Road Photos & Information: Western Australia

Norseman to Port Hedland via Albany & Perth (National Route 1) - Perth to Geraldton - Former Alignment: Gin Gin

Statistics:

• Length: Perth to Geraldton: 419 km (Former Gingin Alignment: 8 km)
• Northern Terminus: Corner of North Western Coastal Hwy (NH1) and Great Northern Hwy (NH95), 30 km southwest of Port Hedland.
• Southern Terminus: Corner of Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy (NH94) and Eyre Hwy (NH1) at Norseman.
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Gingin & Lennard Brook

Route Numbering:

• Current: None
• Former:

General Information:

The former Brand Highway through Gingin consists of Dewar Road (Weld Street) and Cockram Road and passes directly through the town centre of Gingin.

It's a single carriagway roadway with 1 lane in each direction. Gingin was bypassed in 1984, when MRWA opened a bypass to traffic along the western side of the town, thus rerouting Brand Hwy (NR1) around the town centre.

History:

• 1984: Gingin bypassed on western side of town by the current alignment of the Brand Highway. *

Preview:	Description:
	Entering Gingin: Entering the town of Gingin. November 2008. Southbound at the locality of Granville, which was the original town settlement. Image © Paul Rands
	Faded Signs: Southbound as you approach the steep descent into the Gingin town centre. November 2008. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Gingin Town Centre: Southbound as you enter the Gingin CBD, November 2008. Image © Paul Rands
	Gingin Town Centre: Southbound through Gingin at the Brockman Street intersection. Brockman Street is the main shopping strip in Gingin, November 2008. Image © Paul Rands
	Level Crossing: Southbound as you cross one of two level crossings on the old alignment of the highway. Gingin near Jones Street. November 2008. Image © Paul Rands
	Black Fingerboard Assembly: Old black signs dating back to when Gingin was bypassed, on the corner of Cockram Road, Dewar Road (Weld Street) and Mooliabeenee Road in Gingin, November 2008. Image © Paul Rands
	Leaving Gingin: Cockram Road, southbound, as you leave Gingin in the Lennard Brook area, November 2008. Image © Paul Rands

* Information courtesy of State Records Office of Western Australia

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