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Australia ' s Highway 1 is a network of highways that circumnavigate the country, joining all mainland capital cities except the national capital of Canberra.At a total length of approximately 14,500 km (9,000 mi) it is the longest national highway in the world, surpassing the Trans-Siberian Highway (over 11,000 km or 6,800 mi) and the Trans-Canada Highway (8,030 km or 4,990 mi).
Swanport Bridge is a road bridge that carries Highway 1 across the Murray River, located approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of the town of Murray Bridge in South Australia, Australia. Opened on 30 May 1979 by transport minister Geoff Virgo, the bridge connects the communities of Murray Bridge and Tailem Bend. [1] [2]
There are also many roads classified as a highway, but without a highway name. For example, Great Southern Highway is classified as a main road, not as a highway, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] or Hereward Highway in the Sydney suburb of Blacktown which is a two lane suburban street with the name Highway, while the King Georges Road is classified as a highway ...
The western end leads to Eyre Peninsula, the Eyre Highway (to Western Australia) and the Stuart Highway (to the Northern Territory). The eastern end leads to the Augusta Highway towards Adelaide, Victoria and New South Wales. The bridge was opened in 1972. [1] In 2012 it was named after Joy Baluch who had been mayor of Port Augusta for forty ...
1932: Brisbane Brisbane central business district - South Brisbane: Queensland [S 9][5]15: Grafton Bridge: New South Wales State Heritage Register (This bridge is a double-deck road/rail structure, the only one of its type in New South Wales.
Pacific Highway is a 790-kilometre-long (491 mi) [1] national highway and major transport route along the central east coast of Australia, with the majority of the highway being part of Australia's Highway 1. The highway and its adjoining Pacific Motorway between Brisbane and Brunswick Heads and Pacific Motorway between Sydney and Newcastle ...
Pacific Highway (Australia) Pacific Highway (Australia), Major intersections; Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads) Pacific Motorway (Sydney–Newcastle) Patterson Road; Port Wakefield Highway; Princes Freeway; Princes Highway; Princes Motorway
The route is part of the Australian National Highway and also part of Highway 1, the longest highway route in Australia. Its length is approximately 1,679 kilometres (1,043 mi); it is entirely sealed with bitumen. The highway is named after a popular former Queensland and federal politician, Harry Bruce. Bruce was the state Minister for Works ...