B23

Main South Road (Fleurieu Way) & Dudley Road

The B23 essentially provides the link from Adelaide to the northern Fleurieu Peninsula & Kangaroo Island as well as being one of only 2 routes in Australia that traverses a significant body of water. The B23 starts at Old Noarlunga at the fringe of Adelaide's southern suburbs where it intersects with the A13 (Victor Harbor Road). It continues along Main South Road (recently dubbed as the Fleurieu Way) bypassing Aldinga and Sellicks Beach before winding its way through the southern Mt Lofty Ranges into the small town of Myponga. From Myponga, the B23 continues south-west passing through rich, hilly dairy and sheep farming areas to the popular coastal twin towns of Yankalilla and Normanville before reaching the end of the Fleurieu Peninsula at Cape Jervis. The journey on the B23 continues from Penneshaw on Kangaroo Island, of which can be reached from Cape Jervis several times daily via the vehicle and passenger Sealink ferry (booking recommended). Continuing south-west from Penneshaw, the B23 traces Dudley Road around Nepean Bay and American River before joining the Playford Highway at Cygnet River, then heads east to terminate in Kangaroo Island's principal town of Kingscote. Certainly a great drive - some excellent scenery along the north coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula as well as on Kangaroo Island.

State: South Australia
Name Origin: Main South Road: The extension of the major arterial road which runs north-south through Adelaide; Dudley Road: Due to Penneshaw and the first 20km of the B23 existing on the Dudley Peninsula (Kangaroo Island).
Start: Old Noarlunga (A13/B23 junction)
Principal Towns: Old Noarlunga, Aldinga *, Myponga, Yankalilla, Normanville, Cape Jervis, Penneshaw, Kingscote
Finish: Kingscote
Length: Old Noarlunga-Cape Jervis 75km; Penneshaw-Kingscote 60km
Road Standard: All bitumen.
Road Quality: Old Noarlunga-Yankalilla: Excellent quality - Windy at times, particularly between Myponga and Yankalilla although several overtaking lanes have been recently constructed. Yankalilla-Cape Jervis: good quality - no overtaking lanes and also windy in several areas. Penneshaw-Kingscote: Narrow in places although quite flat and straight.
Speed Limit (outside built up areas): 110km/hr Old Noarlunga-Myponga; 100km/hr elsewhere.
* - denotes towns bypassed by Main South Road

Photos from the B23 (Click on thumbnail for full sized image):

	Heading south along Main South Road approaching the Victor Harbor Road turnoff. Note the unusual white lettering for the B23, Old Noarlunga (2003).
	The first distance sign on Main South Road, heading south from Old Noarlunga (2004).
	Southbound on Main South Road approaching Aldinga (2004).
	Heading south from Aldinga on Main South Road. Note that the "B23 Fleurieu Way" description has been coverplated over the original "Main South Road", Aldinga Beach (2003).
	Southbound on Main South Road as it heads towards Sellicks Hill & Sellicks Beach (2004).
	Approaching the B34 junction on Main South Road, 2km north of Myponga. Pity about the shadows (2004).
	Heading north on Main South Road from Yankalilla. Note the old distance sign with new description added on top - looks quite tacky (2003).
	Northbound on Main South Road approaching Normanville (2003).
	Approaching the B23 junction at the end of the B37 at Delamere (2003).
	Heading north on Main South Road approaching the B37 junction, Delamere (2003).
	Heading north on Main South Road from Cape Jervis (2003).