Vasse Highway

Vasse Highway
Basic data
Operator:	Main Roads
Start of the street:	Bussell Highway Yalayalup ( WA ) ( 33 ° 40 '  S , 115 ° 22'  O )
End of street:	South Western Highway south of Manjimup ( WA ) ( 34 ° 21 ′  S , 116 ° 10 ′  E )
Overall length:	146 km
States :	Western Australia
West entrance of Pemberton

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

The Vasse Highway is a trunk road in the southwest of the Australian state of Western Australia . It connects the Bussell Highway at Busselton with the South Western Highway 15 km south of Manjimup .

Origin of name

Like the city of Vasse and the Vasse River, the highway is named after the French sailor Thomas Vasse , who disappeared in this area during an expedition of Nicolas Baudin in June 1801.

course

It runs over long distances through Karri and "Jarrah" forests, with some agricultural areas and wineries in between .

From Busselton, the Vasse Highway branches off from the Bussell Highway , signposted as State Route 104 . After 56 km, Nannup is the first larger town. There the Brockman Highway (S10) branches off to the west.

From this the Vasse Highway takes the name State Route 10 . It crosses the Donnelly River at Peerbeelup . 22 km before Pemberton , the access road to Beedelup National Park branches off to the north , and a little later you pass Warren National Park .

From Pemberton it is 19 km to the Vasse Highway with its confluence with the South Western Highway near the Diamond Tree 15 km south of Manjimup .

Web links

Commons : Vasse Highway  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

source

Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 80

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Vasse Highway . 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
2. ^ Department of Environment and Conservation: Beedelup National Park . Government of Western Australia. Retrieved October 20, 2011.