Strathalbyn Road

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Strathalbyn Road

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Northwest end
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Southeast end
Coordinates
General information
Type Road
Length34.5 km (21 mi) [1]
Route number(s) AUS Alphanumeric Route B33.svg B33 (1998–present)
Major junctions
Northwest endAUS Alphanumeric Route B33.svg Mount Barker Road
Aldgate, South Australia
 
  • AUS Alphanumeric Route B34.svg Echunga Road
  • AUS Alphanumeric Route B34.svg Battunga Road
Southeast endAUS Alphanumeric Route B37.svgLong Valley Road
Strathalbyn, South Australia
Location(s)
Region Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island [2]
Major suburbs Mylor, Echunga, Macclesfield

Strathalbyn Road is a South Australian road connecting the towns of Aldgate, Mylor, Echunga, Macclesfield and Strathalbyn, [3] designated part of route B33.

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History

Strathalbyn Road previously served as the initial alignment of Princes Highway some time after it was first declared in South Australia in February 1922, [4] initially defined along Mount Barker Road and then Strathalbyn Road from Adelaide via Aldgate, Mylor, Macclesfield, Strathalbyn, Langhorne Creek, crossing the Murray River at Wellington and then continuing along the present route beyond Meningie, [5] By 1928, the route was re-aligned to run through Mount Barker and along Wellington Road via Wistow and Woodchester to Langhorne Creek, [6] although by 1935 this alignment was changed to run via Nairne, Kanmantoo, Murray Bridge and Tailem Bend (along what is now known as the Old Princes Highway). [7]

Major intersections

LGA [8] Location [1] [3] km [1] miDestinationsNotes
Adelaide Hills Aldgate 0.00.0AUS Alphanumeric Route B33.svg Mount Barker Road (B33)  Stirling, Bridgewater, to AUS Alphanumeric Route M1.svg South Eastern Freeway Northwestern terminus of road, route B33 continues northwest along Mount Barker Road
Mount Barker Echunga 13.38.3AUS Alphanumeric Route B34.svg Echunga Road (B34 north)  Hahndorf, Birdwood Concurrency with route B34
13.58.4AUS Alphanumeric Route B34.svg Battunga Road (B34 south)  Meadows
Macclesfield 23.614.7Macclesfield Road (west)  Meadows
Gemmell Road (east)  Gemmells
Alexandrina Strathalbyn 34.521.4AUS Alphanumeric Route B37.svg Long Valley Road (B37)  Mount Barker, Langhorne Creek, Goolwa Southeastern terminus of road and route B33

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Google (15 June 2022). "Strathalbyn Road" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  2. "Location SA Map viewer with regional layers". Government of South Australia . Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Location SA Map viewer with suburb layers". Government of South Australia . Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. "THE PRINCE'S HIGHWAY". The Register . Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 10 February 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  5. "PRINCE'S HIGHWAY". The News . Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 18 October 1924. p. 9 Edition: Sporting Edition. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  6. "SOUTH-EASTERN DISTRICT COUNCILS' ASSOCIATION". The Narracoorte Herald . SA: National Library of Australia. 28 August 1928. p. 4. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  7. "519 Men Engaged On Road Work". The Advertiser . Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 20 June 1935. p. 10. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  8. "Location SA Map viewer with LGA layers". Government of South Australia . Retrieved 16 June 2022.

See also

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