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
Muchea to Eneabba
Former Alignment
Statistics:
- Length:
- 2941 km (Muchea to Eneabba: 223 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:
- Muchea, Chittering, Bambun, Breera, Gingin, Granville, Boonanarring, Beermullah, Red Gully, Regans Ford, Yathroo, Mimegarra, Cataby, Badgingarra and Warradarge
Route Numbering:
- Current: None
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:
- Brand Highway:
- 1975: The Brand Highway was completed. 1
- 1976: Brand Highway opened by Premier Charles Court. 1
- 1984: Gingin bypassed on western side of town by the current alignment of the Brand Highway. 1
- 2007: Passing lanes constructed 12 km south of Cataby, 40 km north of Gingin. 2
- June 2007: Two more passing lanes completed on Brand Highway south of Cataby. 3
This page concentrates on the former alignment between Muchea and Enabba
Eneabba to Muchea
Entering Gingin:
Entering the town of Gingin. November 2008. Southbound at the locality of Granville, which was the original town settlement.
Image © Paul Rands
Faded Signs:
Southbound as you approach the steep descent into the Gingin town centre. November 2008.
Image © Paul Rands
Entering Gingin Town Centre:
Southbound as you enter the Gingin CBD, November 2008.
Image © Paul Rands
Gingin Town Centre:
Southbound through Gingin at the Brockman Street intersection. Brockman Street is the main shopping strip in Gingin, November 2008.
Image © Paul Rands
Level Crossing:
Southbound as you cross one of two level crossings on the old alignment of the highway. Gingin near Jones Street. November 2008.
Image © Paul Rands
Black Fingerboard Assembly:
Old black signs dating back to when Gingin was bypassed, on the corner of Cockram Road, Dewar Road (Weld Street) and Old Mooliabeenee Road in Gingin, November 2008. These signs have since been replaced.
Image © Paul Rands
Leaving Gingin:
Cockram Road, southbound, as you leave Gingin in the Lennard Brook area, November 2008.
Image © Paul Rands
2 WA Government, Ministerial Media Statements, Works progressing on upgrading South Western Highway, 23 November 2005.
3 WA Government, Media Statements, Passing lanes to improve safety on Brand Highway, 19 June 2007.