Road Photos & Information: Western Australia
Coolgardie-Esperance Highway, South Coast Highway, South Western Highway, Robertson Drive, Forrest Highway, Old Coast Road, Dawesville Bypass, Mandurah Road, Ennis Avenue, Patterson Road, Rockingham Road, Stock Road, Leach Highway, Kwinana Freeway, Canning Highway, Great Eastern Highway, Morrison Road, Great Northern Highway, Brand Highway and North West Coastal Highway
Binningup to Mandurah
Former Alignment
Statistics:
- Length:
- 2941 km (Binningup to Mandurah: 75 km)
- Termini:
- Northern: Great Northern Hwy (NH1 and NH95), Mundabullangana (near Port Hedland)
- Southern: Eyre Hwy (NH1) and Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy (NR94), Norseman
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Myalup, Preston Beach, Lake Clifton, Herron, Bouvard, Dawesville, Wannanup, Falcon, Erskine, Halls Head, Dudley Park and Coodanup
Route Numbering:
- Current: 1
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- H057 (Bunbury to Lake Clifton)
- M074 (Lake Clifton to Greenfields (Mandurah))
General Information:
National Route 1 is a mostly somewhat coastal route in Western Australia. In some cases it travels quite close to the coast and the Indian and Southern Oceans and at other times it is further inland, but still generally following the coastline.
The quality of the route varies from rural 2 lane highway to multi-lane suburban arterial road and also freeway standard.
History:
- Forrest Highway:
- 30 June 1995: Work started on the extension of dual carriageway from Springhill Road near Binningup to the Myalup turnoff. 2
- 17 June 1996: Dual carriageway section from Harvey to Myalup opened to traffic. 3
- 1997: Duplication of the Preston section of the Old Coast Road, about 50 kilometres north of Bunbury. 4
- 2000: The dual carriageway of Old Coast Road was extended up to Lake Clifton. 5
- September 2009: Completion of construction works for intersection with Forrest Hwy (SR2) and Peppermint Grove Rd at Lake Clifton.
- June 2014: Forrest Highway name extended and as a result of a Landgate decision, now runs from the end of Kwinana Freeway near Mandurah to the Eelup Roundabout in Bunbury, renaming Australind Bypass and one section of Old Coast Road. The decision to rename 57 km of the road was made to clear up confusion caused by the road's three names. 6
- Old Coast Road, Dawesville Bypass and Mandurah Road:
- 1878: Ferry across Peel Inlet at Mandurah discontinued. 7
- 1894: Construction of first bridge over Peel Inlet at Mandurah. 7
- 17 April 1953: Replacement bridge over Peel Inlet at Mandurah opened by then Minister for Works, John Tonkin. The bridge is 184 m long and 6.7 m wide, and the concrete piles used in construction are each 18.3 m long and weigh 10.10 tonnes. 7
- 1969: Old Coast Road seal completed. 8
- 1986: Mandurah Bypass completed. 8 A new bridge over the estuary opened as part of the bypass. 9
- 1989: A 7.2 kilometre-long second carriageway through Halls Head and Falcon was opened to traffic. 10
- 2000: Construction of the dual carriageway Dawesville Bypass around eastern Dawesville. 5
- July 2001: Opening of Dawesville Bypass. 3
This page concentrates on the former alignment between Binningup and Mandurah
Binningup to Mandurah
End Dual Carriageway:
The merge of lanes at Preston Beach as the dual carriageway ends.
Image © Paul Rands
End Dual Carriageway:
The merge of lanes at Preston Beach as the dual carriageway ends.
Image © Paul Rands
Approaching Peppermint Grove Road:
Northbound approaching the intersection with Peppermint Grove Road at Preston Beach, December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Peppermint Grove Road:
Northbound at the intersection with Peppermint Grove Road at Preston Beach, December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
1 WA Government, Main Roads Western Australia, Road Information Mapping System.
2 WA Government, Media Statements, Extension of SW dual carriageway to be constructed this year, 30 June 1995.
3 WA Government, Main Roads Western Australia, Network Changes: Rural, 19 March 2013.
4 WA Government, Media Statements, Consultancy awarded for designing section of Old Coast Road (Preston), 19 January 1996.
5 Western Australia Legislative Council, Old Coast Road, Improvements to Ease Traffic Congestion, 9 November 2000.
6 Bunbury Herald, Highway now runs to Eelup roundabout, 17 June 2014.
7 WA Government, Heritage Council of Western Australia, inHerit, Mandurah Bridge.
8 South West Focus Conference, Main Roads WA Linking the South West, May 2007.
9 City of Mandurah, Mandurah Heritage Register, May 2014.
10 Western Roads, Perth to Busselton: Coastal Corridor to the South-West, September 1994.
2 WA Government, Media Statements, Extension of SW dual carriageway to be constructed this year, 30 June 1995.
3 WA Government, Main Roads Western Australia, Network Changes: Rural, 19 March 2013.
4 WA Government, Media Statements, Consultancy awarded for designing section of Old Coast Road (Preston), 19 January 1996.
5 Western Australia Legislative Council, Old Coast Road, Improvements to Ease Traffic Congestion, 9 November 2000.
6 Bunbury Herald, Highway now runs to Eelup roundabout, 17 June 2014.
7 WA Government, Heritage Council of Western Australia, inHerit, Mandurah Bridge.
8 South West Focus Conference, Main Roads WA Linking the South West, May 2007.
9 City of Mandurah, Mandurah Heritage Register, May 2014.
10 Western Roads, Perth to Busselton: Coastal Corridor to the South-West, September 1994.