Road Photos & Information: Western Australia
Great Ocean Drive (Tourist Way 358)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 37 km
- Roads that form the route:
- From Esperance Visitors Centre: Kemp St, The Esplanade, Twilight Beach Rd, Eleven Mile Beach Rd, Pink Lake Rd and Andrew St
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Esperance, West Beach, Dalyup, Pink Lake, Nulsen and Sinclair
Route Numbering:
- Current: 358
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- H010 (Nulsen)
General Information:
Great Ocean Drive, Tourist Way 358 is a loop route that travels around the Esperance urban area linking the town site. The route follows the region's rugged coastline and links with beaches, vistas and lookouts with views of the Bay of Isles, Pink Lake plus other attractions. The route was previously known as Esperance Tourist Way.
History:
- May 2012: Work commences on Esperance Port Access Corridor to eliminate local and freight traffic mixing and to remove 2 level crossings. A a bridge was built to connect Twilight Beach Road with The Esplanade. 2
- 2 April 2014: Opening of the Esperance Port Access Corridor, as a result, TW358 was re-routed. 3
Esperance looped via Twilight Beach then Pink Lake
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Norseman Rd approaching The Esplanade and Dempster St, Esperance, April 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign assembly at the corner of The Esplanade (TW358) and Kemp St, Esperance, April 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the corner of The Esplanade (TW358) and Andrew St, Esperance, April 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign corner Twilight Bch Rd (TD358) and Smith St, West Beach, April 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign assembly on the corner of Harbour Rd and Smith St at West Beach, April 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign assembly on the corner of Harbour Rd and Smith St at West Beach, April 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
ID sign on Harbour Rd approaching Smith St, West Beach, April 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Trailblazer:
TD358 on the corner of Twilight Bch Rd (TW358) and Doust St at West Beach, April 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at the corner of Eleven Mile Bch Rd (TW358) and Pink Lake Rd (TW358 and unnumbered) at Pink Lake, April 2018. TW358 turns light at this location.
Image © Paul Rands
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign at Harbour Rd at Nulsen, April 2018. TW358 turns right at this location.
Image © Paul Rands
Intersection Directional Sign:
Corner of Harbour Rd (TW358 and unnumbered) and Pink Lake Rd (TW358) at Sinclair, April 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
Esperance looped via Pink Lake then Twilight Beach
Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign corner Twilight Bch Rd (TD358) and Smith St, West Beach, April 2018.
Image © Paul Rands
2 WA Government, Media Statements, Upgrade starts soon on Esperance road and rail, 16 March 2012.
3 WA Government, Parliament of Western Australia, Parliamentary Questions, Esperance Port - Access Corridor Opening, Dr G.G. Jacobs, Minister for Transport, 3 April 2014.