Road Photos & Information: Western Australia Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy, Roe Hwy, Great Eastern Hwy Bypass & Great Eastern Hwy (National Highway 94)

Road Photos & Information: Western Australia

Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy, Roe Hwy, Great Eastern Hwy Bypass & Great Eastern Hwy (National Highway 94) - Perth to Northam

Statistics:

Length: 726 km (Perth to Northam: 100 km) *
Eastern Terminus: Corner of the Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy (NR1) and Eyre Hwy (NH1) at Norseman
Western Terminus: Corner of the Canning Hwy (NR1 / SR6), Causeway (SR5) and Shepparton Road (SR30) at Burswood
Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Norseman, Widgiemooltha, Kambalda, Coolgardie, Merredin, Cunderdin, Northam, Clackline, Bakers Hill, Wundowie, Sawyers Valley, Mundaring, Greenmount, Bellevue, Hazelmere, South Guildford, Redcliffe, Belmont, Rivervale, Laithlain and Burswood

Route Numbering:

Current:
Multiplexed with:
Former:

General Information:

National Highway is a major route in WA, directly linking the capital city of Perth with the mining and goldfield regions in the eastern part of the state, such as Kalgoorlie and Norseman, it also connects to National Highway 1, the Eyre Highway, which is the major link, via the Nullarbor Plain between the east and west coasts of Australia.

Outside of Perth, the route is bitumen paved single carriageway roadway. Some overtaking lanes exist along the route between Coolgardie and Perth's outer suburbs. Inside the metropolitan area, the route varies from mutli-lane arterial road to expressway standard.

The National Route 1 multiplex starts at Causeway at Burswood and ends at the intersection of Great Eastern Highway in Guildford. The State Route 3 multiplex starts at Great Eastern Highway, travels along Roe Highway before the multiplex ends at the traffic signals on the corner of Roe Highway and Great Eastern Highway Bypass at Hazelmere.

The highway generally runs parallel with the Mundaring to Kalgoorlie water pipeline, which pipes drinking water drawn from Mundaring Weir near Perth to Kalgoorlie.

History:

The highway was completely sealed by 1954.
In the 1960s, a railway level crossing in Bellevue was replaced by a bridge which passes over the main Eastern Railway line.
Sir Ross Hutchinson (1914-1999), the then Minister for Works unviels NR94 as the first numbered route in Western Australia. ****
Great Eastern Highway Bypass opened 14 May 1988.
February 1997: Great Eastern Hwy / Orrong Rd new intersection opened. *****

