Spencer Highway

The Spencer Highway is a highway along the east coast of Spencer Gulf in South Australia. It starts at the Augusta Highway and runs south through Port Pirie to Minlaton. [2][3] The highway is also designated as State route B89 except between Alford and Moonta. In this section, the Spencer Highway goes through the coastal town of Wallaroo, but route B89 goes through the regional business centre of Kadina.[1]

Spencer Highway

North end
South end
Coordinates
General information
TypeHighway
Length207 km (129 mi)[1]
Route number(s) B89 (Napperby–Alford and Moonta–Minlaton)
Major junctions
North end Augusta Highway (National Highway A1), Napperby
 
  • Upper Yorke Road
  • Port Broughton Road (B89)
  • Copper Coast Highway (B85)
  • Mines Road (B89)
  • Kulpara-Maitland Road
South end Yorke Highway (B86), Minlaton
Location(s)
Major settlementsPort Pirie, Port Broughton, Alford, Wallaroo, Moonta, Maitland
Highway system

Major intersections

LGA[2][3]Locationkm[1]miDestinations[2][3]Notes
Port PirieNapperbySolomontown boundary00.0 Augusta Highway (National Highway A1)  Port AugustaNorthern highway terminus
Port Pirie4.52.8Warnertown Road Adelaide
Barunga WestPort Broughton6037Upper Yorke Road  Bute, Kulpara
Alford8855 Port Broughton Road (B89)  KadinaSpencer Highway continues through Wallaroo without a route number, route B89 continues through Kadina
Copper CoastWallaroo11068 Copper Coast Highway (B85)
Moonta12578 Mines Road (B89)  Kadina
Yorke PeninsulaMaitland162101Upper Yorke Road  Kulpara

Maitland Road  Ardrossan

Port Victoria Road  Port Victoria
Minlaton207129 Yorke Highway (B86)  Ardrossan, WarookaSouthern highway terminus
  •       Route transition

References

  1. Google (16 September 2014). "Spencer Highway Driving route" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  2. "Naming of State Rural Roads - Mid North" (PDF). Government of South Australia. Rack Plan 869. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  3. "Naming of State Rural Roads - Yorke Peninsula" (PDF). Government of South Australia. Rack Plan 996. Retrieved 16 September 2014.


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