Road Photos & Information: Western Australia
Coolgardie-Esperance Highway, Roe Highway, Great Eastern Highway Bypass and Great Eastern Highway (National Highway 94)
Norseman to Coolgardie
Statistics:
- Length:
- 717 km (Norseman to Coolgardie: 165 km)
- Termini:
- Eastern: Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy (NR1) and Eyre Hwy (NH1), Norseman
- Western: Canning Hwy (NR1 / SR6), Causeway (SR5), Shepperton Road (SR30) and Albany Hwy (unnumbered), Burswood
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Norseman, Widgiemooltha, Kambalda and Coolgardie
Route Numbering:
- Current: 94
- Former: 94
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- H005 (Norseman to Bellevue)
General Information:
National Highway is a major route in WA, directly linking the capital city of Perth with the mining and goldfield regions in the eastern part of the state, such as Kalgoorlie and Norseman, it also connects to National Highway 1, the Eyre Highway, which is the major link, via the Nullarbor Plain between the east and west coasts of Australia.
Outside of Perth, the route is bitumen paved single carriageway roadway. Some overtaking lanes exist along the route between Coolgardie and Perth's outer suburbs. Inside the metropolitan area, the route varies from multi-lane arterial road to expressway standard.
The highway generally runs parallel with the Mundaring to Kalgoorlie water pipeline, which pipes drinking water drawn from Mundaring Weir near Perth to Kalgoorlie.
History:
- 1954: Completion of the highway seal.
- June 1966: Sir Ross Hutchinson (1914-1999), the then Minister for Works unveils NR94 as the first numbered route in Western Australia. 2
- January 2021: Work commenced on an upgrade to a 30 km section of highway between Widgiemooltha and Kambalda. 3
- July 2022: Work completed on upgrade between Widgiemooltha and Kambalda. Work included reconstruction and realignment of the highway north and south of Goldfields Highway intersection, upgrades to Goldfields Highway intersection, widening and reconstruction of shoulders along the highway south of Goldfields Highway intersection, passing lanes added to the highway south of Goldfields Highway, upgrades to the intersection at Widgie Roadhouse, upgrades and replacement of more than 50 culverts and the installation of road safety barrier along selected locations on highway. 3
Click or tap here for the former alignment between Norseman and Coolgardie
Norseman to Coolgardie
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign facing Eyre Hwy (NH1) at the junction with Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy (Prinsep St) (NH94 and NR1), Norseman, December 2007. NH94 terminates at this location. Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy continues as NR1 at this location.
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Distance Sign:
Northbound reassurance directional sign as you leave Norseman. April 2018. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Brendan Cherry from November 2012.
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Hyden-Norseman Road:
Corner of Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy (NH94) and Hyden-Norseman Rd at Norseman, April 2018.
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Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign facing Hyden-Norseman Rd at Norseman, April 2018.
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Lake Cowan:
Great Eastern Hwy (NH94) as it passes Lake Cowan, November 2012.
Image © Brendan Cherry
Services Sign:
Services signage approaching the Widgiemooltha roadhouse, northbound. April 2018. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from December 2007.
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Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the corner of Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy (NH94) and Kingswood St, Widgiemooltha, April 2018.
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Distance Sign:
Looking northbound at Widgiemooltha. April 2018. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from December 2007.
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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching the Goldfields Hwy (ALT-NR94) intersection at Kambalda. April 2018. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Brendan Cherry from November 2012.
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Goldfields Hwy Intersection:
Southern intersection of the Goldfields Highway at Kambalda, northbound. April 2018. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Brendan Cherry from November 2012. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from December 2007.
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Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance signage after the Goldfields Hwy intersection, northbound at Kambalda. April 2018.
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Coolgardie Services Sign:
Northbound approaching Coolgardie. December 2007.
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Entering Coolgardie:
Sign announcing the town of Coolgardie, northbound. December 2007.
