Road Photos & Information: Western Australia

Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy, Roe Hwy, Great Eastern Hwy Bypass & Great Eastern Hwy (National Highway 94) - Coolgardie To Norseman

Statistics:

• Length: 726 km (Coolgardie to Norseman: 167 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:
• 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.
• Sir Ross Hutchinson (1914-1999), the then Minister for Works unviels NR94 as the first numbered route in Western Australia. ****

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	Eastern Terminus: The eastern terminus of National Highway 94. This is in Norseman and is also the junction for National Route 1 (Prinsep Street) and National Highway 1 (Eyre Hwy). December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: Northbound reassurance distance sign as you leave Norseman. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Services Sign: Services signage as you approach the Widgiemooltha roadhouse, northbound. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: Looking northbound at Widgiemooltha. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching the Alt-NR94 / Goldfields Hwy intersection at Kambalda. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Goldfields Hwy Intersection: Southern intersection of the Goldfields Highway at Kambalda, northbound. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: Distance signage after the Goldfields Hwy intersection, northbound at Kambalda. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Coolgardie Services Sign: Northbound approaching Coolgardie. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Coolgardie: Sign announcing the town of Coolgardie, northbound. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching Great Eastern Highway Intersection: Approaching the Great Eastern Highway intersection at Coolgardie. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: Northbound AD at Coolgardie for the Great Eastern Highway intersection. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: Southbound RD sign as you leave Coolgardie near Great Eastern Highway intersection. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Golden Quest Discovery Trail Begins: The start of the 965 km Golden Quest Discovery trail, approaching Great Eastern Hwy at Coolgardie. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Great Eastern Highway Junction: ID sign assembly on the corner of the Great Eastern Highway and Coolgardie-Esperance Highway at Coolgardie. This intersection is the northern terminus of both Alt-NR94 and Coolgardie-Esperance Highway. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Bayley Street Coolgardie: Entering the business district of Coolgardie, westbound. December 2007. Coolgardie is approximately 550 kilometres east of Perth, and 350 kilometres north of Esperance. On September 17, 1892 Arthur Bayley rode into Southern Cross and deposited with the Mining Warden 554 ounces of gold that he and his partner William Ford, had found at an area called Fly Flat, 120 miles to the east. Within hours the frenzied rush to Coolgardie began and with it the greatest movement of people in Australia’s history. While the surface gold ran out and the original mine, Bayley's Reward, closed in 1963, Coolgardie has retained many of its magnificent buildings associated with its rich and colourful past, and offers many attractions and sights. For information, click here. ** Image © Paul Rands
	Coolgardie: Looking west down Bayley Street (NH94). December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Coolgardie: Looking west down Bayley Street (NH94). December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Distance Sign: RD signage as you leave Coolgardie, westbound. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Tourist Sign: Tourist AD sign for the Camel Farm at Coolgardie. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
	Warning Sign: Camel warning sign, westbound at Coolgardie. December 2007. Image © Paul Rands
To continue along the route between Coolgardie and Merridin, 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 Coolgardie Shire.
**** Information courtesy of the State Library of WA

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