Length:

1729 km (Two Wells to Port Wakefield: 57 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:

Lower Light, Dublin, Windsor, Wild Horse Plains, Inkerman and Port Wakefield

Current: A1

Former: A1 1 1

Road Authority Internal Classification: ¹

03500 (Gepps Cross to Port Augusta)

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.

Port Wakefield Road branches off of Main North Road at Gepps Cross in the northern suburbs of Adelaide. The highway is dual-carriageway until Port Wakefield and connects Adelaide to Port Augusta. Towns and cities along the route include Adelaide, Two Wells, Port Wakefield, Snowtown, Crystal Brook, Port Pirie, Port Germein, Stirling North and Port Augusta. The route name changes from Port Wakefield Rd to Port Wakefield Hwy at the Northern Expwy (M2) interchange at Waterloo Corner.

Port Wakefield Road, Port Wakefield Highway and Augusta Highway:

1960s: Two Wells and Virginia bypassed.

This page concentrates on the former alignment between Two Wells and Port Wakefield

Two Wells to Port Wakefield

NEW Balaklava Road:

Corner of Port Wakefield Hwy (A1) and Balaklava Rd at Port Wakefield, January 2016. The highway has since been reconfigured to dual carriageway, with northbound traffic still passing through town and southbound traffic on a carriageway built to the east of the town centre, and this turn is no longer available.

Image © Michael Greenslade

UPDATED Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Port Wakefield approaching Copper Coast Hwy (B85), December 2003. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Michael Greenslade from December 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Port Wakefield to Two Wells

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign for the intersection with Copper Coast Highway (B85) at Port Wakefield. September 2008.

Image © Paul Rands

Copper Coast Highway Junction:

Looking southwest at Port Wakefield at the intersection with Copper Coast Hwy (B85). September 2009.

Image © Paul Rands

RD Sign:

Reassurance directional sign at Port Wakefield, after the junction with Copper Coast Hwy (B85). September 2009.

Image © Paul Rands

Entering Port Wakefield:

Catherine St (A1), southbound in Port Wakefield. September 2009. The highway has since been reconfigured to dual carriageway, with northbound traffic still passing through town and southbound traffic on a carriageway built to the east of the town centre.

Image © Paul Rands

Port Wakefield Town Centre:

Catherine Street (A1), southbound in Port Wakefield. September 2009. The highway has since been reconfigured to dual carriageway, with northbound traffic still passing through town and southbound traffic on a carriageway built to the east of the town centre.

Image © Paul Rands

Port Wakefield Road - Balaklava Road Intersection:

Corner of Catherine St (A1) and Port Wakefield Rd - Balaklava Rd (B84) at Port Wakefield. September 2009.

Image © Paul Rands

Corner of Edward Street, Minnie Street, Catherine Street & Port Wakefield Road:

Catherine St (A1) approaching Edward St, Minnie St and Port Wakefield Rd (A1) in Port Wakefield. September 2009.

Image © Paul Rands

Divided Road 2 km Ahead:

Looking southeast at Port Wakefield, 2 km from the beginning of the dual carriageways. September 2009.

Image © Paul Rands

Start Divided Road:

Start of the divided Port Wakefield Road near Port Wakefield. September 2009.

Image © Paul Rands