Southern Ports Highway | |
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Coordinates |
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General information | |
Type | Highway |
Length | 118 km (73 mi) [1] |
Route number(s) | B101 (1999–present) |
Former route number | Alt National Route 1 (1978–1999) |
Major junctions | |
North end | Princes Highway Kingston SE, South Australia |
South end | Princes Highway Millicent, South Australia |
Location(s) | |
Region | Limestone Coast [2] |
Major settlements | Mount Benson, Robe, Beachport, Rendelsham |
Highway system | |
Southern Ports Highway is a 119 kilometres (74 miles) rural highway in South Australia that connects Kingston SE with Millicent via Rendelsham, Southend, Beachport and Robe. [3] It is a former alignment of Princes Highway, bypassed in 1933.
LGA [4] | Location [1] [3] | km [1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Kingston | Kingston SE | 0.0 | 0.0 | Princes Highway (B1) – Meningie, Adelaide | Northern terminus of highway and route B101 |
Robe | Robe | 41.2 | 25.6 | Main Road – Robe | |
Bray | 56.8 | 35.3 | Clay Wells Road – Penola | ||
Wattle Range | Beachport | 86.9 | 54.0 | Millicent-Beachport Road – Beachport | |
Millicent | 118 | 73 | Princes Highway (B1) – Tantanoola, Mount Gambier Mount Burr Road – Penola | Southern terminus of highway and route B101 | |
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