Road Photos & Information: South Australia
Princes Highway, South Eastern Freeway, Glen Osmond Road, City Ring Route, Main North Road, Port Wakefield Road, Port Wakefield Highway, Augusta Highway and Eyre Highway (M1 / A1 / B1 / R1)
Tailem Bend to Murray Bridge
Statistics:
- Length:
- 1729 km (Tailem Bend to Murray Bridge: 28 km)
- Eastern: SA-VIC border, Glenburnie
- Western: SA-WA border, Border Village
- Miscellaneous:
- Continues as Princes Hwy (A1) in Victoria and continues as Eyre Hwy (NH1) in Western Australia
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Tailem Bend, Monteith, Long Flat, Swanport, Murray Bridge South and Murray Bridge
Route Numbering:
- Current: M1 A1
- Former: M1 A1 1 1
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- 04500 (Tailem Bend to Glen Osmond)
General Information:
Highway 1 runs right around Australia, however with the introduction of alphanumeric routes, highway 1 takes on all different identifications depending on its importance and road design.
The Princes Highway links Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. The highway was first proclaimed from Sydney to Melbourne in the 1920s, it was later extended through western Victoria and eventually to Adelaide.
Towns along this section of Highway include Mount Gambier, Millicent, Kingston SE, Meningie, Tailem Bend, Murray Bridge, Nairne, Mount Barker and Adelaide. The route varies from 2 lane rural highway standard to full freeway standard and includes the Adelaide-Crafers Freeway which features twin-tube 600 metre tunnels, which descend the Mt Lofty Ranges by 430 metres over a distance of 10 kilometres. 2
History:
- Princes Highway:
- 1955: The route from the VIC-SA Border to Tailem Bend was fully sealed, National Route 1 shield implemented.
- 1972: South Eastern Fwy extended from Callington to Murray Bridge area.
- 1998: National Highway 1 replaced by A1 and M1.
Tailem Bend to Murray Bridge
NEW Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Tailem Bend after Princes Hwy (B1) and Dukes Hwy (A8), December 2015.
Image © Michael Greenslade
NEW Bypassed Town Sign:
Bypassed town sign at Monteith approaching Old Princes Hwy, December 2003.
Image © Michael Greenslade
NEW Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Monteith approaching Old Princes Hwy, December 2015. A1 becomes M1 after this junction.
Image © Michael Greenslade
NEW Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Monteith, December 2015.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Murray River:
View from Frank Jackman Memorial Lookout at Long Flat over South Eastern Fwy (M1) as it crosses Murray River via Swanport Bridge, December 2003.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Murray Bridge to Tailem Bend
Distance Sign:
RD sign at Murray Bridge after the Adelaide Road (B55) interchange, looking east. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:
Tourist orientated supplemental AD sign at Murray Bridge, for the Swanport Road Interchange. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign, eastbound at Murray Bridge, for the Swanport Road Interchange. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
End Freeway 1 km:
Sign indicating the freeway ends in 1 km, eastbound at Murray Bridge. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:
Supplemental AD sign at Murray Bridge, for the Swanport Road Interchange. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Swanport Road Interchange:
Looking northeast at the Swanport Road Interchange at Murray Bridge. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
End Freeway:
The end of freeway conditions at Murray Bridge, just before the Swanport Bridge over the River Murray. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
End Divided Road:
The 4 lane divided freeway conditions change to 1 lane in each direction to cross the River Murray via Swanport Bridge. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Swanport Bridge:
Looking northeast at the Swanport Bridge at Murray Bridge. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Frank Jackman Lookout Intersection:
Corner of Princes Hwy and the entrance to Frank Jackman Lookout at Long Flat. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching the unnumbered section of Old Princes Hwy at Long Flat. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Old Princes Highway Junction:
Corner of Princes Hwy (A1) and Old Princes Hwy at Long Flat. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
UPDATED Distance Sign:
RD sign looking southeast at Monteith, September 2009. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Michael Greenslade from December 2003.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching McCulloch Road at Monteith. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
McCulloch Road Junction:
Corner of Princes Hwy and McCulloch Rd in Monteith. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Checking Station Ahead:
Sign indicating heavy vehicle checking station ahead, Monteith. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Checking Station Ahead:
Changeable sign indicating heavy vehicle checking station ahead, Monteith. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Heavy Vehicle Checking Station Entrance:
Changeable sign at the entrance to the Monteith heavy vehicle checking station. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Monteith Heavy Vehicle Checking Station:
Looking southeast at Monteith at the heavy vehicle checking station. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Monteith Rd in Monteith. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Services Sign:
Services orientated advance directional sign approaching Westbrook Park in Tailem Bend. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Old Tailem Town, a pioneer village tourist attraction at Tailem Bend. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Services Sign:
Services sign at Tailem Bend. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Old Tailem Town Junction:
Princes Hwy at Tailem Bend at the junction with Old Tailem Town. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Services Sign:
Diagrammatic services sign showing the location of local services at Tailem Bend. December 2001.
Image © Jamie Scuglia<
North Terrace junction:
Corner of North Tce and Princes Hwy, looking southeast at Tailem Bend. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
South Terrace junction:
Corner of South Tce and Princes Hwy, looking southeast at Tailem Bend. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
South Terrace & Jervois Ferry Road junction:
Corner of South Tce, Jervois Ferry Rd and Princes Hwy, looking southeast at Tailem Bend. September 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Dukes Hwy (A8) at Tailem Bend, January 2014. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from September 2009.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Dukes Highway Intersection:
Junction of Princes Hwy and Dukes Hwy (A8) at Tailem Bend. September 2009. Princes Hwy turns right at the intersection and becomes B1, the only section of Highway 1 given a B-prefixed route number in the country.
Image © Paul Rands
2 SA Government, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Completed projects, The Adelaide Crafers Highway Project.