Road Photos & Information: Western Australia
South Western Highway, Coalfields Highway, Coalfields Road, Albany Highway and Collie-Lake King Road
Bunbury to Collie
Former Alignment
Statistics:
- Length:
- 392 km (Bunbury to Collie: 52 km)
- Termini:
- Eastern: Brookton Hwy (SR40) and Lake King-Norseman Rd (unnumbered), Lake King
- Western: South Western Hwy (SR20), Roelands
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Glen Iris (Bunbury), Picton, Picton East, Waterloo, Roelands, Worsley, Allanson and Collie
Route Numbering:
- Current: 20 107
- Multiplexed with: 20 355
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- H009 (Bunbury to Roelands)
- H045 (Roelands to Collie)
General Information:
State Route 107 connects the coast of Western Australia, with the state's coalfields and wheatbelt. The road is generally rural road / rural highway standard and runs in a generally east to west fashion from end to end. The route forms the route 5 part of the official heavy haulage route system in southwestern Western Australia. 2 The route also features the Lake King Causeway at the town of Lake King. It allows motorists to cross 10 kilometres of salt lakes and is the longest WA road built across a salt lake. 3
- State Route 20, for 16 km, between Glen Iris and Roelands.
- Tourist Way 355, for 52 km, between Roelands and Shotts (Collie).
History:
- April 2022: Work commenced on construction of the interchange with Bunbury Outer Ring Road (BORR) at Waterloo, near the roadhouse. 4
- 2024: State Route 107 decommissioned between Bunbury and Roelands, extinguishing the duplex with State Route 20. 5
This page concentrates on the former alignment between Bunbury and Collie
Bunbury to Collie
Distance Sign:
Looking northeast at Glen Iris near the Preston River. December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Picton approaching Picton-Boyanup Rd. December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Picton-Boyanup Road Intersection:
Looking northeast at the Picton-Boyanup Rd intersection. December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Distance Sign:
RD sign as you head northeast at Picton, December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Distance Sign:
RD sign as you head northeast at Waterloo, December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Collie River:
Crossing the Collie River at Burekup. December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Approaching Raymond Road / Coalfields Hwy Junction:
Heading northeast at Burekup approaching Raymond Rd (left turn) and Coalfields Hwy (right turn), which is where the SR20 duplex ended, December 2007.
Image © Paul Rands
Coalfields Hwy Intersection:
Looking at the right turn of SR107 onto Coalfields Hwy at Roelands, May 2008.
Image © Paul Rands
Distance Sign:
Eastbound RD sign at Roelands, May 2008.
Image © Paul Rands
Tourist Drive Sign:
Sign announcing the start of the Collie Tourist Way at Roelands, May 2008.
Image © Paul Rands
Typical Conditions:
Eastbound between Roelands and Worsley, May 2008.
Image © Paul Rands
Typical Conditions:
Eastbound between Roelands and Worsley, May 2008.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign as you approach Wellington Dam Road at Worsley, May 2008.
Image © Paul Rands
Intersection Directional Signs:
Looking at the intersection with Wellington Dam Road at Worsley, May 2008.
Image © Paul Rands
Distance Sign:
RD sign located after Wellington Dam Road at Worsley, May 2008.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign as you approach the intersection with Gastaldo Road at Worsley, May 2008.
Image © Paul Rands
Gastaldo Rd Intersection:
Looking eastbound at Worsley, May 2008.
Image © Paul Rands
2 WA Government, Main Roads Western Australia.
3 Lake Grace Shire.
4 WA Government, Main Roads Western Australia, Projects & Initiatives, Bunbury Outer Ring Road, Previous Publications, Construction Update, April 2022.
5 WA Government, Main Roads Western Australia, Western Australian State Routes 2024.