Road Photos & Information: South Australia
  Main North Road & Quorn-Wilmington Road (B82) - Giles Corner to Rochester

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B82 is the continuation of Main North Road which runs from North Adelaide to outside of Port Augusta. Main North Road, as the name suggests is a major thoroughfare through Adelaide's metropolitan area, the town of Gawler and onto South Australia's Flinders Ranges.

The B82 section of Main North Road is entirely rural road / rural highway standard and passes through a number of small farming towns. The B84 duplex is for a few metres in the town of Auburn. The B64 duplex (Goyder / Clare Hwy) is at Gulnare for 2 km.

History:

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Distance Sign:
Northbound RD sign at Giles Corner, near the intersection with the Barrier Hwy (A32). December 2007.

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Giles Corner:
Sign indicating the locality of Giles Corner, northbound. December 2007

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Entering Rhynie:
Heading north into the town of Rhynie. December 2007.

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Rhynie Town Centre:
Northbound near Washington Road, December 2007.

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Black ID Signs:
 Westbound black intersection directional signs facing Washington traffic as it meets Main North Road at Rhynie, June 2007.

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Tourism Sign:
Northbound photographic tourism sign for the Clare Valley, at Woolshed Flat, December 2007.

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Tourism Sign:
Brown tourism sign indicating you are now in the Clare Valley, Undalya. December 2007.

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Advance Directional Sign:
Northbound AD sign as you approach Ford Street (B84) at Auburn, June 2007.

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Auburn Town Centre:
Northbound at the Ford Street intersection (B84), December 2007.

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Intersection Directional Sign:
 Corner of Main North Road (B82) and Port Road (B84) at Auburn, June 2007.

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Advance Directional Sign:
 Eastbound, approaching the junction of Main North Road (B82) and Port Road (B84) at Auburn, June 2007.

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Fingerboard Assembly:
Blade signs on the corner of Main North Road and King Steet, December 2007.

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Distance Sign:
Northbound RD sign as you leave Auburn, December 2007.

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Entering Leasingham:
Northbound near South Terrace, December 2007.

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Advance Directional Sign:
Northbound at Leasingham approaching Wakefield Road and Leasingham Road, December 2007.

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Leasingham / Wakefield Road Intersection:
Northbound in the town of Leasingham, December 2007.

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Entering Watervale:
Northbound as you enter the town of Watervale. December 2007.

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Watervale Town Centre:
Northbound near St Vincent Rd, December 2007.

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Corner of Bryksys Road and North Terrace:
Northbound near the school crossing, as you leave the town of Watervale, December 2007.

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Entering Penwortham:
Northbound, December 2007.

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Entering Sevenhill:
Northbound in the town of Sevenhill, December 2007.

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Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Bayes and College Roads in Sevenhill, December 2007.

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Sevenhill Town Centre:
Northbound in the town of Sevenhill, December 2007.

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Entering The Town of Clare:
Northbound as you drive into the town of Clare, December 2007. The town was established in 1842 by Edward Burton Gleeson, and named after his ancestral home of County Clare in Ireland.

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Hutt River:
Crossing the Hutt River as you enter the town of Clare, December 2007.

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Advance Directional Sign:
Northbound AD approaching Blythe Road, Clare, December 2007. Click here for a photo by Darrin Smith from June 2007 of the old black sign this sign replaced.

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Distance Sign:
Northbound RD sign as you leave Clare, December 2007.

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Supplemental AD Sign:
Directional sign for the Flinders Ranges at Stanley Flat as you approach Spalding Road, B80, December 2007.

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Advance Directional Sign:
Northbound AD sign approaching Spalding Road (B80) in Stanley Flat, June 2007.

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Spalding Rd Intersection:
Stanley Flat, corner of Main North Road and Spalding Road, June 2007.

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Distance Sign:
Northbound RD sign located after the Spalding Road junction at Stanley Flat, June 2007.

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Advance Directional Sign:
Diagrammatic AD sign approaching Clare Road in Rochester, December 2007.

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Clare Road Intersection:
Northbound in Rochester, December 2007.

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Left Lane Narrows:
Sign indicating the left lane of the road narrows, Rochester, December 2007.

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