Strathalbyn Road

Strathalbyn Road South Australia
Northwest end Southeast end
Coordinates	35°00′55″S138°44′11″E / 35.015265°S 138.736389°E / -35.015265; 138.736389 (Northwest end) 35°14′35″S138°53′39″E / 35.242973°S 138.894038°E / -35.242973; 138.894038 (Southeast end)
General information
Type	Road
Length	34.5 km (21 mi) [1]
Route number(s)	B33 (1998–present)
Major junctions
Northwest end	Mount Barker Road Aldgate, South Australia
	Echunga Road Battunga Road
Southeast end	Long Valley Road Strathalbyn, South Australia
Location(s)
Region	Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island [2]
Major suburbs	Mylor, Echunga, Macclesfield

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

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]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Adelaide Hills	Aldgate	0.0	0.0	Mount Barker Road (B33) – Stirling, Bridgewater, to South Eastern Freeway	Northwestern terminus of road, route B33 continues northwest along Mount Barker Road
Mount Barker	Echunga	13.3	8.3	Echunga Road (B34 north) – Hahndorf, Birdwood	Concurrency with route B34
		13.5	8.4	Battunga Road (B34 south) – Meadows
	Macclesfield	23.6	14.7	Macclesfield Road (west) – Meadows Gemmell Road (east) – Gemmells
Alexandrina	Strathalbyn	34.5	21.4	Long Valley Road (B37) – Mount Barker, Langhorne Creek, Goolwa	Southeastern terminus of road and route B33
Concurrency terminus        Route transition

References

1. "Strathalbyn Road" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 15 June 2022.
2. "Location SA Map viewer with regional layers". Government of South Australia . Retrieved 16 June 2022.
3. "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

Australian Roadsportal