List of major roads in rural Western Australia

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Major roads in rural Western Australia connect regional and remote centres of Western Australia, forming the basis of the road network outside of Metropolitan Perth. Main Roads Western Australia controls and maintains these roads and highways. [1] Some of these roads, or portions of them, are designated and signposted as part of a road route, as they are of national or regional importance. [2] [3] Additionally, roads through areas of scenic or historic significance are designated as part of a Tourist Drive. [2] Each route has a unique marker: National Highways have gold numbers on a green shield, National Routes have black numbers on a white shield, State Routes have white numbers on a blue shield, Tourist Drives have white numbers on a brown shield. [2]

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Agnew Sandstone Road Sandstone Depot Springs Leinster
Australian state route 30.svgAustralian state route 107.svg Albany Highway Perth Armadale Albany State Routes 30 / 107
Anzac Drive West Kalgoorlie South Boulder
Australian state route 107.svg Arthur Road Arthur River Wagin State Route 107
Australian national route 1.svg Australind Bypass Leschenault Waterloo Bunbury National Route 1
Bannister-Marradong Road Bannister Boddington Marradong
Australian state route 116.svg Bindoon-Moora Road Bindoon Wannamal Moora State Route 116
Bingarn Road Mount Sheila Tom Price
Borden-Bremer Bay Road Magitup Boxwood Hill Bremer Bay
Boyanup-Picton Road Boyanup Dardanup Picton
Boyup Brook-Kojonup Road Boyup Brook Mayanup Kojonup
Australian state route 102.svg Brain Street South Western Highway Manjimup Muirs Highway State Route 102
Australian national route 1.svg Brand Highway Muchea Gingin Geraldton National Route 1
Bridgetown-Boyup Brook Road Bridgetown Winnejup Boyup Brook
Australian state route 10.svg Brockman Highway Karridale Nannup Bridgetown State Route 10
Australian state route 40.svg Brookton-Corrigin Road Brookton Bulyee Corrigin State Route 40
Australian state route 40.svg Brookton Highway Perth Westdale Brookton State Route 40
Broome Road Broome Roebuck Great Northern Highway
Broomehill-Gnowangerup Road Broomehill Pallinup Gnowangerup
Bruce Rock-Merredin Road Bruce Rock Korbel Merredin
Bruce Rock-Quairading Road Bruce Rock Kwolyinl Quairading
Bullfinch Road Bullfinch Corinthia Southern Cross
Burkett Road North West Coastal Highway Exmouth Gulf Minilya-Exmouth Road
Burrup Road Dampier Burrup
Australian state route 10.svg Bussell Highway Bunbury Busselton Augusta State Route 10
Australian state route 10.svg Busselton Bypass Bussell Highway, Busselton Bovell Bussell Highway, Vasse State Route 10
Calingiri Road Wannamal Old Plains Calingiri
Calingiri-Wongan Hills Road Calingiri Lake Ninan Wongan Hills
Caves Road Busselton Dunsborough Augusta
Chapman Valley Road Waggrakine Nabawa South Yuna
Australian national route 1.svg Chester Pass Road Albany Amelup Toompup National Route 1
Australian state route 107.svg Coalfields Highway Roelands Bowelling Arthur River State Route 107
Collie-Williams Road Collie Yourdamung Lake Williams
Collie-Preston Road Collie Preston Settlement Mumballup
Australian national highway 94.svgAustralian national route 1.svg Coolgardie–Esperance Highway Coolgardie Norseman Esperance National Highway 94 / National Route 1
Coolimba-Eneabba Road Coolimba Eneabba
Coral Bay Road Lyndon Coral Bay
Australian state route 40.svg Corrigin-Kondinin Road Corrigin Gorge Rock Kondinin State Route 40
Corrigin-Kulin Road Gorge Rock Kulin
Dampier Highway Dampier Gap Ridge Karratha
Denmark-Mount Barker Road Denmark Mount Lindesay Mount Barker
Derby-Gibb River Road Derby Wunaamin-Miliwundi Ranges Gibb River
Derby Highway Derby Willare
Donnybrook-Boyup Brook Road Donnybrook Mumballup Boyup Brook
Australian state route 107.svg Dumbleyung-Lake Grace Road Dumbleyung Kukerin Lake Grace State Route 107
Edward Road Woorree Bootenal Walkaway
Estuary Drive Pelican Point Vittoria
