Road Photos & Information: South Australia
Old Sturt Highway (Alternative National Route 20) (Decommissioned)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 17 km
- Termini:
- Eastern: Sturt Highway (A20), Berri
- Western: Sturt Highway (A20), Barmera
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Berri, Glossop and Barmera
Route Numbering:
- Current: B201
- Former: 20 20 20
- XX
General Information:
ALT-NR20 was the former Sturt Highway through Berri and surrounding towns. The route came about during the 1990s when the Sturt Highway was re-routed to pass through Monash.
Just 4 km north of the Berri town centre, you'll find one of the Australian classic 'big' tourist attractions: The Big Orange. The route has many signage remnants / relics from its days as the original highway.
History:
- Mid 1990s: rerouting of Sturt Hwy via Monash, creating ALT NR-20.
- 1998: implementation of alphanumeric route number.
Post-1998 photos presented below are remnants, missed during alphanumeric conversion.
Berri to Barmera
Reassurance Directional Sign:
Southbound distance sign after Sturt Hwy (NH20) at Berri, December 2003.
Image © Michael Greenslade
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Bookpurnong Rd at Berri approaching Old Sturt Hwy (ALT-NR20), December 2003.
Image © Michael Greenslade