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Marble Bar Road is a main north–south road in the Pilbara region. From Great Northern Highway at Newman, it heads north via Nullagine and Marble Bar to rejoin Great Northern Highway at Strelley, east of Port Hedland. Although it provides an alternative route to Great Northern Highway, most of the Newman to Marble Bar section is unsealed. [2]
Road routes in Western Australia assist drivers navigating roads in urban, rural, and scenic areas of the state. [1] The route numbering system is composed of National Highways, National Routes, State Routes, and Tourist Drives. Each route has a unique number, except for National Highway 1 and National Route 1, which mark Highway 1 in Western ...
All roads within the Highway 1 system are allocated a road route numbered 1, M1, A1, or B1, depending on the state route numbering system. In Western Australia, most of the highway is designated as National Route 1 ; however, the sections in the north-east and south-east of the state that are concurrent with the National Highway routes linking ...
Route transition: National Highway 95 northern terminus, National Highway 1 southern terminus: Port Hedland–Wedgefield boundary: 1,609.34: 1,000.00: Wilson Street northeast / Wallwork Road southeast – Port Hedland, South Hedland: Parclo interchange [44] Strelley: 1,649.21: 1,024.77: Marble Bar Road (State Route 138) – Marble Bar ...
North West Coastal Highway ends at Great Northern Highway, 30 kilometres (19 mi) out from Port Hedland. North West Coastal Highway was created in 1944 from existing roads and tracks through remote pastoral areas. However, it was a hazardous route that could be dusty in the dry season, and boggy or washed away in the wet season.
In the early hours of 20 October 1910, on a voyage from Port Hedland to Broome, fire broke out in Koombana ' s No 1 cargo hold. The hatch was sealed down, and the ship's Clayton Patent fire extinguisher used to put out the fire. Passengers awoke later in the morning to find their cabins full of smoke, and Koombana making full speed for Port ...
Port Hedland has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh) although subject to the influence of tropical cyclones. Port Hedland is very warm to sweltering all year round, with mean maximum temperatures of 36.4 °C (97.5 °F) in January and 27.1 °C (80.8 °F) in July. Maximum temperatures in summer are usually moderated by a warm but humid sea breeze.
Location of Sandfire in Western Australia (red) Sandfire is a location and roadhouse on the Great Northern Highway in Western Australia between Port Hedland and Broome.It is on the western edge of the Great Sandy Desert, and east of Wallal Downs and Mandora Station.