Australian national highway 1.svg Eyre Highway Norseman Balladonia WA/SA borderNational Highway 1. Continues east to Port Augusta, South Australia as National Highway A1
Formby South Road Formby North Stirlings Stirling Range National Park
Australian state route 2.svg Forrest Highway Ravenswood West Pinjarra Lake Clifton State Route 2
George Grey Drive Yallabatharra Kalbarri
Australian state route 123.svg Geraldton-Mount Magnet Road Geraldton Mullewa Mount Magnet State Route  123
Gibb River-Wyndham Road Gibb River Durack Lake Argyle
Gnowangerup-Jerramungup Road Gnowangerup Ongerup Jerramungup
Australian national route ALT94.svg Goldfields Highway Meekatharra Wiluna Kambalda Alternate National Route 94: Kalgoorlie to Kambalda
Goodwood Road Capel Capel River Donnybrook
Goomalling-Wyalkatchem Road Goomalling Dowerin Wyalkatchem
Australian national highway 94.svgAustralian national route ALT94.svg Great Eastern Highway Perth Southern Cross Kalgoorlie National Highway 94 / Alternate National Route 94
Australian national highway 1.svgAustralian national highway 95.svgAustralian national route 1.svg Great Northern Highway Perth Port Hedland Wyndham National Highways 1 / 95 / National Route 1
Australian state route 120.svg Great Southern Highway The Lakes York Cranbrook State Route 120
Greenlands Road Nirimba West Pinjarra Blythewood
Gubinge Road, Broome Djugun Cable Beach Minyirr
Australian national route ALT94.svg Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie Somerville Kalgoorlie Williamstown Alternate National Route 94
Hanrahan Road South Coast Highway Albany Frenchman Bay Road
Australian national route 1.svgHarbour Road, Esperance Chadwick Esperance West Beach National Route 1: South Coast Highway to Norseman Road
Harbour Road, WyndhamMcPhee Street, Wyndham Wyndham Port
Hopetoun-Ravensthorpe Road Hopetoun Ravensthorpe
Australian state route 40.svg Hyden-Lake King Road Hyden Holt Rock Lake King State Route 40
Australian state route 60.svg Indian Ocean Drive Lancelin Cervantes Arrowsmith State Route 60
John Willcock Link, Geraldton Mahomets Flats Beachlands West End
Jurien Road Jurien Bay Hill River Boothendarra
Karijini Drive Juna Downs Karijini National Park Tom Price
Karratha Road Stove Hill Karratha
Katanning-Nyabing Road Katanning Badgebup Nyabing
Kojonup-Katanning Road Kojonup Carrolup Katanning
Kondinin-Hyden Road Kondinin Karlgarin Hyden
Kulin-Lake Grace Road Kulin Kuender Lake Grace
Australian state route 2.svg Kwinana Freeway Perth Stake Hill Ravenswood State Route 2
Australian state route 107.svg Lake Grace-Newdegate Road Lake Grace Newdegate State Route 107
Laverton-Leonora Road Laverton Leonora
Loch Street, Derby Derby Highway Jetty Road, Derby
Madigan Road Gap Ridge Stove Hill
Australian state route 19.svg Mandjoogoordap Drive Stake Hill Meadow Springs Mandurah State Route 19
Australian national route 1.svg Mandurah Road Perth Mandurah Halls Head National Route 1
Australian state route 138.svg Marble Bar Road Newman Marble Bar Port Hedland State Route 138.
Menang Drive McKail Willyung King River Part of the Albany ring road (other parts not yet constructed) [4]
Merredin-Nungarin Road Merredin Nukarni Nungarin
Australian state route 116.svg The Midlands Road Walebing Yardarino State Route 116
Mingenew-Morawa Road Mingenew Mount Budd Morawa
Mingenew-Mullewa Road Mingenew Wongoondy Mullewa
Minilya-Exmouth Road Minilya Lyndon Exmouth
Monkey Mia Road Denham Francois Peron National Park Monkey Mia
Moonyoonooka-Narra Tarra Road Moonyoonooka Narra Tarra
Morrell RoadMoonyoonooka-Narra Tarra Road Narra Tarra Chapman Valley Road
Mount Magnet-Sandstone Road Mount Magnet Paynesville Sandstone
Australian state route 102.svg Muirs Highway Manjimup Lake Muir Mount Barker State Route 102
Mullewa-Wubin Road Mullewa Morawa Wubin
Nanutarra-Munjina Road Wittenoom Mulga Downs
Australian state route 40.svgAustralian state route 107.svg Newdegate-Ravensthorpe Road Newdegate Lake King Ravensthorpe State Route 40 (Lake King to Ravensthorpe) / State Route 107 (Newdegate to Lake King)
