Barrier Highway

Barrier Highway (SA) was

The Barrier Highway starts at the Sturt Hwy, just north of Gawler at the outskirts of the Barossa Valley. The highway heads north into the rich mid-north of SA mainly through sheep grazing and wheat growing regions. The highway passes through the moderate sized towns of Riverton and Saddleworth before reaching the old copper town of Burra set amongst a range of bald hills. From Burra, the highway heads further north into drier, remote arid country with little on offer, even for the keen tourist. Once reaching Oodla Wirra, the highway passes through the Nackara Range, and heads in a north-easterly direction through very remote and flat country passing through the roadhouse towns of Yunta, Mannahill and Olary before reaching Cockburn, the town split in half by the SA/NSW border!

State: South Australia
Name Origin: The highway is named after the Barrier Ranges which exist around the mining city of Broken Hill - one of the principal reasons for the highway's existence.
Start: Sturt Highway (Gawler)
Principal Towns: Gawler, Tarlee, Riverton, Saddleworth, Burra, Terowie *, Yunta, Cockburn, Broken Hill
Finish: NSW/SA border (Cockburn)
Length: 417km
Road Standard: All bitumen - occasional overtaking lanes from Gawler-Tarlee.
Road Quality: Generally good.
Road Continuation: Click here for the Barrier Highway in NSW
Speed Limit (outside built up areas): 110km/hr
* - denotes towns bypassed by the Barrier Highway

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

Heading north on the Barrier Highway at the Sturt Highway interchange, Gawler (2004).

Heading north on the Barrier Hwy, approaching the B81 junction just north of Gawler (2004).

Distance sign, heading north on the Barrier Hwy from Gawler (2004).

Heading south on the Barrier Hwy from Ucolta (B79/B56 junction) (2003).

Approaching the B56/B79 junction on the Barrier Hwy at Ucolta (2003).

Heading north-east from Yunta on the Barrier Hwy - note the old NR32 route marker (2003).

Heading south-west on the Barrier Hwy with Yunta in the distance and the SA style kilometre post (2003).

The Barrier Hwy, heading south-west from Cockburn. Hows the serenity? (2003).

	Heading north on the Barrier Highway at the Sturt Highway interchange, Gawler (2004).
	Heading north on the Barrier Hwy, approaching the B81 junction just north of Gawler (2004).
	Distance sign, heading north on the Barrier Hwy from Gawler (2004).
	Heading south on the Barrier Hwy from Ucolta (B79/B56 junction) (2003).
	Approaching the B56/B79 junction on the Barrier Hwy at Ucolta (2003).
	Heading north-east from Yunta on the Barrier Hwy - note the old NR32 route marker (2003).
	Heading south-west on the Barrier Hwy with Yunta in the distance and the SA style kilometre post (2003).
	The Barrier Hwy, heading south-west from Cockburn. Hows the serenity? (2003).