Barossa Valley Way

The Barossa Valley Way is the main road linking most of the major towns of the Barossa Valley in South Australia. It is designated as state route B19 for its entire length. It is 34 km long, roughly following the North Para River.

Barossa Valley Way South Australia
Famous sign at Jacobs Creek crossing near Rowland Flat on the Barossa Valley Way
General information
Type	Highway
Length	34 km (21 mi)
Route number(s)	B19
Major junctions
West end	Main North Road, Gawler, South Australia
	Lyndoch Valley Road Angaston Road
East end	Sturt Highway, Nuriootpa, South Australia
Location(s)
Major settlements	Lyndoch, Rowland Flat, Tanunda
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in South Australia

Route description

Route B19 starts at the junction of Main North Road and Gawler bypass road at the southern end of Gawler. It proceeds into Gawler along the Adelaide Road, over the historic bridge across the South Para River and along the southern part of the main street. Route B19 turns right (east) onto the Barossa Valley Way in the centre of the town. The Barossa Valley Way passes through Sandy Creek, Lyndoch, Rowland Flat, Tanunda and Nuriootpa, where it crosses the North Para River and meets the Sturt Highway. The route is predominantly on the valley floor, with wineries and vineyards on both sides of the road, with views of the rising ground including the Barossa Ranges.

History

The Barossa Valley Way follows a previous alignment of the Sturt Highway, which used to pass through the towns of Gawler, Lyndoch, Tanunda and Nuriootpa[1][2] instead of where it now passes around the west and north of Gawler and the Barossa Valley.

Major intersections

LGA	Location	km[3]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Town of Gawler	Evanston, Evanston Park	0	0.0	Main North Road – Adelaide
	Gawler	4.2	2.6	Murray Street, Gawler – To and	Western end of Barossa Valley Way; Route A19 continues south on Murray Street
Barossa Council	Sandy Creek	11.6	7.2	Williamstown Road – Williamstown
	Lyndoch	18.3	11.4	Lyndoch Valley Road – Williamstown
	Tanunda	29.1	18.1	Bethany Road – Bethany
		29.3	18.2	Gomersal Road - near Shea-Oak Log
	Nuriootpa	36.9	22.9	– Angaston
Light		39.5	24.5	Sturt Highway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Route transition

See also

 Australian Roads portal

• Highways in Australia
• List of highways in South Australia
• Barossa Valley (wine)

References

1. "THE LOWER MURRAY". The Riverine Grazier. Hay, NSW: National Library of Australia. 15 February 1949. p. 1. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
2. South Australia. Highways and Local Government Dept; South Australian Government Tourist Bureau (1950), South Australia showing main road system and important district roads, Highways & Local Government Dept. : M.E. Sherrah, Government photolithographer, retrieved 25 September 2015
3. Google (27 June 2016). "Barossa Valley Way" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 27 June 2016.