Australian national route 1.svg North West Coastal Highway Geraldton Carnarvon Port Hedland National Route 1
Australian state route 115.svg Northam-Pithara Road Northam Wongan Hills Pithara State Route 115
Australian state route 120.svg Northam-Toodyay Road Northam Katrine Toodyay State Route 120
Australian state route 120.svg Northam-York Road Northam Wilberforce York State Route 120
Nungarin-Wyalkatchem Road Nungarin Trayning Wyalkatchem
Nyabing-Pingrup Road Nyabing Pingrup
Australian national route 1.svg Old Coast Road Mandurah Dawesville Bunbury National Route 1
Pannawonica Road North West Coastal Highway Fortescue Pannawonica
Paraburdoo-Tom Price Road Rocklea Paraburdoo Tom Price
Australian state route 120.svg Peel Terrace Northam Northam-York RoadState Route 120 in Northam
Australian state route 10.svg Pemberton-Northcliffe Road Pemberton Callcup Northcliffe State Route 10
Pingrup-Lake Grace Road Pingrup Lake Grace
Pinjarra Road Mandurah Ravenswood Pinjarra
Pinjarra-Williams Road Pinjarra Marradong Williams
Point Samson-Roebourne Road Point Samson Wickham Roebourne
Port Drive, Broome Broome Minyirr Roebuck Bay
Port Gregory Road Northampton Yallabatharra Kalbarri
Princess Royal Drive Mount Elphinstone Albany Port Albany
Quairading-York Road Quairading Kauring York
Railway Road Boyanup Elgin Capel
Raymond Road Australind Bypass Roelands South Western Highway
Ripon Hills Road Marble Bar Oakover River
Australian national route 1.svgAustralian state route 10.svg Robertson Drive, Bunbury Australind Bypass Bussell Highway Bunbury Bypass. National Route 1 (north of South Western Highway) / State Route 10 (south of South Western Highway)
Robinson Street, Carnarvon Kingsford Carnarvon
Australian Tourist Route.svg Shark Bay Road Hamelin Pool Nanga Denham Tourist Drive 353 (World Heritage Drive)
Australian national route 1.svg South Coast Highway Walpole Esperance National Route 1
Australian national route 1.svgAustralian state route 20.svgAustralian state route 107.svg South Western Highway Perth Bunbury Walpole National Route 1 (Bunbury to Walpole) / State Route 20 (Perth to Bunbury) / State Route 107 (Bunbury to Roelands)
Southern Cross-Marvel Lock Road Southern Cross Marvel Lock
Stewart Road Darradup Biddelia
Sues Road Busselton Baudin Darradup
Australian state route 10.svgAustralian state route 104.svg Vasse Highway Busselton Diamond Tree State Route 10 (Nannup to Pemberton) / State Route 104 (Busselton to Nannup)
Australian national highway 1.svg Victoria Highway Lake Argyle Kununurra WA/NT borderNational Highway 1. Continues east to Katherine, Northern Territory
Australian state route 107.svg Wagin-Dumbleyung Road Wagin Ballaying Dumbleyung State Route 107
Australian state route 60.svg Wanneroo Road Perth Wilbinga Woodridge
Warlu Road Cooya Pooya Millstream-Chichester National Park
Williams-Kondinin Road Williams Wickepin Kondinin
Willinge Drive, Bunbury Vittoria Picton
Wilson Street, Port Hedland Great Northern Highway Red Bank Port Hedland

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Main Roads Western Australia controls the major roads in the state's Kimberley region. Great Northern Highway is the major road connection through the region, with sealed roads spurring off it to connect to population centres, and unsealed roads offering an alternative route between Derby and Wyndham.

Main Roads Western Australia controls the major roads in the state's Goldfields-Esperance region. While the region is the state's largest, the major roads are restricted to the region's western and southern edges. From the major population centres of Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie, Great Eastern Highway heads west towards Perth via the Wheatbelt ; Coolgardie–Esperance Highway leads south to the port of Esperance via Norseman; and Goldfields Highway proceeds north to Wiluna and then on to the Mid West Region. From Norseman, Eyre Highway takes interstate traffic east across the Nullarbor Plain and into South Australia.

References

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