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Approaching Great Eastern Highway Intersection:
Approaching the Great Eastern Highway intersection at Coolgardie. December 2007.
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Advance Directional Sign:
Northbound AD at Coolgardie for the Great Eastern Highway intersection. December 2007.
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Golden Quest Discovery Trail Begins:
The start of the 965 km Golden Quest Discovery trail, approaching Great Eastern Hwy at Coolgardie. December 2007.
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Great Eastern Highway Junction:
ID sign assembly on the corner of the Great Eastern Highway (NH94 and ALT-NR94) and Coolgardie-Esperance Highway (NH94) at Coolgardie. Coolgardie-Esperance Highway becomes Great Eastern Highway at this location, December 2007. NH94 turns left at this location.
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Bayley Street Coolgardie:
Entering the Coolgardie town centre, westbound. December 2007. Coolgardie is approximately 550 kilometres east of Perth, and 350 kilometres north of Esperance. On September 17, 1892 Arthur Bayley rode into Southern Cross and deposited with the Mining Warden 554 ounces of gold that he and his partner William Ford, had found at an area called Fly Flat, 120 miles to the east. Within hours the frenzied rush to Coolgardie began and with it the greatest movement of people in Australia's history. 4
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Coolgardie:
Looking west along Bayley Street (NH94). December 2007.
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Coolgardie:
Looking west along Bayley Street (NH94). December 2007.
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Distance Sign:
RD signage as you leave Coolgardie, westbound. April 2018. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from December 2007.
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Tourist Sign:
Tourist AD sign for the Camel Farm at Coolgardie. December 2007.
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Warning Sign:
Camel warning sign, westbound at Coolgardie. December 2007.
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Coolgardie to Norseman
Start Tourist Drive 357:
Sign at Coolgardie announcing start of TD357, April 2018.
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Services Sign:
Services sign at Coolgardie, April 2018.
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Start Golden Quest Discovery Trail:
Sign at Coolgardie announcing start of the Golden Quest Discovery Trail, April 2018.
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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Coolgardie approaching Great Eastern Hwy (ALT-NR94) and Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy (NH94), April 2018.
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Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign on the corner Coolgardie-Esperance Highway and Great Eastern Highway in Coolgardie. April 2018. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Michael McPhee from March 2009.
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Distance Sign:
Southbound RD sign as you leave Coolgardie near Great Eastern Highway intersection. April 2018. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from December 2007.
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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Widgiemooltha approaching Goldfields Hwy (ALT-NR94), April 2018.
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Goldfields Highway:
Corner of Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy (NH94) and Goldfields Hwy (ALT-NR94) at Widgiemooltha, April 2018.
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Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign facing Goldfields Hwy (ALT-NR94) at Widgeemooltha, April 2018.
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Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Widgeemooltha, April 2018.
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Services Sign:
Services sign at Widgeemooltha, April 2018.
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Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Widgeemooltha, April 2018.
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Radio Signal Sign:
Old sign with local radio station frequency at Higginsville, April 2018.
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Hyden-Norseman Road:
Corner of Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy (NH94) and Hyden-Norseman Rd at Norseman, April 2018.
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Lake Cowan:
Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy (NH94) crossing Lake Cowan at Norseman, April 2018.
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Services Sign:
Services sign at Norseman, April 2018.
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Entering Norseman:
Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy (NH94) as it enters the town of Norseman, April 2018.
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Limited Water Warning Sign:
Sign warning at Norseman of limited access to water along the Eyre Hwy (NH1), April 2018.
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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching the Eyre Hwy (NH1) / Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy (NR1) intersection at Norseman, April 2018.
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End National Highway 94:
The eastern terminus of NH94, the junction with Eyre Hwy (NH1) and Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy (NR1) at Norseman, April 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
2 WA Government, State Library of WA.
3 WA Government, Main Roads Western Australia, Projects & Initiatives, Coolgardie Esperance Highway Upgrade - Emu Rocks.
4 Coolgardie Shire.