Length:

96 km

Termini:

Northern: South Para Road (B31), Williamstown

Southern: Main South Road (B23), Myponga

Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:

Williamstown, Cromer, Birdwood, Mount Torrens, Charleston, Woodside, Oakbank, Balhannah, Verdun, Hahndorf, Peachtown, Biggs Flat, Echunga, Meadows, Kuitpo, Dingabledinga, Hope Forest, Willunga Hill, Pages Flat and Myponga

Current: B34

Multiplexed with: A13 B10 B33

Former: 1 1

Road Authority Internal Classification: ¹

04486 (Williamstown to Birdwood)

04489 (Birdwood)

04496 (Birdwood to Verdun)

04515 (Verdun to Hahndorf)

04516 (Hahndorf to Echunga)

04640 (Meadows)

04643 (Echunga to Meadows)

04664 (Meadows to Willunga Hill)

04760 (Willunga Hill)

04787 (Willunga Hill to Myponga)

General Information:

B34 is a route that connects the Adelaide Hills to the Fleurieu Peninsula area, south of Adelaide.

The Mount Barker Road section of B34 between Verdun and Hahndorf used to once be the Princes Hwy and used to be numbered NR1 until the 1970s.

The route is pretty much all rural highway / rural road standard and at times quite windy as it makes its way through the Adelaide Hills.

A13 (Victor Harbor Road), for 3 km, Willunga.

B10 (Torrens Valley Road), for 2 km, Birdwood.

B33 (Adelaide Road), for 150 metres, Echunga.

1938: Princes Highway named, covering what is now B34 from Verdun to Hahndorf.

1955: National Route 1 introduced to the Verdun to Hahndorf section.

1970s: Verdun to Hahndorf by-passed by South Eastern Fwy, revocation of NR1 between Verdun to Hahndorf, ALT-NR1 replacing it.

1998: Introduction of B34 route number.

June 2003: Construction of a new $800 000 roundabout at the intersection of Mount Barker Road and the South Eastern Freeway interchange at Verdun. ²

June 2005: Completion of a new roundabout at the junction of Onkaparinga Valley Road and Mount Barker Road, south of Verdun, near the South Eastern Fwy overpass, costing $570 000. ²

2014: Installation of two new wombat pedestrian crossings on Mount Barker Road, Hahndorf. Wombat crossings are a combination of raised platforms and striped crossings, where pedestrians have right of way and drivers are required to stop and give way. ³

2015: Installation of a roundabout at the corner of Woodside Road and Onkaparinga Valley Road. ⁴

October 2015: Work commences on extending the sheltered right turn lane at the junction of Victor Harbor Road and Pages Flat Road. ⁵

2 May 2016: Work began on safety improvements at the Springton Road junction with Mt Crawford Road and Warren Road, Williamstown. The improvements included: construction of a sheltered right turn lane on Warren Road for motorists turning into Springton Road construction of a sheltered left turn lane on Mt Crawford Road for motorists turning into Springton Road realignment of the junction to improve visibility and safety for turning vehicles vegetation removal from the north-eastern side of the junction to improve sight distance installation of safety barriers, upgraded street lighting to improve visibility for motorists at night, and asphalt resurfacing of the junction. ⁶

Myponga to Williamstown

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Myponga, approaching Hindmarsh Tiers Rd, July 2014.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Entering Meadows:

Mawson Rd (B34) as it enters the town of Meadows, December 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Verdun approaching Princes Hwy (M1) and Mt Barker Rd (B34), December 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at Charleston, October 2012.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Approaching Cricks Mill Road:

Advance directional sign approaching the intersection with Cricks Mill Road (B35) at Cromer. October 2004.

Image © Darrin Smith

Entering Williamstown:

Entering the town of Williamstown. April 2007.

Image © Darrin Smith

Mt Crawford Rd Intersection:

Warren Rd looking north towards the intersection with Mt Crawford Rd at Williamstown. B34 turns left here and follows Mt Crawford Rd through town to terminate with South Para Rd (B31). April 2007.

Image © Darrin Smith

Williamstown to Myponga

Mt Crawford Road / Lyndoch Valley Road Intersection:

Southbound on Lyndoch Valley Road (B31) at Williamstown approaching the intersection with Mt Crawford Road (B34) and Victoria Terrace (B31). April 2007.

Image © Darrin Smith

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Warren Road at Williamstown approaching Springton Road, December 2010. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Darrin Smith from April 2007.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Advance Directional Sign:

Southbound AD for Cricks Mill Road (B35) at Cromer. December 2010.

Image © Michael Greenslade

AD Sign:

Advance directional sign approaching the intersection with Adelaide-Mannum Road at Birdwood. From this junction, B34 duplexes with B10 for about 2 km through Birdwood. December 2010.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at Birdwood, October 2012.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Black ID Sign Assembly:

Black intersection directional sign assembly at the junction with Strathalbyn Rd (B33) at Echunga. B34 turns left here onto Adelaide Rd (B33 / B34).

Image © Peter Renshaw

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the junction with Strathalbyn Rd (B33) at Echunga, October 2012. The B33 duplex ends at this junction.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Meadows approaching Mawson Rd (unnumbered & B34) and Nottage Rd, December 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Myponga, approaching Main South Rd (B23), July 2014.

Image © Michael Greenslade