National Highway 1 (Australia)
The National Highway 1 , often referred to simply as Highway 1 designates a highway in Australia . Highway 1 follows the course of the coast and circles the entire Australian continent . At around 13,600 kilometers, it is the second longest national road link in the world after the “ Trans-Siberian Road ” in Russia. Highway 1 connects the capital cities of Brisbane , Darwin , Perth , Adelaide , Melbourne and Sydney . Tasmania also has its own section of Highway 1 .
history
In 1955, the national road numbering system was introduced in Australia. At the time, Highway 1 was the only real national highway. But this did not mean that Highway 1 is the shortest connection between two places. Many other highways were no more than back roads of Highway 1 at the time.
Some roads that run parallel to Highway 1 were then known as National Route Alternative 1 , indicated on road signs as ALT 1 . These could be used as an alternative route without changing the general direction of travel or missing your destination.
In the 1990s, a new National Highway System was introduced in Australia. New alphanumeric names for streets were introduced. The streets are designated with the letters A, B, C, D or M depending on their meaning. As a result, the name Highway 1 lost its importance and routes that were previously designated as Alternative 1 were given their own numbers.
today
Today Highway 1 is still an important part of the network of Australian highways. Since the introduction of the National Highway System in the 1990s and its gradual implementation in the individual states, Highway 1 is now largely signposted as A1 or M1 . The original signs for Highway 1, however, have largely disappeared.
In the conurbations of the larger cities, Highway 1 is very well developed and can be used as a four-lane, sometimes six-lane road. In rural areas, the road is sometimes poorly developed, especially with regard to the technical infrastructure (e.g. petrol stations or rest stops).
The following table lists the route of National Highway 1, starting from Brisbane in a counterclockwise direction:
State / territory | From | To | Highway / Street | Length (km) | Signage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Queensland | Brisbane | Cairns | Bruce Highway | 1,652 | |
Cairns | Smithfield | Captain Cook Highway | 12 | ||
Smithfield | Forty Mile Scrub National Park | Kennedy Highway | 238 | ||
Forty Mile Scrub National Park | Normanton | Gulf Developmental Road | 445 | ||
Queensland / Northern Territory | Normanton | Borroloola | Savannah Way | 1,350 | |
Borroloola | Daly Waters | Carpentaria Highway | 386 | ||
Daly Waters | Darwin | Stuart Highway | 590 | ||
Darwin | Katherine | Stuart Highway | 317 | ||
Northern Territory / Western Australia | Katherine | Wyndham | Victoria Highway | 618 | |
Wyndham | Port Hedland | Great Northern Highway | 1,602 | ||
Port Hedland | Geraldton | North West Coastal Highway | 1,340 | ||
Geraldton | Perth | Brand Highway | 424 | ||
Perth | Mandurah | Kwinana Freeway | 73 | ||
Mandurah | Bunbury | Old Coast Road | 108 | ||
Bunbury | Walpole | South Western Highway | 250 | ||
Walpole | Esperance | South Coast Highway | 605 | ||
Esperance | Norseman | Coolgardie-Esperance Highway | 368 | ||
Western Australia / South Australia | Norseman | Port Augusta | Eyre Highway | 1,675 | |
Port Augusta | Port Wakefield | Princes Highway | 210 | ||
Port Wakefield | Adelaide | Port Wakefield Road | 98 | ||
South Australia / Victoria | Adelaide | Melbourne | Princes Highway | 898 | |
Victoria / New South Wales | Melbourne | Sydney | Princes Highway | 1,040 | |
New South Wales / Queensland | Sydney | Brisbane | Pacific Highway | 1,025 | |
Tasmania | Burnie | Devonport | Bass Highway | 49 | |
Devonport | Launceston | Bass Highway | 100 | ||
Launceston | Granton | Midland Highway | 182 | ||
Granton | Hobart | Brooker Highway | 19th |
Records
The highway, with its course leading around Australia, was used for various long-distance races to circumnavigate Australia. In 1982 Ross Atkins needed a time of 6 days, 22 hours and 57 minutes with his near-series Kawasaki Z1300 to cover the distance of 15015 km (excluding the course in Tasmania) . During the race he only stopped to refuel and a total of five times to sleep, in total he slept for 22 hours during this time. His route led from the start in Melbourne to Brisbane (five hours of sleep), Darwin (five), the vicinity of Broome (six), Perth (five) and over the Nullarbor Plain (two) back to Melbourne.
literature
- Touring Atlas of Australia . 1st edition. Gregory`s Publishing, St. Peters, NSW (AUS) 1983, ISBN 0-85566-302-2 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Pacific Highway. In: Google Maps. Retrieved July 25, 2016 .