Wilkins Highway

The Wilkins Highway is an east–west route across the Mid North region of South Australia. It runs from the Augusta Highway south of Port Pirie east to the Barrier Highway, at the town of Hallett near where Sir Hubert Wilkins was born.

Wilkins Highway South Australia
west end east end
Coordinates	33.267°S 138.153°E (west end) 33.411°S 138.893°E (east end)
General information
Type	Highway
Length	85 km (53 mi)[1]
Route number(s)	B79 western end to Jamestown B78 Jamestown to Hallett
Major junctions
west end	Augusta Highway (A1) 17km south of Port Pirie
east end	Barrier Highway (A32) at Hallett
Location(s)
Major settlements	Gladstone Caltowie Jamestown
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in South Australia

Major intersections

LGA[2]	Location[2]	km[1]	mi	Destinations[1][2]	Notes
Port Pirie Regional Council	Warnertown	0	0.0	Augusta Highway – Port Pirie	17km south of Port Pirie
		6	3.7	Beetaloo Valley Road/Hughes Gap Road – Crystal Brook
Northern Areas Council	Huddleston	11	6.8	Possum Park Road – Laura
	Gladstone	19	12	Horrocks Highway – Laura, Clare
	Caltowie	36	22	– Laura	eastbound traffic turns right; westbound traffic turns left
	Jamestown	49	30	RM Williams Way – Spalding, Orroroo (concurrent with RM Williams Way) – Peterborough	Wilkins Highway is west of Jamestown and east of Jamestown
Regional Council of Goyder	Hallett	85	53	Barrier Highway – Burra, Broken Hill, New South Wales

References

1. Google (18 September 2014). "Driving the Wilkins Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
2. A.J.Miazzo (16 December 2013). "Naming of State Rural Roads - Mid North" (PDF). Government of South Australia. Rack Plan 869. Retrieved 17 September 2014.