Northam To Perth (Westbound)		Perth to Northam (Eastbound)
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	Services Sign: Services signage as you approach the town of Clackline. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Supplemental AD Sign: Directional sign for the upcoming Graham Farmer Fwy (SR8). Eastbound at Victoria Park McCallum Park approaching Causeway (SR5). December 2007. Landgate Ref: Map 373, D6. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Clackline: Entering the small service town of Clackline, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign for the Causeway intersection, at Victoria Park, near the official terminus of NH94. December 2007. Landgate Ref: Map 373, D6. Image © Paul Rands
	Services Sign: Signage for Bakers Hill. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for Shepperton Road (SR30) at Burswood. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Bakers Hill: Looking west at Bakers Hill near the service station, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Graham Farmer Fwy / Orrong Road Interchange: Intersection with Graham Farmer Freeway and Orrong Road at Burswood / Lathlain. December 2007. Landgate Ref: Map 374, A4. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: Advance directional sign for Hamke Avenue Wundowie, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Distance Sign: RD sign after the SR8, Graham Farmer Fwy / Orrong Rd interchange. Rivervale, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Hamke Av: Looking towards Perth at Wundowie. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Reassurance Sign: Sign assembly showing the NR1 / NH94 duplex at Rivervale approaching Belmont Avenue. December 2007. Landgate Ref: Map 374, B2. Image © Paul Rands
	Old Northam Road Approach: AD sign at Sawyers Valley, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: A somewhat confusing AD sign near La Parge Street for Belgravia Street (SR55). Ascot, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	ID Sign: Intersection directional sign at Old Northam Road, Sawyers Valley, December 2007. Landgate Ref: Map 322, C6. Image © Paul Rands		Trailblazer Assembly: Trailblazers approaching Belgravia Street in Ascot. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD sign located immediately after the Old Northam Road junction in Sawyers Valley, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Directional Sign: Signage on the corner of Hargreaves Street and the Great Eastern Highway in Ascot. December 2007. Landgate Ref: Map 344, C10. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Sawyers Valley: Westbound at Sawyers Valley, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Directional Sign: Old non retroreflective sign (top sign) facing Resolution Drive in Ascot. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Sawyers Valley: Looking west through the outer eastern Perth suburb of Sawyers Valley, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign Gantry: Lane allocation AD signage approaching the Tonkin Highway (SR4) interchange at Ascot. December 2007. Landgate Ref: Map 344, E8. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Mundaring: Sign announcing the suburb of Mundaring, December 2007. Image © Paul Rands		Directional Sign: Old non retroreflective sign (top sign) facing eastbound traffic at the Tonkin Hwy interchange in Ascot. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching Stoneville Road: Flashing warning sign as you approach the traffic signals for Stoneville Road at Mundaring. December 2007. Landgate Ref: Map 320, B10. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for the Great Eastern Highway / Great Eastern Highway Bypass split at South Guildford. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Mundaring Shopping Precinct: Traveling thru the shopping area in the suburb of Mundaring, December 2007. There's 2 shopping centres here, Mundaring Mall and also Mundaring Village. Image © Paul Rands		South Guildford: Looking eastbound down NH94 as NR1 splits and veers left at South Guildford. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Flashing Steep Descent Sign: Sign warning of steep decent at Greenmount Hill. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Flashing Sign: Sign near Bilgoman Road at Glen Forrest directing trucks to use low gear to descend Greenmount Hill. December 2007. Landgate Ref: Map 348, C1. Image © Paul Rands
	Heavy Vehicle Speed Limit Sign: Sign detailing maximum speed for heavy vehicles down Greenmount Hill. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Heavy Vehicle Speed Limit Sign: Sign detailing maximum speed for heavy vehicles down Greenmount Hill. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Greenmount Hill: Looking towards Perth at Greenmount as the highway drops towards the Swan Coastal Plain from the Darling Scarp at Greenmount. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Truck Arrester Bed Sign: Runaway vehicles have been and still are a problem along this stretch of the highway at Greenmount. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Greenmount Hill: Looking towards Perth at Greenmount. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Truck Arrester Bed: The westbound truck arrester bed at Greenmount. December 2007. A fatal accident in 1993 at the intersection with Roe Highway occurred where a truck lost control coming down hill and failed to stop. This accident led to the construction of this truck arrester bed near the bottom of Greenmount Hill. Image © Paul Rands
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for the Roe Highway intersection, Bellevue. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Reassurance Marker: Trailblazer assembly approaching the Roe Hwy intersection at Bellevue. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for the Roe Highway intersection, at Bellvue. Note all the multiplexed route numbers here. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Directional Sign: ID sign at Bellevue directing NH94 to duplex along SR3. December 2007. Landgate Ref: Map 316, E9. Image © Paul Rands
	Truck Route Sign: Sign indicating that this section of Roe Highway is a designated truck route. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for the Great Eastern Highway Bypass at Hazelmere. December 2007. The NH94 shield showing the route extending straight ahead is in error. Image © Paul Rands
	Flashing Signals Warning Sign: Warning sign for traffic signals as you approach the Great Eastern Highway Bypass intersection at Hazelmere. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Great Eastern Highway Bypass Junction: NH94 leaves SR3 here and turns right and heads west towards the Perth CBD. Hazelmere, December 2007. Landgate Ref: Map 346, D4. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for the Abernethy Road intersection, Hazelmere. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Abernethy Road: Facing the sign assembly at the signalised intersection with Abernethy Road at Hazelmere. December 2007. Landgate Ref: Map 346, B4. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for the Great Eastern Highway / Great Eastern Highway Bypass intersection at South Guildford. December 2007. Note the incorrect NR94 shield, this should be NH94. Image © Paul Rands
To continue along the route between Northam and Merredin, click here.

* Information courtesy of UBD Concise Motoring Atlas of Australia, 3rd Edition, published by Universal Publishers Pty Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7319-2081-5.
**** Information courtesy of the State Library of WA
***** Information courtesy of Main Roads WA

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