Road Photos & Information: South Australia

Mt Crawford Road, Warren Road, Adelaide-Mannum Road, Onkaparinga Valley Road, Lobethal-Mt Torrens Road, Mt Barker Road, Echunga Road, Adelaide Road, Battunga Road, Mawson Road, Brookman Road, Meadows Road, Victor Harbor Road & Pages Flat Road (B34)

Statistics:

• Length: 96 km
• Northern Terminus: South Para Road (B31) at Williamstown
• Southern Terminus: Main South Road (B23) at Myponga
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Williamstown, Cromer, Birdwood, Mt Torrens, Charleston, Woodside, Oakbank, Balhannah, Verdun, Hahndorf, Peachtown, Biggs Flat, Echunga, Meadows, Kuitpo, Dingabledinga, Hope Forest, Willunga Hill, Pages Flat and Myponga.

Route Numbering:

• Current:
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• Formerly:

General Information:

B34 is a route that connects the Adelaide Hills to the Fleurieu Peninsula area, south of Adelaide. It features 3 duplexes: B10 (Adelaide-Mannum Rd) for about 2 km through the town centre of Birdwood, B33 (Adelaide Road) for a few hundred metres at Echunga, and A13 (Victor Harbor Road) for 3 km near Willunga.

The Mount Barker Road section of B34 between Verdun and Hahndorf used to once be the Princes Hwy and used to be numbered NR1 until the 1970s.

The route is pretty much all rural highway / rural road standard and at times quite windy as it makes its way through the Adelaide Hills.

History:

• 1938: Princes Highway named, covering B34 from Verdun to Hahndorf
• 1955: National Route 1 introduced to the Verdun to Hahndorf section
• 1970s: Verdun to Hahndorf by-passed by South Eastern Fwy, revocation of NR1 between Verdun to Hahndorf, ALT-NR1 replacing it.
• 1998: Introduction of B34 route number
• June 2003: Construction of a new $800 000 roundabout at the intersection of Mount Barker Road and the South Eastern Freeway interchange at Verdun. *
• June 2005: Completion of a new roundabout at the junction of Onkaparinga Valley Road and Mount Barker Road, south of Verdun, near the South Eastern Fwy overpass, costing $570 000. *

Willunga to Williamstown (Northbound)			Williamstown to Willunga (Southbound)
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	Approaching Cricks Mill Road: Advance directional sign approaching the intersection with Cricks Mill Road (B35) at Cromer. October 2004. Image © Darrin Smith			Mt Crawford Road / Lyndoch Valley Road Intersection: Southbound on Lyndoch Valley Road (B31) approaching the intersection with Mt Crawford Road (B34) and Victoria Terrace (B31). April 2007. Image © Darrin Smith
	Entering Williamstown: Entering the town of Williamstown. April 2007. Image © Darrin Smith			Black AD Sign Assembly: Black AD signs on Warren Road at Williamstown approaching Springton Road, April 2007. Image © Darrin Smith
	Mt Crawford Rd Intersection: Warren Rd looking north towards the intersection with Mt Crawford Rd at Williamstown. B34 turns left here and follows Mt Crawford Rd through town to terminate with South Para Rd (B31). April 2007. Image © Darrin Smith			Advance Directional Sign: Southbound AD for Cricks Mill Road (B35) at Cromer. October 2004. Image © Darrin Smith
				AD Sign: Advance directional sign approaching the intersection with Adelaide-Mannum Road at Birdwood. From this junction, B34 duplexes with B10 for about 2 km through Birdwood. October 2004. Image © Darrin Smith

* Information courtesy of Transport SA