of Gomersal and Bethany Roads, December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Lyndoch Valley Road (B31) at Lyndoch. October 2004.
Image © Darrin Smith
Black AD Sign Assembly:
Black advance directional signs approaching Hermann Thumm Drive at Lyndoch. October 2004.
Image © Darrin Smith
Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:
Supplemental AD sign at Lyndoch approaching Lyndoch Valley Rd (B31) and Gilbert St, December 2003.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Black Advance Directional Sign:
Black AD sign at Lyndoch approaching Hermann Thumm Dr, February 2011. This sign has since been removed and not replaced.
Image © Peter Renshaw
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Williamstown Road at Sandy Creek. October 2004.
Image © Darrin Smith
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Williamstown Road at Sandy Creek, October 2012.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Murray Street in Gawler, October 2004.
Image © Darrin Smith
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Murray Street, southbound, in Gawler as you approach B19. October 2004.
Image © Darrin Smith
2 SA Government, Transport SA.