Cameron Highway

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Cameron Highway

Alawoona-Paruna Road

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West end
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East end
Coordinates
General information
TypeHighway
Length20.4 km (13 mi) [1]
Gazetted 2008 [2]
Major junctions
West endAUS Alphanumeric Route B55.svg Karoonda Highway
Alawoona, South Australia
East endAUS Alphanumeric Route B57.svg Browns Well Highway
Paruna, South Australia
Location(s)
Region Murray and Mallee [3]
Highway system

Cameron Highway is an arterial road in South Australia, connecting Alawoona on the Karoonda Highway to Paruna on the Browns Well Highway. [4] It follows part of the former Barmera railway line.[ citation needed ]

The Cameron Highway was named around 2008 after either Archie Cameron (a local state and Federal politician who reached the level of Deputy Prime Minister of Australia) or Alex Cameron who had been Chairman of the District Council of Brown's Well from 1919 to 1939. [2]

Major junctions

Cameron Highway is entirely contained within the District Council of Loxton Waikerie local government area. [5]

Location [1] [4] km [1] miDestinationsNotes
Alawoona 00.0AUS Alphanumeric Route B55.svg Karoonda Highway (B55)  Karoonda, Loxton Western end of highway
Paruna 2113AUS Alphanumeric Route B57.svg Browns Well Highway (B57)  Loxton, Pinnaroo Eastern end of highway
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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cameron Highway" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 "AGM 2008 Agenda Appendix 2" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. 6 June 2008. pp. 3–6. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  3. "Location SA Map viewer with regional layers". Government of South Australia . Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Location SA Map viewer with suburb layers". Government of South Australia . Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  5. "Location SA Map viewer with LGA layers". Government of South Australia . Retrieved 16 June 2022.