Expressway - The Australian Highway Site: Road Photos & Information: SA: M1 / A1 / B1 / R1 (Two Wells to Port Wakefield)

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)

Two Wells to Port Wakefield

Statistics:

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

Route Numbering:

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, Port Wakefield Highway & Augusta Highway (A1):

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.

History:

Port Wakefield Road, Port Wakefield Highway and Augusta Highway:: 1960s: Two Wells and Virginia bypassed.

Click or tap here for the former alignment between Two Wells and Port Wakefield

Two Wells to Port Wakefield

NEW Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Port Wakefield Hwy (A1) approaching Wylie Rd, Lower Light, January 2016.

Image © Michael Greenslade

NEW Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Port Wakefield Hwy (A1) approaching Old Port Wakefield Rd at Dublin, January 2016.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Reassurance Directional Sign:

Distance sign at Port Wakefield, December 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Port Wakefield to Two Wells

Services Sign:

Services sign as you enter Port Wakefield. September 2009.

Image © Paul Rands

RD sign:

Reassurance directional sign as you leave Port Wakefield. September 2009.

Image © Paul Rands

AD Sign:

Advance directional sign at Wild Horse Plains, approaching Wild Horse Plains. September 2009.

Image © Paul Rands

Wild Horse Plains Road Junction:

Corner of Port Wakefield Hwy (A1) and Wild Horse Plains Rd, at Wild Horse Plains. September 2009.

Image © Paul Rands

UPDATED Reassurance Directional Sign:

RD sign looking southwest on Port Wakefield Highway (A1) at Wild Horse Plains, after the Wild Horse Plains Road junction. January 2016. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Michael Greenslade, from December 2003.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Windsor approaching Old Port Wakefield Highway (A1). September 2009.

Image © Paul Rands

Old Wakefield Road Intersection:

Corner of Port Wakefield Hwy (A1) and Old Port Wakefield Hwy (A1) at Windsor. September 2009.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Port Wakefield Hwy (A1) in Dublin approaching Dublin Rd & Port Parham Rd. September 2009.

Image © Paul Rands

Port Parham Road Intersection:

Corner of Port Wakefield Hwy (A1) and Port Parham Rd in Dublin. September 2009.

Image © Paul Rands

Dublin Road Intersection:

Corner of Port Wakefield Hwy (A1) and Dublin Rd in Dublin. September 2009.

Image © Paul Rands

UPDATED Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Old Port Wakefield Highway (A1) in Dublin. January 2016.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Old Port Wakefield Highway (A1) Intersection:

Junction with Old Port Wakefield Highway (A1) in Dublin. September 2009.

Image © Paul Rands

Distance Sign:

RD sign after the Old Port Wakefield Highway (A1) in Dublin. September 2009.

Image © Paul Rands

Approaching Long Plains Road:

Port Wakefield Hwy (A1) approaching Long Plains Rd in Dublin. September 2009.

Image © Paul Rands

Approaching Carslake Road:

Port Wakefield Hwy (A1) approaching Carslake Rd in Dublin. September 2009.

Approaching Hunters Road:

Port Wakefield Hwy (A1) at Lower Light approaching Hunters Rd. September 2009.

Services Sign:

Services sign at Lower Light approaching Frost Road. September 2009.

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Lower Light approaching Frost Road. September 2009.

Frost Road Intersection:

Corner of Port Wakefield Hwy (A1) and Frost Rd in Lower Light. September 2009.

Approaching School Road & Light Beach Road:

Port Wakefield Hwy (A1) at Lower Light, approaching School Rd and Light Beach Rd, looking southeast. September 2009.

UPDATED Distance Sign:

Reassurance directional sign looking southeast on Port Wakefield Highway (A1) at Lower Light. September 2018. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Michael Greenslade from January 2016.

Approaching Navvy Hill Road:

Port Wakefield Hwy (A1) approaching Navvy Hill Rd in Lower Light. September 2009.

Approaching Church Road:

Port Wakefield Hwy (A1) approaching Church Road in Lower Light. September 2009.

Click or tap here for the continuation of A1 between Port Wakefield and Crystal Brook
Click or tap here for the continuation of A1 between Adelaide and Two Wells

¹ SA Government, Location SA Map Viewer.
² SA Government, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Completed projects, The Adelaide Crafers Highway Project.
³ SA Government, History Trust of South Australia.
⁴ RoadTechnology.com, Adelaide Crafers Highway.
⁵ Australian Government, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.
⁶ ABC News, Adelaide 'Wetern' suburbs spelling error spotted on new road sign, 17 May 2017.