Road Photos & Information: South Australia

Barossa Valley Way, Murray Street, Bridge Street, Adelaide Road & Main North Road (B19) - Nuriootpa to Tanunda

Statistics:

• Length: 38 km (Nuriootpa to Tanunda: 9 km)
• Northern Terminus: Sturt Hwy (A20), Nuriootpa
• Southern Terminus: Interchange with Main North Road / Gawler Bypass (Sturt Highway) (A20)
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Nuriootpa, Tanunda, Rowland Flat, Lyndoch, Sandy Creek, Gawler and Evanston Gardens

Route Numbering:

• Current:
• Former:

General Information:

Originally part of the Sturt Highway, the Barossa Valley Way is located in South Australia's Barossa region and connects most of the regional population centres within the district and carries more than 4000 vehicles per day.1

History:

• Late 1960s: Sturt Highway moved from Barossa Valley Way alignment to the Gawler Bypass.
• 1998: Implementation of B19 route number.
• 27 January 2004: Implementation of overtaking lanes between Rowland Flat and Tanunda. Also between Gawler and Sandy Creek.1

Nuriootpa to Tanunda (Southbound)			Tanunda to Nuriootpa (Northbound)
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	Entering Nuriootpa: Heading southbound into Nuriootpa from the Sturt Hwy (A20). December 2007. Image © Paul Rands			Black Directional Signs: Black AD sign assembly approaching Railway Terrace in Nuriootpa. December 2007. For a close up of the sign by Darrin Smith from October 2004, click here. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: Southbound RD sign at Nuriootpa. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Gawler Street in Nuriootpa's CBD. October 2004. Image © Darrin Smith
	Nuriootpa: Southbound through Nuriootpa on Murray Street near First Street. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching the Sturt Hwy on the northern side of Nuriootpa. December 2007. Click here for a photo of the old AD sign from Darrin Smith, taken October 2004. Image © Paul Rands
	Black Advance Directional Sign: Old black directional sign approaching Gawler Street in Nuriootpa, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands			Intersection Directional Sign: Northern terminus of B19 at Nuriootpa. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Black Advance Directional Signs: Southbound advance directional signs approaching Railway Terrace in Nuriootpa, with added top knots with current route numbers, December 2007. Click here for a close up photo by Darrin Smith from October 2004. Image © Paul Rands
	Black ID Sign: Southbound at the Railway Tce intersection, Nuriootpa. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Ducks Crossing Warning Sign: One of many designs for ducks crossing the road. Nuriootpa, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Black ID Sign: Old intersection directional sign on the corner of Vinevale Road, Tanunda, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Tanunda: Southbound entering the town of Tanunda, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Tanunda Town Centre: Southbound through Tanunda on Murray Street, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Tanunda Town Centre: Southbound through Tanunda on Murray Street, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Leaving Tanunda: Southbound as you leave the town of Tanunda, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Archway: The arch on the southern end of Tanunda. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Gomersal Road and Bethany Road in Tanunda, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Black Directional Signs: Black ID signs on the corner of Gomersal and Bethany Roads, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Lindoch Valley Road (B31) at Lyndoch. October 2004. Image © Darrin Smith
	Black AD Sign Assembly: Black advance directional signs approaching Hermann Thumm Drive at Lyndoch. October 2004. Image © Darrin Smith
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Williamstown Road at Sandy Creek. October 2004. Image © Darrin Smith
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Murray Street in Gawler, October 2004. Image © Darrin Smith
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Murray Street, southbound, in Gawler as you approach B19. October 2004. Image © Darrin Smith

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