Road Photos & Information: South Australia

Sturt Highway & Main North Road (National Highway A20 / A20) - Barmera To Nuriootpa

Statistics:

• Length: (NSW, Vic and SA Total) 976 km (Barmera to Nuriootpa: 147 km)
• Northern Terminus: SA-Vic border at Yamba, east of Renmark.
• Southern Terminus: Corner of Main North Road (A1) and Grand Junction Road (NH-A16) at Gepps Cross in Adelaide's inner northern suburbs
• Miscellaneous: Continues as Sturt Hwy (NH-A20) from SA-Vic Border at Yamba
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Yamba, Paringa, Renmark, Barmera, Waikerie, Truro, Nuriootpa, Gawler, Elizabeth and Gepps Cross

Route Numbering:

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• Former:

General Information:

The Sturt Highway and Main North Road are major routes connecting New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. The highway connects the Hume Highway (NH31) in NSW with the Newell Hwy (NH39) and other major routes of South Western NSW. The route also connects with the Calder Highway (A79) in Victoria. In South Australia the route connects with the Barrier Hwy (A32) and other signficant routes within Adelaide's metropolitan area.

The highway itself varies from 2-lane rural highway in the less populated areas to multilaned main road in some of the larger towns along the route to freeway standard and 6-lane arterial road standard in Adelaide.

The route receives Auslink funding from the Federal Government, recognizing its importance as a major Australian highway for freight and travel.

The Sturt Highway is named after Charles Sturt, who explored south western New South Wales, the Murrumbidgee and Murray Rivers and also parts of central Australia in the 1800s.

History:

• 1927: Opening of Paringa Bridge over the River Murray
• 1960s: Opening of Gawler Bypass
• 1974: Upgraded from National Route 20, with the introduction of the National Highway system
• 1976: Northern Barossa Deviation opens
• 1980s: Nuriootpa & Greenock bypassed
• 1995: Monash Deviation opened, bypassing the towns of Berri and Glossop
• 1998: Changed to National Highway A-20 with the implementation of the alphanumeric route numbering system in SA, also completion of the Mickens Bridge to Truro realignment (an 8 km alignment and bridge, north of the old carriageway)1
• 2007: Upgrades of intersections including Murray Street at Nuriootpa, realignment of the Belvidere Road junction and extension of the existing overtaking lane adjacent to Moppa Road with relocated lighting at the Old Kapunda Road and Moppa Road junctions2
• 2008: Gawler Interchange duplication and the Gawler to Daveyston duplication1

Barmera to Nuriootpa (Westbound)			Nuriootpa to Barmera (Eastbound)
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	Approaching Coats Road / Joyce Street: Westbound at Cobdogla. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands			Distance Sign Sign: RD sign after the Murray St junction at Nuriootpa. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: Westbound as you leave Cobdogla, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Black Directional Sign: Black AD sign assembly approaching Loxton Rd, Kingston-On-Murray. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	AD Sign: Advance directional sign approaching Petersen Road in Kingston-On-Murray, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: Westbound leaving Kingston-On-Murray, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	holmes Rd Approach: Westbound approaching Holmes Road at Kingston-On-Murray. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching Ian Oliver Drive: Westbound near the Waikerie Bypass near Ian Oliver Dr, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching Ian Oliver Drive: AD sign for Ian Oliver Drive, the old Sturt Hwy alignment at Waikerie, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching blanchetown Rd: Westbound at Waikerie on the bypass as you approach Blanchetown Road, part of the former Sturt Hwy alignment, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: Westbound RD sign as you leave Waikerie, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Stockyard Flat: Westbound at Stockyard Flat, as you approach an unnamed gravel road which travels to Morgan, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Services Sign: Sign listing available services in Blanchetown as you approach the town, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for Swan Reach Road at Blanchetown. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for Swan Reach Road at Blanchetown. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Services Sign: Westbound services sign approaching Truro. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Truro: Westbound as you drive into Truro, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Truro: Westbound through the town of Truro. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	AD Sign: Approaching Truro-Eudunda Road, Truro, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign on the hill west of Truro, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Ebenezer Road Approach: Heading southwest at Stockwell. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: Heading southwest at Nuriootpa, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching Murray Street: Advance directional sign approaching B19 - the Barossa Valley Way (Murray St) at Nuriootpa, December 2007. Click here for a photo of the old AD sign, taken Octover 2004 by Darrin Smith. Image © Paul Rands
	Supplemental AD Sign: Supplemental advance directional sign as you approach Murray St Nuriootpa, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Murray St Intersection: Looking southwest at the corner of Sturt Hwy and Murray St in Nuriootpa, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	ID Sign: Intersection directional sign facing Murray St traffic at Nuriootpa, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign on the Nuriootpa Bypass, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for the Peramangk Road intersection, looking southwest at Nuriootpa. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Greenock Road Overpass: The Sturt Hwy as it passes under Greenock Rd in Greenock, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	AD Sign: Advance directional sign approaching Adelaide and Seppeltsfield Roads at Greenock, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign after the intersection with Seppeltsfield and Adelaide Roads in Greenock, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for the Ahrens Road intersection, at She Oak Log. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign located after the intersection with Ahrens Rd at She Oak, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
Click here for the continuation of NH-A20 between Nuriootpa and Gepps Cross / Adelaide Click here for the continuation of NH-A20 between Bamera and SA-Vic Border

1Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
2SA Department of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure

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