Dukes Highway was previously

The Dukes Highway, a relatively short highway forms part of the premier link between Adelaide and Melbourne. Starting at the Princes Hwy junction just south of Tailem Bend, the highway heads south-east into the southern Mallee region where the dominant land use is primarily Mallee scrub & flat, dry pastures that mainly consist of sheep grazing and wheat farmland. The highway essentially follows the Adelaide-Melbourne railway line for much of its length and passes through the small service towns of Coonalpyn and Tintinara before reaching the larger centre of Keith. The highway continues south-east from Keith, skirts the northern side of the large town of Bordertown before terminating shortly after at the SA/VIC border. Motorists continuing to Melbourne will now follow the Western Highway (also signposted as the A8).

The highway's route has remained fairly stable since its inception, with the only significant alterations being the Tailem Bend-Coomandook link (highway used to commence at Moorlands - changed in the mid 1970's) and the Bordertown bypass (early 1990's).

State: South Australia
Name Origin: The highway is named the Duke of York, who later became King George VI.
Pronunciation: Jukes Highway
Start: Princes Highway (2km south of Tailem Bend)
Principal Towns: Tailem Bend, Coonalpyn, Tintinara, Keith, Bordertown
Finish: SA/VIC Border (18km east of Bordertown)
Length: 200km
Road Standard: All bitumen.
Road Quality: Excellent. Several long, flat, straight stretches will be encountered. Frequent overtaking lanes for its entirety although traffic levels can be quite high.
Speed Limit (outside built up areas): 110km/hr
Road Continuation: Click here for the Princes Highway (SA), Click here for the Western Highway in Victoria, Click here for the Riddoch Highway

Photos from the Dukes Highway (Click on thumbnail for full sized image):

	Heading north on the Princes Hwy as it approaches the Dukes Hwy junction, Tailem Bend (2006).
	Distance sign, heading south-east along the Dukes Highway from Tailem Bend (2006).
	Looking south-east along the Dukes Hwy - note the old NH8 route marker (2006).
	Directional sign, heading south-east on the Dukes Hwy as it approaches the Mallee Hwy junction (2006).
	Distance sign, heading south-east on the Dukes Hwy from the Mallee Hwy junction (2006).
	Looking south along the Old Dukes Hwy as it enters the small town of Coomandook (2006).
	Distance sign, heading south-east on the Dukes Highway from Yumali. Note several incorrect distances by comparing to signs shown above. Melbourne should read approx 595, Bordertown 134 & Keith 89 - very poor practice considering the sign's age (2006).
	The Dukes Highway, heading south-east through Coonalpyn (2006).
	Distance sign, heading north-west on the Dukes Hwy from Tintinara (2006).
	Looking south-east along the Dukes Hwy as it passes through Tintinara (2006).
	Typical service signage as the motorist is advised of an upcoming township along the Dukes Hwy - in this instance we are looking north-west towards Tintinara - also note the old Route 8 marker (2006).
	Distance sign, heading north-west from Keith on the Dukes Hwy. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this pic (2001).
	Looking north-west along the Dukes Hwy as it approaches the Riddoch Hwy junction, Keith (2006).
	Looking south-east along the Dukes Hwy as it approaches the Pinnaroo Rd junction (B57 marker is incorrect - the actual B57 junction is closer to Bordertown), Keith (2006).
	The Dukes Hwy, heading south-east through Keith (2006).
	Distance sign, heading south-east from Keith on the Dukes Hwy (2006).
	Directional signage at the North Tce/Dukes Hwy junction at Bordertown. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this pic (2001).
	Looking north-west on the Dukes Hwy after crossing the SA/VIC border. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this pic (2001).