RM Williams Way

RM Williams Way (State route B80) is a road through the Mid North region of South Australia connecting Clare in the south through Spalding, Jamestown and Orroroo to Hawker in the Flinders Ranges.

RM Williams Way

South Australia
RM Williams Way road sign at Orroroo
South end
North end
Coordinates
General information
TypeRural road
Length214 km (133 mi)[1]
Route number(s) B80
Former
route number		 National Route 83
Major junctions
South end Horrocks Highway (B82)
 
North end Flinders Ranges Way (B83)
Location(s)
RegionMid North
Major settlementsSpalding, Jamestown, Orroroo, Carrieton

History

The road was named after R. M. Williams who had a strong association with the countryside through which it runs.

Route

RM Williams Way branches from the Horrocks Highway (Main North Road) about 13 km north of Clare. It runs roughly north to Spalding where it is coincident with the (east-west) Goyder Highway (B64) for about 4 km as it continues north to Jamestown then Orroroo. It ends at the junction with the Flinders Ranges Way about 10 km out of Hawker.

The route runs in the same direction as the northern Mount Lofty Ranges and southern Flinders Ranges, but the climate changes over its length, becoming drier in the north, so the dominant agriculture and vegetation changes from more intensive farming, vineyards and grain crops in the south to pastoral grazing in the north.

Major junctions
LGA[2]Location[2]km[1]miDestinations[1][2]Notes
Clare and Gilbert Valleys13km north of Clare00.0 Horrocks Highway (B82) – Clare
Northern AreasSpalding Goyder Highway (B64) – Burraconcurrent with Goyder highway for 5km
2616 Goyder Highway (B64) – Gulnare, Crystal Brook
Jamestown6037Wilkins Highway – west to Gladstone and Crystal Brook; southeast to Hallett
Mannanarie7848 Beniah Road – Yongala, Peterborough
Orroroo CarrietonBlack Rock10565 Wilmington–Ucolta Road (B56) – Peterborough, Broken HillConcurrent with Wilmington-Ucolta Road for 12km
Orroroo11773 Wilmington–Ucolta Road (B56) – Wilmington, Port Augusta
Carrieton15496
Flinders Ranges10km south of Hawker214133 Flinders Ranges Way (B83) – Hawker,
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References
  1. Google. "RM Williams Way" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
  2. Mid North (PDF) (Map). Naming of State Rural Roads. Government of South Australia. 16 December 2013. Rack Plan 869. Retrieved 4 September 2014.


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