Goyder Highway

The Goyder Highway (State route B64) is a west–east link through the Mid North region of South Australia connecting Spencer Gulf to the Riverland. It is part of the most direct road route from Port Augusta (and areas beyond including Eyre Peninsula, Western Australia and the Northern Territory) to much of Victoria and southern New South Wales.

Goyder Highway South Australia
Goyder Highway northwest of Morgan
Northwest end Southeast end
Coordinates	33.326°S 138.184°E (Northwest end) 34.235°S 140.524°E (Southeast end)
General information
Type	Highway
Length	266 km (165 mi)
Route number(s)	B64
Former route number	National Route 64
Major junctions
Northwest end	Augusta Highway (National Highway A1)
	Main North Road (B82) RM Williams Way (B80) Barrier Highway (A32) Worlds End Highway Thiele Highway (B81)
Southeast end	Sturt Highway (National Highway A20), Monash
Location(s)
Region	Mid North
Major settlements	Crystal Brook, Gulnare, Spalding, Burra, Morgan
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in South Australia

History

The Goyder Highway is named after George Goyder, a government surveyor who first identified and mapped Goyder's Line which indicates the northern limit of climatic suitability for intensive agriculture in South Australia. Goyder's Line is near the highway from Crystal Brook to past Burra.

Route

Goyder Highway northeast of Morgan

The Goyder Highway starts from the Augusta Highway at Crystal Brook running east then southeast. It is briefly coincident with the Horrocks Highway near Gulnare, RM Williams Way near Spalding and the Barrier Highway near Burra.[1] The highway descends from the Mount Lofty Ranges onto the plains of the Murray–Darling basin. It passes the end of the Thiele Highway at Morgan and continues upstream on the north side of the Murray River to meet the Sturt Highway between Barmera and Monash.[2]

Major intersections

LGA	Location	km[3]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Port Pirie Regional Council	Crystal Brook	0	0.0	Augusta Highway (National Highway A1) – Port Augusta, Port Wakefield	North-western highway terminus
		4	2.5	–	Cross road: eastbound traffic turns right to Cunningham Street, westbound traffic turns left to Eyre Road
		4.5	2.8	Venning Road – Snowtown, Port Wakefield	Cross road: eastbound traffic turns left to Darbon Terrace, westbound traffic turns right to Cunningham Street
Northern Areas Council	Gulnare	29	18	Horrocks Highway (B82) – Gladstone, Quorn	Tee junction: eastbound traffic turn right onto Horrocks highway/Main North Road
		31	19	Horrocks Highway (B82) – Clare	Cross road: eastbound traffic turn left; westbound traffic turn right onto Horrocks Highway/Main North Road
	Spalding	47	29	RM Williams Way (B80) – Jamestown, Hawker	Crossroad: eastbound traffic turn right onto RM Williams Way; westbound traffic turn left
		51	32	RM Williams Way (B80)	eastbound turn right onto Main Street to stay on route; westbound turn left
		52	32	RM Williams Way (B80)	cross road: eastbound turn left onto Davies terrace/Goyder Highway; westbound turn right onto Main Street/RM Williams Way
Regional Council of Goyder	Burra	86	53	Barrier Highway (A32) – Hallett, Broken Hill	Tee junction: East bound turn right onto Barrier Highway; westbound turn left
		93	58	Barrier Highway (A32) – Adelaide	Tee junction: Goyder Highways continues straight
	Worlds End	111	69	Worlds End Highway – Robertstown, Eudunda
Mid Murray Council	Morgan	177	110	Thiele Highway (B81) – Morgan, Eudunda	Tee junction: eastbound turn left from terminating road; westbound turn right
	Stuart	187	116	Cadell Valley Road – Cadell
District Council of Loxton Waikerie	Taylorville	210	130	Taylorville Road – Waikerie
Berri Barmera Council	Barmera	253	157	Morgan Road – Barmera
	Monash	266	165	Sturt Highway (National Highway A20) – Barmera, Adelaide, Monash, Renmark	South-eastern highway terminus
Concurrency terminus

References

1. "Mid North" (PDF) (Map). Rural road maps. Naming of State Rural Roads. Government of South Australia. 16 December 2013. Rack Plan 869. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
2. "Murray Mallee, Riverland" (PDF) (Map). Rural road maps. Naming of State Rural Roads. Government of South Australia. 16 December 2013. Rack Plan 870. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
3. Google (5 September 2014). "Driving Directions on Goyder highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 September 2014.