Road Photos & Information: Western Australia
Coolgardie-Esperance Highway, Roe Highway, Great Eastern Highway Bypass and Great Eastern Highway (National Highway 94)
Northam to Mundaring
Former Alignment
Statistics:
- Length:
- 717 km (Northam to Mundaring: 52 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:
- Northam, Clackline, Bakers Hill, Wundowie and Sawyers Valley
Route Numbering:
- Current: None
- Former: 94 94
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:
- 1935: Bridge over the Eastern Railway and Clackline Brook built. The uphill curve, camber and timber construction are unique to Western Australia. 1
- 1954: Completion of the highway seal.
- 1960: Bridge over the Eastern Railway and Clackline Brook widened by 3 metres. 1
- June 1966: Sir Ross Hutchinson (1914-1999), the then Minister for Works unveils NR94 as the first numbered route in Western Australia. 2
- January 2001: Works commence on the Northam Bypass. 3
- May 2002: Northam Bypass completed. 3
- 2008: Clackline bypassed. 1
This page concentrates on the former alignment between Northam and Mundaring
Mundaring to Northam
NEW Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Lockyer Rd (former Great Eastern Hwy (NH94)) at Clackline approaching Spencers Brook Rd, March 2019.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Clackline Bridge:
Lockyer Rd (former Great Eastern Hwy (NH94)) at Clackline crossing Clackline Brook via Clackline Bridge, March 2019.
Image © Paul Rands
Distance Sign:
RD sign on Mitchell Av at Northam, April 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Entering Northam:
Mitchell Avenue (former highway) entering the town of Northam, April 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Railway Overpass:
Mitchell Av as it passes under the railway at Northam, April 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Welcome Sign:
Welcome sign on Mitchell Av in Northam, April 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign showing remnant NH94 shield approaching Newcastle Rd (SR120) at Northam, April 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign and black fingerboards at the corner of Mitchell Av and Newcastle Rd at Northam, April 2009.
Image © Paul Rands
Avon River:
Newcastle Rd as it crosses Avon River, November 2008.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign with remnant NH94 shield at Northam on Newcastle Rd approaching Fitzgerald St and Gairdner St, November 2008.
Image © Paul Rands
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign with remnant NH94 shield at Northam at the corner of Newcastle Rd, Fitzgerald St and Gairdner St, November 2008.
Image © Paul Rands
Northam Town Centre:
Fitzgerald Street in the Northam CBD, November 2008.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Advance Directional Sign:
Black AD sign with remnant NH94 shield on Fitzgerald St approaching the junction with Peel Tce and Taylor St, November 2008.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign with remnant NH94 shield on Peel Tce (SR120) approaching Yilgarn Av in Northam, November 2008.
Image © Paul Rands
Yilgarn Avenue Intersection:
Corner of Peel Tce and Yilgarn Av in Northam, November 2008.
Image © Paul Rands
Services Sign:
Services sign for Road Train Assembly Area, Yilgarn Av in Northam, April 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign with remnant NH94 shield on Yilgarn Av in Northam, April 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
2 WA Government, State Library of WA.
3 Australian Government, Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics, Ex-post economic evaluation of National Highway projects, Case study 2: Northam Bypass Working paper 70.2.